Newsletter – July 10, 2024

Why a West Michigan business is using Hemp to build Homes

By Madeline Buursma, WoodTV.com

A West Michigan-based business working to build homes using hemp is receiving more than $15,000 from a state pitch contest.

At the NextCycle Michigan Summer Showcase, an initiative from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, 17 teams pitched projects related to things like recycling and composting. Hemp for Humanity won the $10,000 Food, Liquids & Organic Waste Systems (FLOWS) Best Pitch Award, along with the $500 FLOWS People’s Choice Award. Each of the 17 teams also received $5,000 in Harvest Grant funding.

Hemp News Spotlight

NIST’s New Hemp Reference Material Will Help Ensure Accurate Cannabis Measurements
NIST

Minnesota Made Nearly $10M In Revenue During First Year Of Hemp Sales, But Some Say Industry Is Even Bigger
Marijuana Moment

NY Gov. Hochul Announces $1.1m in Funding to Hempitecture
WeFunder

S.C. hemp farmers struggle after market collapsed
Charleston City Paper

This summer, try these five hemp-based products for better health
NagPur Trends

Thailand Politicians Take Next Step To Make Marijuana Illegal Again Provoking National Protests
Benzinga

Embracing eco-friendly fabrics year-round
NewsBytes

South Dakota ranks No. 1 in hemp, farmers in the state look at this year’s crop
Agweek

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APPLY FOR INDUSTRIAL HEMP ADVISORY BOARD VACANCIES
CDFA

Regenerative agriculture and sustainable farming
Food Navigator

The Brief: Indigenous edge in regenerative agriculture – ImpactAlpha
ImpactAlpha

Save the Date – November 27-30, 2024 – Bangkok, Thailand

EVENTS

Cornell University Hemp Field Days
September 12-13, 2024, Geneva, New York

The 1st Tokyo International Hemp Conference
September 24-26, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

12th International Hemp Building Symposium
October 15-16, 2024, Staffanstorp, Sweden

Andean Hemp and Cannabis Trade Forum
October 17-18, 2024, Lima, Peru

World Hemp Forum
November 19-20, 2024, Troyes, France

 Asia International Hemp Expo and Forum 2024
November 27-30, 2024, Bangkok, Thailand

11th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo – We go to ELEVEN
April 10-12, 2025, Estes Park, Colorado

Experience Hemp Berlin and the 22nd Annual EIHA Conference
June 11-13, 2025, Berlin, Germany

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