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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,…

Tasmanian hemp construction firm X-Hemp has closed a seed capital raise after securing what is understood to be the largest single private backing in the state’s hempcrete sector. The $1m contribution from Danehill Group, a private investment firm, has taken the total raised to $3.4m over the past two years.

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.

A coalition of Missouri hemp business leaders and advocates formally filed four initiative petitions Tuesday that would ask voters to allow marijuana and intoxicating hemp products to be sold in the same stores as alcohol and tobacco. The goal of the effort, led by Kansas-City-based hemp business American Shaman, is to repeal the 41-page constitutional amendment that legalized recreational marijuana…

Intensive farming can cause damage, as synthetic inputs affect soil health, harm biodiversity and create a cycle of dependency that undermines farmer livelihoods and health. Regenerative agriculture improves soil health, enhances biodiversity and boosts farmer income in the long term, helping to reverse the damage caused by intensive farming.

AOAC launches initiative for mushroom validation 02-Sep-2025 by Claudia Adrien A new working group targeting the standardization of lion’s mane shows that all mushrooms are not created equally.

This week on the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast, we’re chasing down the beginnings of a Pennsylvania hemp fiber supply chain. We start the day in southern Lancaster County at Steve Groff’s farm, standing in the middle of what he calls his “hemp canyon,” with towering stalks over fifteen feet tall. Groff has about 60 acres of the Australian hemp…

Not every textile entrepreneur begins their journey in the textile space. Some arrive by way of a completely different path — driven by a problem they can’t ignore and a vision for change. For Matthew “Mattie” Mead, co-founder and CEO of Jerome, Idaho-based Hempitecture Inc., that moment came while studying architecture, environmental science, and entrepreneurship at Hobart College in Geneva,…

By: RootSource Media Staff, At RootSource Media, we believe that storytelling is a seed, and when planted with care, it can grow into awareness, action, and transformation. Our foundation is rooted in hemp and mushrooms, two of nature’s most powerful and versatile resources, yet our vision stretches far beyond. We exist to shine light on regenerative and organic agriculture, agroecology,…

For decades, turning U.S.-grown hemp into soft, textile‑grade fabric was simply impossible on American soil. Why? Because traditional degumming relied on harsh, oxidizing chemicals—processes incompatible with U.S. safety and environmental standards—which meant hemp had to be shipped overseas for processing. U.S. apparel brands thus remained stuck with imported or synthetic fibers despite growing domestic hemp cultivation.