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White House Asks Congress to Revise Hemp Definition, Delay THC Product Ban
White House Asks Congress to Revise Hemp Definition, Delay THC Product Ban Article

White House Asks Congress to Revise Hemp Definition, Delay THC Product Ban

The White House is continuing President Donald Trump’s call to fix a federal law imposing a forthcoming ban on intoxicating hemp products, this time through a request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMB Director Russell T. Vought sent U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., the request on June 24 for $87.6 billion in supplemental funding to “address urgent needs” related to…
Morris Beegle
June 25, 2026
Bob Pearce advanced hemp agronomy with practical research and a farmer’s perspective
Bob Pearce advanced hemp agronomy with practical research and a farmer’s perspective Article

Bob Pearce advanced hemp agronomy with practical research and a farmer’s perspective

Robert “Bob” Pearce, a University of Kentucky agronomist who led the state’s industrial hemp research program, has died at age 60. Pearce was an extension professor and director of hemp programs at the UK’s Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, where he led field-based research into hemp production for grain, fiber and cannabinoids.
Morris Beegle
June 24, 2026
The New Natural Economy: Agriculture Becomes Manufacturing
The New Natural Economy: Agriculture Becomes Manufacturing Article

The New Natural Economy: Agriculture Becomes Manufacturing

By: RootSource Media,   The New Natural Economy Series | Part 2 In this ongoing RootSource Media series, we explore the people, industries, technologies, and market forces shaping the emerging bioeconomy. Part 1: The New Natural Economy Part 2: Agriculture Becomes Manufacturing From Commodity Crops to Multi-Product Biorefineries, Farmers Are Becoming the First Link in a New Industrial System For…
Morris Beegle
June 23, 2026
Rediscovering natural fibers’ technical prowess, Part II
Rediscovering natural fibers’ technical prowess, Part II Article

Rediscovering natural fibers’ technical prowess, Part II

The bast fibers—hemp, flax, jute and ramie—have a long history of usefulness in apparel and industrial textiles. Easy to grow but difficult to process, they are eco-friendly and biodegradable, requiring less water and fewer pesticides, sequestering CO2 and promoting soil remediation. They are also strong, absorbent, breathable and non-toxic. An excellent insulator, hemp is the perfect alternative to fossil fuel-based polymers;…
Morris Beegle
June 22, 2026
NSW unveils roadmap to grow 0 million hemp industry
NSW unveils roadmap to grow $100 million hemp industry Article

NSW unveils roadmap to grow $100 million hemp industry

The NSW Government has released a new plan aimed at growing the state’s low-THC hemp industry, which is forecast to become worth $100 million nationally by 2032. Minister for Agriculture and Regional NSW Tara Moriarty said the plan was designed to position the state as a leader in the emerging sector. “The Minns Labor Government is backing industrial hemp as…
Morris Beegle
June 22, 2026
DEA Names 7 Anti-Rescheduling Parties for Cannabis Hearing, Zero Pro Parties
DEA Names 7 Anti-Rescheduling Parties for Cannabis Hearing, Zero Pro Parties Article

DEA Names 7 Anti-Rescheduling Parties for Cannabis Hearing, Zero Pro Parties

Those who thought the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stacked the cannabis rescheduling deck in favor of prohibitionists under the Joe Biden administration may be in for more disappointment. Under a new administrative law judge hearing process that’s scheduled to begin June 29 – for the DEA to determine the merits of a proposed rule to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug…
Morris Beegle
June 21, 2026
The Protein Brewery Fermotein is EU Novel Food-Approved
The Protein Brewery Fermotein is EU Novel Food-Approved Article

The Protein Brewery Fermotein is EU Novel Food-Approved

The Protein Brewery Fermotein has received authorization under the EU Novel Food framework as a new protein ingredient that boasts a mycelium composition to work well as a sustainable protein option. The ingredient is achieve through biomass fermentation of the non-fruiting fungal species Rhizomucor pusillus that's related to strains use in Asian fermentation recipes like tempeh. The ingredient is suited…
Morris Beegle
June 20, 2026
Pingree Urges USDA to Look Beyond Cotton in Push to Rebuild American Textiles
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Pingree Urges USDA to Look Beyond Cotton in Push to Rebuild American Textiles

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and leader in Congress for sustainable agriculture and reducing pollution from fast fashion, is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen federal support for American-grown and American-made natural fibers. In a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, Pingree urged the Department to build on its recently announced “Great American Cotton…
Morris Beegle
June 19, 2026