MDARD director signs emergency rules setting test standards for Michigan’s first industrial hemp crop
Lansing – Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Gary McDowell announced the implementation of emergency rules putting testing standards...
MDARD Final Report Submission
As you are aware, all 2019 registered hemp growers and licensed processor-handlers are required to submit a final report on their research...
Michigan’s 2020 Ag Pilot Program
Michigan's 2020 Ag Pilot Program
The 2014 Farm Bill permits an institute of higher learning or Michigan Department of...
MDARD issues final report for the state’s inaugural industrial hemp ag pilot program
Hemp grown in 58 of Michigan’s 83 counties in 2019
LANSING, Mich. – With the 2020 growing season on...
Hemp News Releases & Updates
#23: MI Dept. of Agriculture & Rural Development submits comments on USDA's Interim Final Rules on the Establishment of a Domestic Hemp...
MDARD-Industrial Hemp Ag-Pilot Program for 2020 Planting Season
The 2014 Farm Bill permits an institute of higher learning or MDARD to grow industrial hemp for research purposes. Persons who are...
Hemp Drop Off Procedure for Testing
Attention growers:
Instructions for dropping- off an industrial hemp sample
Review and follow MDARD-HEMP-201908-1 “Procedure for...
Gov. Whitmer Consolidates Cannabis & Hemp Regulation to Increase Efficiency
February 11, 2022
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February 11, 2022
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Michigan Industrial Hemp Research and Development Act
The Michigan Industrial Hemp Research and Development Act, Public Act 641 of 2018 became effective on January 15, 2019. Among other things,...
MDARD Issues a Regulatory Reminder Regarding Industrial Hemp
The Michigan Dept of Agriculture and Rural Development is issuing a reminder for hemp growers and processor handlers about some key regulatory items.
