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Morris Beegle

Seed to Style: NIHC Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit Brings the Hemp Supply Chain Together in New York
Seed to Style: NIHC Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit Brings the Hemp Supply Chain Together in New York Article

Seed to Style: NIHC Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit Brings the Hemp Supply Chain Together in New York

By: RootSource Media, For several days in September, New York became a meeting point for a global industrial hemp sector increasingly focused on moving beyond potential and into markets. The 2026 NIHC Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit, held September 16–18 at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City, brought together more than 50 speakers from agriculture, fiber…
Morris Beegle
September 22, 2026
Seven buildings that demonstrate the versatility of bamboo
Seven buildings that demonstrate the versatility of bamboo Article

Seven buildings that demonstrate the versatility of bamboo

Intaaya Retreat, Indonesia, by Pablo Luna Studio Balinese practice Pablo Luna Studio drew on seashells, fish and manta rays for the undulating bamboo roofs of this wellness retreat in Indonesia. Situated on the edge of a cliff on the island Nusa Penida, the retreat comprises 12 guest suites alongside a yoga studio, spa, restaurant and tea room.
Morris Beegle
September 21, 2026
KRICT Strengthens Biodegradable Plastics with Waste Hemp Hurds
KRICT Strengthens Biodegradable Plastics with Waste Hemp Hurds Article

KRICT Strengthens Biodegradable Plastics with Waste Hemp Hurds

Korean researchers have developed to strengthen biodegradable plastics using hemp hurd, an agricultural by-product. The approach is expected to be applicable to other large-volume agricultural residues, including soybean stalks and rice straw. A research team led by Dr. Hoyong Kim of the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), headed by President Suk-Min Shin, extracted cellulose from discarded stalks of…
Morris Beegle
September 20, 2026
Historical Texas cotton gin used for new agriculture project
Historical Texas cotton gin used for new agriculture project Article

Historical Texas cotton gin used for new agriculture project

E3 Agriculture LLC and The Gentleman Farm celebrated the official opening of an industrial hemp processing facility inside the historic Williamson County Gin on Friday afternoon. According to a news release sent to KXAN, the model is designed to utilize existing infrastructure for industrial hemp processing. The goal is to create new regional markets for hemp and reduce the gap…
Morris Beegle
September 19, 2026
Argentina adds flowers and biomass to 1% THC hemp market under new license system
Argentina adds flowers and biomass to 1% THC hemp market under new license system Article

Argentina adds flowers and biomass to 1% THC hemp market under new license system

Argentina has established a broader commercial licensing framework for hemp flowers and biomass under its 1% THC limit, expanding a national regulatory system that had focused mainly on seed, grain and fiber. The Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (ARICCAME) established the framework under Resolution 69/2026. The rules cover non-psychoactive Cannabis sativa flowers, biomass and other harvested…
Morris Beegle
September 18, 2026
World Bamboo Day celebrated
World Bamboo Day celebrated Article

World Bamboo Day celebrated

The World Bamboo Day ceremony was held on 18 September at the Ingyin Hall of the Forest Department in Nay Pyi Taw, with Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation U Hsan Oo, deputy ministers, officials, and entrepreneurs in attendance. The Union minister stated that the event was organized with the aim of raising public awareness of the economic…
Morris Beegle
September 18, 2026
Ecuador’s Hemp Market Is Growing Fast—and It’s Not Just About Cultivation
Ecuador’s Hemp Market Is Growing Fast—and It’s Not Just About Cultivation Article

Ecuador’s Hemp Market Is Growing Fast—and It’s Not Just About Cultivation

When people talk about the hemp industry, it can be hard to picture what that actually means beyond a field of crops. In Ecuador, the answer is starting to show up in very tangible products: chocolates, gummies, herbal infusions, craft beer, kombucha, creams, serums, oils and pet products are all part of an increasingly diverse market for non-psychoactive cannabis—meaning cannabis…
Morris Beegle
September 17, 2026
La Methode hemp yarn: color changes over time, with no repeatability
La Methode hemp yarn: color changes over time, with no repeatability Article

La Methode hemp yarn: color changes over time, with no repeatability

La Methode is a textile project based on fiber hemp, created by Bruno Mocchi in 2018 as an evolution of Produce Sinapsi. The latter was founded in Prato as a research laboratory for natural fibers, focusing on fine spinning and the recovery of skills linked to textile hemp. Mocchi uses Chinese hemp processed through wet spinning, experimenting with high yarn…
Morris Beegle
September 16, 2026
Fungi Grown on Farm Waste Turn Into Tough, Tunable Biomaterials
Fungi Grown on Farm Waste Turn Into Tough, Tunable Biomaterials Article

Fungi Grown on Farm Waste Turn Into Tough, Tunable Biomaterials

Researchers in South Africa have identified seven non-pathogenic fungal species that can transform agricultural waste into mycelium-based biomaterials with properties that rival, and in some respects exceed, those grown on costly commercial media. The study, published in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, systematically screened fungal isolates for their ability to form dense, cohesive mycelial networks and then measured how different growth…
Morris Beegle
September 15, 2026