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The Rise of Regenerative Farming
The Rise of Regenerative Farming Article

The Rise of Regenerative Farming

Regenerative agriculture is really pretty simple. It starts with making the soil and the plants healthy. Healthy soil grows healthier plants. Healthier plants produce better food and healthier people. One of the major advantages of regenerative agriculture is nutrient density—food grown using regenerative practices can contain higher levels of important micronutrients. Those nutrients end up in the food we eat,…
Morris Beegle
September 27, 2026
Poland’s Hemp Industry Booms: Cultivation Area Surges 89% While Germany Loses Ground
Poland’s Hemp Industry Booms: Cultivation Area Surges 89% While Germany Loses Ground Article

Poland’s Hemp Industry Booms: Cultivation Area Surges 89% While Germany Loses Ground

Polish farmers have nearly doubled their industrial hemp cultivation area this year. By late July, approximately 2,171 hectares were registered—89% more than at the end of 2025. In Germany, official statistics point in the opposite direction. This neighbor-to-neighbor comparison is illuminating because it reveals what actually drives hemp cultivation in Europe.
Morris Beegle
September 26, 2026
HIGH AND DRY – Lawmakers’ Hemp Ban Aims to Destroy the Industry they Created
HIGH AND DRY – Lawmakers’ Hemp Ban Aims to Destroy the Industry they Created Article

HIGH AND DRY – Lawmakers’ Hemp Ban Aims to Destroy the Industry they Created

Its Monday morning and Jan H. is starting her day. At 78 years old, after two hip replacements and knee surgery, she says pain has unfortunately become part of her everyday life. Thankfully the products available at her local hemp dispensary have helped. Like many from her generation, it wasn’t until the Farm Bill passed in 2018 and hemp derived…
Morris Beegle
September 25, 2026
Turning to Fiber Hemp to Revitalize Agriculture and Textiles
Turning to Fiber Hemp to Revitalize Agriculture and Textiles Article

Turning to Fiber Hemp to Revitalize Agriculture and Textiles

Both textiles and farming are woven deeply in the history of North Carolina. However, in recent years, both have faced challenges. Efforts are in place to revitalize these important industries, in part by growing hemp that can be locally made into fabric and other fiber-based goods. Following the end of the Civil War, the textile industry took off in North…
Morris Beegle
September 24, 2026
How Regenerative Farming Equals Tastier Food, Healthier Eaters, And Nourished Communities
How Regenerative Farming Equals Tastier Food, Healthier Eaters, And Nourished Communities Article

How Regenerative Farming Equals Tastier Food, Healthier Eaters, And Nourished Communities

Everything in the food system is interrelated, from agriculture to nutrition to medicine to climate. And among these institutions, farms are the connective tissue that binds them together, panelists said at Climate Week NYC. The way food is grown, raised, and produced shapes its nutritional value and, ultimately, its impact on eaters’ well-being.
Morris Beegle
September 22, 2026
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