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Newsletter – December 2, 2020
Pilot Hemp Farm Gives Global Equipment Leader New Holland Agriculture Direct Advantage in Hemp Innovation
By Heather Collins
When Pennsylvania-based New Holland Agriculture, a global 125-year old farm machinery brand, identified an opportunity in hemp, the company went straight to the root of the problem by breaking ground on its own dedicated 15-acre testing farm.
“We wanted to better understand the complexities of hemp by farming it ourselves, which explains why we took the time and effort to discover more about this fibrous crop. More importantly, we wanted to ensure that our haymaking equipment and harvesting equipment worked properly with hemp,” said Jon Hundley, Marketing Manager, New Holland Agriculture.
Hundley adds, “We’re the only major equipment manufacturing company that has a working test farm at its headquarters. This gives New Holland Agriculture an advantage because we know firsthand what farmers require when out in the field.”
U.S. Hemp Roundtable, Minority Cannabis Business Association Partner to Promote Minority Involvement in Hemp
By U.S. Hemp Roundtable
With the goal of continuing to support hemp businesses and amplify opportunities for minority involvement and participation within the hemp industry, the U.S. Hemp Roundtable’s Minority Empowerment Committee — in cooperation with the Minority Cannabis Business Association — will host their first expert panelist webinar, Cultivating Entrepreneurship in the Hemp Business, on December 8, 2020, to provide education and resources for those seeking to start a business in the hemp and CBD space.
Hemp News Spotlight
U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis as a Less Dangerous Drug
By The New York Times
USDA Expands Crop Insurance for Hemp Producers
By Farm Progress
Southeast Hemp Association Launches, Expands to Serve Multiple States
By Southeast Hemp Association
Native American Activist and Hemp Farmer Debra White Plume Passes Away at Age 66
By The New York Times
Hemp and Native American Sovereignty – A 5-Part Series on Cannabis in Indian Country
By Project CBD
Pennsylvania’s Kreider Farms Introduces Cage-free Hemp Egg Line
By Yahoo Finance
New York Hemp Company Sues County Sheriff Over Destroyed Plants
By The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, NY
Canadian Filmmaker Launches “Philhempthropic” Hemp for the Homeless Program
By Hemp for the Homeless
Agricultural Water Contaminated with Forever Chemicals Could Taint Crops, Colorado Study Finds
By The Colorado Sun
China Dedicates Financial Resources, Infrastructure to Support Growth of Industrial Hemp Market
By HempToday
Thailand to Allow Use of Hemp, Cannabis in Food and Cosmetics
By The Bangkok Post
Israeli Genetics Firm CanBreed Acquires San Diego Hemp Farm
By Hemp Grower
SAVE THE DATE: Winter Hemp Summit Virtual Conference & Networking Event
Join Let’s Talk Hemp, We Are for Better Alternatives and NoCo Hemp Expo as we kick of 2021 with the 3rd Annual Winter Hemp Summit. Held Jan. 14, 2021, this daylong virtual conference and trade event will showcase top leaders and innovators in the industrial hemp market
EVENTS
Hemp Collective Virtual Summit II, Presented by New Hope Network, Dec. 9, 2020
Winter Emerge Virtual Conference, Dec. 15-17, 2020
Midwest iHemp Expo, January 22-23, 2021, Presented by iHemp Michigan
Industrial Hemp Summit, Danville, VA, Feb. 22-23, 2021
NoCo Hemp Expo – NoCo7, March 25-27, 2021, National Western Complex, Denver, CO
Southern Hemp Expo, Aug. 20-21, 2021, Nashville, TN
Add your event to Hemp Events, a free listing service for legitimate hemp industry events. Visit www.HempEvents.org
TAKE ACTION
Help Urge Support for H.R. 8179, The Hemp and Hemp-derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2020, U.S. Hemp Roundtable Action Alert
Hemp Supporters, there’s never been a more urgent opportunity to support CBD on Capitol Hill. If passed, H.R. 8179 would ensure that hemp-derived CBD, and other non-intoxicating hemp ingredients, could be lawfully marketed as dietary supplements.
Comment on New York State’s Draft Hemp and CBD Regulations
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is accepting public comments on draft hemp and CBD regulations covering manufacturing, licensing, labeling, testing and inspections for processing and selling hemp extracts of cannabinoids and terpenes, including CBD. The DOH will accept public comments on the new regulations from Nov. 10, 2020 to Jan. 11, 2021 – meaning they could take effect as soon as the first quarter of next year. To comment, email regsqna@health.ny.gov, call 518-473-7488 or visit here for more information.
Complete the NIHC and HIA National Hemp Checkoff Survey
Please take a look at the attached survey, providing education on programs to research hemp, educate about him and promote hemp products nationally and internationally. The potential for a “Hemp Check-off Program” relies on bringing together the industry if there’s enough interest in these programs. Please take 2 minutes and complete the following survey, letting us know if your organization is interested in exploring check-off programs to benefit the hemp economy.
Hemp Holiday Cards
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Enhance Your Life Podcast – Talking Hemp with Morris Beegle
Host Jonathan Small and Morris share what you should know about hemp – what it is and where the industry is headed, as well as its diverse range of uses.
About Let’s Talk Hemp
Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of Colorado Hemp Company (a division of We Are For Better Alternatives) focused specifically on the subject of industrial hemp and cannabis. We present features and curate news from across the globe to share the benefits of cannabis on health, energy, manufacturing and planet (H.E.M.P.). Colorado Hemp Company also is the Producer of NoCo Hemp Expo and Southern Hemp Expo, the nation’s leading hemp conferences and expositions.
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