industrial hemp

Since the legalization of industrial hemp, farmers across the country are reporting theft from their leafy, green crop.

A Senate hearing on industrial hemp has underscored the difficulties facing federal agencies trying to implement provisions of the 2018 farm bill.

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

The new farm bill will look a lot like the one that expired in September. But, one thing that’s different is the addition of industrial hemp, receiving crop status in the bill.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Legislature has passed a bill that would allow licensed growers to produce industrial hemp in Washington as part of a research program.
Senate Bill 6206 cleared the House on a unanimous vote Tuesday after passing the Senate last month. It ...

Farmers cannot afford to spend more on crop insurance. Michael Swanson, the chief agricultural economist at Wells Fargo, told the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau recently that if federal crop insurance premiums decrease, farmers will reduce their coverage levels...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Senate has passed a bill that would allow people to grow industrial hemp as an agricultural product, but only as part of a research program.
Senate Bill 6206 passed the full Senate on a 48-1 vote Thursday. The...