USDA Accepting Applications For Hemp Intellectual Property Protection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) will start accepting applications of seed-propagated hemp for plant variety protection.
USDA Final Interim Rules available for public comment until Dec. 31
On October 29, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced their final interim rules for industrial hemp. As part of...
USDA Clarifies Industrial Hemp Production for Indian Tribes
May 28, 2019
This notice clarifies avenues for Tribal participation under authorities in the 2014 Farm Bill to grow...
MDARD Comments On USDA Final Rules Regarding Domestic Hemp
MI Dept. of Agriculture & Rural Development submits comments on USDA’s Interim Final Rules on the Establishment of a Domestic Hemp...
USDA Announced Details of Risk Management Programs for Hemp
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 6, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’...
USDA-About Hemp Production
USDA-About Hemp Production
On February 27, 2019, USDA issued a Notice to Trade stating that the USDA had begun the process...
USDA consider regulations allowing up to 0.5% THC for hemp farmers
According to Hemp Industry Daily...Farmers growing hemp would get a small cushion in THC limits under nationwide rules proposed Tuesday by federal...
USDA To Release Hemp Regulations In Time For 2020 Season
The 2018 Farm Bill includes new guidelines for growing hemp. It moves hemp under the Title 1 commodity program. Early this year, USDA issued a Notice...
USDA Announced Pilot Insurance Coverage for Hemp Growers
On December 23, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced a new crop insurance option for...
USDA Hemp and Farm Programs
The 2018 Farm Bill reclassified hemp, and it is now legal to grow industrial hemp. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced a...
