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Building Bridges 2026: how can regenerative agriculture strengthen food systems?
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Building Bridges 2026: how can regenerative agriculture strengthen food systems?

Is modern agriculture sowing the seeds of its own failure, and if so, how can food systems cope? This topic was tackled by farming, investment, and food company experts at the 2026 edition of Building Bridges this month. After a summer of severe heatwaves in the US and Europe, and with forecasts for a super El Niño bringing floods in…
Morris Beegle
October 29, 2026
Police Allegedly Destroyed ,000 of Legal Hemp. Georgia’s Supreme Court Just Upended 60 Years of Precedent
Police Allegedly Destroyed $37,000 of Legal Hemp. Georgia’s Supreme Court Just Upended 60 Years of Precedent Uncategorized

Police Allegedly Destroyed $37,000 of Legal Hemp. Georgia’s Supreme Court Just Upended 60 Years of Precedent

A surprising state court decision last month breathed new life into a battle concerning a business that had been barred from even seeking compensation after law enforcement allegedly damaged property worth thousands of dollars. The case, which pitted a legal hemp grower against police in Georgia, overturned precedent in the state and is yet another twist in the legal debate…
Morris Beegle
October 5, 2026
‘We still have the best quality hemp fiber, but it’s getting more expensive to produce’
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‘We still have the best quality hemp fiber, but it’s getting more expensive to produce’

Hongliang Ding is founder and president of Hemp Fortex Industries, one of the world’s longest-established hemp textile companies. He founded the company in Qingdao, China, in 1999 and has more than 30 years of experience in hemp fiber processing and textile manufacturing. Hemp Fortex, which employs some 1,700 workers, supplies hemp fabrics, yarns and finished textile products to international apparel…
Morris Beegle
July 8, 2026
How fearmongering sets policy, from ‘marihuana’ to solar to AI
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How fearmongering sets policy, from ‘marihuana’ to solar to AI

In the race to build — or stop the construction of — data centers across the US, it’s important to remember no government is spending more on artificial intelligence than America. In fact, according to the Brookings Institute, the number of AI contracts within the federal government has risen from 472 in 2022 to more than 1,700 in 2026. Most…
Morris Beegle
June 30, 2026
Polyester to purpose: How Weaving Vibes is rewriting fabric’s future
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Polyester to purpose: How Weaving Vibes is rewriting fabric’s future

The adverse environmental effects of non-biodegradable polyester clothes led 35-year-old Shripat Jagirdar to search for sustainable fabrics that would not harm the environment in any way. Having done a diploma course from Sasmira, a textile research institute in Mumbai, and immersing himself in the field early on gave him a deeper perspective on the industry.
Morris Beegle
May 9, 2026
Hemp Producers Weigh Potential Fallout of New Law
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Hemp Producers Weigh Potential Fallout of New Law

A new federal law that revises what qualifies as legal hemp has California growers, regulators and other stakeholders assessing what impact the changes would have on the fledgling industry. Signed into law in November as part of a broader spending package to reopen the federal government, H.R. 5371 narrows the federal definition of hemp by imposing strict limits on intoxicating…
Morris Beegle
January 6, 2026
Farming Matters: Graham Harvey – “Driven by the belief there was a better way to farm”
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Farming Matters: Graham Harvey – “Driven by the belief there was a better way to farm”

When Colin Tudge, Ruth West and I put on the first Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) back in 2010, we were not sure it would survive even into a second year. With little money and zero sponsorship, we were going head-to-head with the city's long-established farming conference, which enjoyed wide support from both farmers and agri-business companies.
Morris Beegle
January 4, 2026
Colorado hemp producers and sellers stunned by new federal limits on THC products
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Colorado hemp producers and sellers stunned by new federal limits on THC products

Hemp producers and sellers in Colorado and around the country are stunned by a provision included in the bill to reopen the government that puts strict limits on the amount of THC in hemp-based products. Set to go into effect in another year, the federal government will ban hemp or CBD products with a THC content of greater than 0.4…
Morris Beegle
November 14, 2025