Year Two of Florida Hemp
Wednesday May 5th, 2021 With your Southeast Regional Ag Report, I m Trevor Williams.
April 27, marked the one-year anniversary of Florida’s state hemp program, overseen by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. withing the department, the Office of Cannabis manages and regulates Florida’s hemp program and cannabis products, including CBD. Of the anniversary, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried offered the following statement:
“Florida’s state hemp program is leading the way in creating great jobs, safe and useful products, and a bright future for this new industry. It’s a great crop for Florida’s farmers with the potential for over 25,000 uses including textiles, biocomposite building materials, biodegradable packaging products, and food and medicinal products like CBD,”
FDACS marks 1-year of Floridaâs State Hemp Program, $370M economic impact
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and last updated 2021-04-27 15:42:59-04
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â April 27 marks the one-year anniversary of Floridaâs state hemp program, overseen by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
FDACS and its Office of Cannabis manages and regulates Floridaâs hemp program and cannabis products, including CBD.
In its first year, hemp in Florida created an estimated $370 million economic impact, supported over 9,000 jobs, and generated over $17 million in federal, state, and local tax revenue, according to Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried.
âFloridaâs state hemp program is leading the way in creating great jobs, safe and useful products, and a bright future for this new industry. Itâs a great crop for Floridaâs farmers with the potential for over 25,000 uses including textiles, biocomposite building materials, biodegradable packaging produc
This Kentucky Senator is Challenging the Federal THC Limit in Hemp
State Sen. Adrienne Southworth has introduced legislation to increase the THC limit for hemp in Kentucky in hopes of leading the charge for other states.
Just one day before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its final rule on hemp, Kentucky Senator Adrienne Southworth introduced legislation in the state to increase the allowable amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in hemp to 1%.
While the USDA’s final rule maintains its 0.3% THC limit, Southworth, who assumed office Jan. 1, is hoping that may still change at the federal level. And if it doesn’t, she’s hoping Kentucky can lead the charge in helping other states make the change at a local level.
Florida Hemp Farmers
News Reporter Here with your Southeast Regional Ag Report, I’m Tim Hammerich.
Hemp has been a hot topic in agricultural circles in recent years. After some experience growing hemp both in Florida and out of state, Jammie Treadwell, noticed there was a lot interest but not a lot of experience growing the crop in a humid climate.
Treadwell… “So we decided to start a group called Florida Hemp Farmers. And it s a group of about 10 farmers this season in Lake and Orange County that we worked with helping them with their starts, also helping them with their crops. So we kind of coached them along and worked through issues. And then our manufacturing facility in Umatilla, we actually purchased those farmers crops. And some of those farmers were able to grow really high quality product, which we ll be able to use in flour or other preparations. Some were able to grow biomass, which we ll convert into oil and use in our CBD products. So, we re real
Florida Hemp Farmers
News Reporter Here with your Southeast Regional Ag Report, I’m Tim Hammerich.
Hemp has been a hot topic in agricultural circles in recent years. After some experience growing hemp both in Florida and out of state, Jammie Treadwell, noticed there was a lot interest but not a lot of experience growing the crop in a humid climate.
Treadwell… “So we decided to start a group called Florida Hemp Farmers. And it s a group of about 10 farmers this season in Lake and Orange County that we worked with helping them with their starts, also helping them with their crops. So we kind of coached them along and worked through issues. And then our manufacturing facility in Umatilla, we actually purchased those farmers crops. And some of those farmers were able to grow really high quality product, which we ll be able to use in flour or other preparations. Some were able to grow biomass, which we ll convert into oil and use in our CBD products. So, we re real