Hemp

Commercial citrus sites in Southern California determining whether Asian citrus psyllids are spreading “citrus greening” disease. The USDA will collect data on farmers growing hemp.

Researchers at the University California, Davis, have discovered a new gene variant in wheat that they say can increase grain yields. U.S. agricultural output nearly tripled between 1948 and 2017.

EPA announced approval of nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide for use on hemp. This was the first time the federal agency approved products for use on hemp.

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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer gave members of the House Ways and Means Committee an update on trade talks with China.

Through the farm bill, USDA is able to offer dairy producers a revised version of the Margin Protection Program, called Dairy Margin Coverage.

He says if that happens hemp could be a huge cash crop for the state of Washington in the near future.

Cannabis and its supporters are on the march after voters in eight more states decided on Election Day to legalize the herb for recreational or medical purposes, pushing it even further into the mainstream of American farming. But another type of cannabis also is gaining ground, albeit with less attention, and some farmers are starting to take notice...

MURPHY, Ore. (AP) — You could say these deer got the munchies. The deer got passed barbed-wire and went through an Oregon hemp crop like high-powered mowers. Hemp is the industrial cousin of marijuana, but without the substance that gives pot its high...