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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
Five novel crops that could help counter climate change
Five novel crops that could help counter climate change Article

Five novel crops that could help counter climate change

Arable growers looking to diversify their cropping could start by taking a look at novel and underused crops such as lentils, millet, lupins, hemp and sunflowers to give a good return, cope with climate change and try to improve soil structure. These crops often have low inputs and feed a potentially growing market, although those markets are small at the…
Morris Beegle
September 14, 2026
Federal Hemp Restrictions Put 0 Million Oregon Market and Thousands of Jobs in Economic Crosshairs
Federal Hemp Restrictions Put $830 Million Oregon Market and Thousands of Jobs in Economic Crosshairs Article

Federal Hemp Restrictions Put $830 Million Oregon Market and Thousands of Jobs in Economic Crosshairs

Oregon’s hemp  economy, already diminished by a collapse in cultivated acreage since its explosive expansion following federal legalization, is approaching another consequential shift as new federal restrictions threaten an estimated $830.5 million cannabinoid market supporting thousands of  jobs and hundreds of retailers across the state.
Morris Beegle
September 13, 2026
Oyster Mushroom Mycelium Turns Forestry Waste Into Biodegradable Packaging
Oyster Mushroom Mycelium Turns Forestry Waste Into Biodegradable Packaging Article

Oyster Mushroom Mycelium Turns Forestry Waste Into Biodegradable Packaging

Researchers in Mexico have shown that the root-like network of the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, can bind a range of forestry and farm by-products into lightweight, biodegradable materials strong enough for protective packaging. The study, published in Polymer Bulletin, systematically compared five composite formulations built from wood chips of Quercus castanea, sawdust, and corn cob, and revealed how the size…
Morris Beegle
September 12, 2026