The Minnesota Industrial Hemp Association, a broad coalition of businesses and individuals who advocate for the re-emerging industrial hemp sector from field to consumer, continues to express deep concern regarding the potential for the legal definition of hemp to be changed via legislative vehicles currently under consideration in Washington, D.C.   The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334)) expanded the definition of hemp and established a successful fram

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced expanded access to the 7(a) Working Capital Pilot  and the 504 loan  programs. ...

The Minnesota Industrial Hemp Association is rooted in agriculture and the only Minnesota-based trade association advocating for...

Elysian Fields is a small-scale, family-run hemp farm on the banks of Lake Elysian, MN, with the hemp variety grown by the farm having a...

The Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission serves as a catalyst for economic growth of the greater...

A member-owned cooperative, AgCountry Farm Credit Services provides credit and financial services to farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses,...

Access to Capital Investment capital and affordable credit continues to be a major impediment to growing a legal and well-regulated hemp...

For hemp farmers who have found that the Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) hemp product might not fit their particular needs and want to...

The Minnesota Industrial Hemp Association (MIHA), a broad coalition of businesses and individuals who advocate for the re-emerging...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the delay of enforcement of certain requirements...

The number of hemp growers in Minnesota continues to bloom, beginning with six pioneer farmers in 2016 and sprouting to 343 last year....

Joining the Minnesota Industrial Hemp Association is easier than ever! Simply visit mnindustrialhemp.com, click on "Membership" at the...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Hemp is technically legal in Texas, but proving that hemp is not marijuana can be a hurdle, requiring testing in...

January 29, 2020 Bill Richmond, Chief, U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence...

On December 20, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, aka the 2018 Farm Bill, which reclassified...

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) has introduced legislation (H.R. 5587) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and...

For all its cachet as a potential moneymaking crop for American farmers, industrial hemp ranked midway between safflower and flaxseed in...

The Flandreau Santee Sioux cleared a major hurdle when the Agriculture Department approved its plan for growing industrial hemp on...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the first set of plans submitted by states and Indian tribes for the domestic...

Federal agriculture authorities on Monday unveiled a new pilot crop insurance program for hemp producers. The Risk Management Agency of...