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There has been a steadily growing interest in hemp production across the nation, but most notably in South Dakota, which was named the top producer of hemp in 2024. The 2018 Farm Bill opened the door for hemp by legalizing products with low levels of THC. Since that farm bill, hemp has become a multi-billion dollar industry.

More consumers are demanding regeneratively grown foods, and farmers want to supply them. But scaling regenerative agricultural practices requires more than good intentions—farmers need support to de-risk the transition to a different way of farming. Food Tank, in partnership with Arva and Kiss the Ground, hosted the “Regenerative Food Systems: Scaling Impact from Soil to Shelf” summit during Climate Week…

It’s not quite the rescheduling announcement many cannabis reform advocates have been waiting for, but President Donald Trump shared a video on Sept. 28 that calls for the federal government to provide Medicare coverage for CBD. The video was created by the Commonwealth Project, an organization “rooted in the belief” that medical cannabis provided to seniors as an alternative to painkillers and other…

Bipartisan House lawmakers are pushing back against attempts to ban hemp THC products, arguing that it would “deal a fatal blow” to the industry and, as currently included in a spending bill, violates congressional rules. To that end, the members say there are plans in the works to introduce an alternative measure to regulate the market. In a letter sent…

In a world increasingly grappling with the consequences of climate change, the quest for sustainable agricultural practices is more urgent than ever. Recent findings by Vejendla, Janaki, Parameswari, and their colleagues present a profound case for the adoption of regenerative agriculture as a method not only to enhance soil health but also to combat the escalating climate crisis. This emerging…

The Global Hemp Summit Australia will return in December, showcasing the role of industrial hemp in low-carbon construction. The biennial event, founded in 2018 by hemp building pioneer and iHemp Victoria president Darren Christie, will be staged at Lardner Park in Gippsland from December 10–12.

A group of 58 hemp farmers from 20 different counties in Kentucky signed a letter sent to GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell on Monday, urging him to not insert language in any bill that would “criminalize” the sale of hemp-derived cannabinoids. The letter comes as Congress approaches a federal government shutdown in October, attempting to avoid it by passing a short-term spending…

THE new MD of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) says it is preparing to challenge Europe’s on-going efforts to undermine the continent’s CBD industry – whilst also keeping a close eye on developments in the UK. Just a few weeks ago Francesco Mirizzi replaced Lorenza Romanese as Managing Director of the trade body, which he has served over the last five…

Danish carbon credit company, Agreena’s “AgreenaCarbon Project” reached a major milestone by becoming the first large-scale arable farming initiative verified under Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) VM0042 Improved Agricultural Land Management v2.0 methodology. This achievement advances carbon markets by providing verified, traceable, and compliance-ready credits supported by measurable, field-level data. By issuing 2.3 million Verified Carbon Units (VCUs), the project…