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Five Years Of Hard Work Has Brought European Hemp In From The Cold
Five Years Of Hard Work Has Brought European Hemp In From The Cold News

Five Years Of Hard Work Has Brought European Hemp In From The Cold

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…
Morris Beegle
September 22, 2025
Scaling Sustainable Farming: AgreenaCarbon’s 2.3 Million Verified Carbon Credits Redefine Regenerative Agriculture
Scaling Sustainable Farming: AgreenaCarbon’s 2.3 Million Verified Carbon Credits Redefine Regenerative Agriculture News

Scaling Sustainable Farming: AgreenaCarbon’s 2.3 Million Verified Carbon Credits Redefine Regenerative Agriculture

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…
Morris Beegle
September 20, 2025
Ecovative Sells off EU Spawn and Substrate Business to Klerken Family, Founders of Scelta Mushrooms
Ecovative Sells off EU Spawn and Substrate Business to Klerken Family, Founders of Scelta Mushrooms NewsPress Release

Ecovative Sells off EU Spawn and Substrate Business to Klerken Family, Founders of Scelta Mushrooms

Ecovative, a pioneer in mycelium-based technologies for sustainable food and materials, today announced the sale of its Netherlands-based subsidiary, Ecovative Spawn & Substrate BV, to the Klerken family, founders of Scelta Mushrooms. Under the Klerken family’s ownership, the business will be renamed OurCelia, marking a new chapter in its support of the mushroom industry and introducing new solutions to mushroom…
Morris Beegle
September 16, 2025
South African Industrial Hemp Fibre Processing for Commercialisation Conference
South African Industrial Hemp Fibre Processing for Commercialisation Conference News

South African Industrial Hemp Fibre Processing for Commercialisation Conference

By: RootSource Media Staff, Ledile Textile and Fibre Processing is pleased to announce the South African Industrial Hemp Fibre Processing for Commercialisation Conference, taking place in Cape Town on November 3–4, 2025. This event will bring together farmers, processors, researchers, policy leaders, and investors to discuss practical pathways for establishing a viable industrial hemp fibre sector in South Africa. The…
Morris Beegle
September 13, 2025
European Parliament Moves Towards Full Legalisation of All Hemp Plant Parts
European Parliament Moves Towards Full Legalisation of All Hemp Plant Parts News

European Parliament Moves Towards Full Legalisation of All Hemp Plant Parts

The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) welcomed the 8 September vote by the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (COMAGRI) to adopt an amendment defining hemp in a way that explicitly includes flowers as licit agricultural products — provided the variety is registered in the EU catalogue and complies with THC limits.
Morris Beegle
September 12, 2025
Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Bill To Create Psychedelic Therapy Pilot Program
Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Bill To Create Psychedelic Therapy Pilot Program News

Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Bill To Create Psychedelic Therapy Pilot Program

Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a bill to establish a pilot program for the regulated therapeutic use of psychedelics. The pilot program proposal from Sen. Cindy Friedman (D) advanced through the legislature’s Joint Committee on Health Care Financing on Thursday. It’s now been referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing for further consideration. The measure is one of two…
Morris Beegle
September 12, 2025
Regenerative agriculture highlighted as a transformative approach to ecological farming and soil recovery
Regenerative agriculture highlighted as a transformative approach to ecological farming and soil recovery News

Regenerative agriculture highlighted as a transformative approach to ecological farming and soil recovery

A new critical review, published in the journal CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, highlights the emergence and scientific basis of regenerative agriculture—proposing a working definition centered on ecological cycles and farm system outcomes. Dr. Nicholas Bardsley, author of the paper from the Department of Agri-Food Economics and Marketing at the University of Reading, suggests that as global agriculture faces intensifying soil degradation, climate disruption,…
Morris Beegle
September 11, 2025
Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center at heart of innovative hemp studies in Oregon
Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center at heart of innovative hemp studies in Oregon News

Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center at heart of innovative hemp studies in Oregon

Once a major cash crop in early America, used for industrial goods such as rope, textiles and paper, hemp is now the focus of renewed research at Oregon State University’s Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center (KBREC). This week, scientists at the center offered a guided tour to showcase advancements in crop science and sustainable agriculture.
Morris Beegle
September 9, 2025