Hemp in the Time of Corona

On episode 79 of the podcast, we cover some of the recent hemp news, including how the COVID-19 shutdown is affecting the application process for hemp growers in Pennsylvania. And what about the states that have chosen not to adopt the interim final rule set forth by the USDA? Plus Georgia and Iowa now have official hemp programs, and South Dakota has finally legalized industrial hemp at the state level. And the National Hemp Association is offering a hemp growers webinar series for its members.

Also on this week's show, we debut a new segment called Mailbox Markets Stories and talk to Harry Spade from Paradise, Pennsylvania, about the John Deere 420 tractor that his father sold in the late 70s, and that Harry was able to track down twenty years later through Mailbox Markets in Lancaster Farming newspaper.

And finally we check in with hemp farmer Tom Culton to see how his hemp operation is doing this spring and how his farm has been affected by the coronavirus shutdown.

Links

Pennsylvania Department of Ag's Hemp page
https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/industrial_hemp/Pages/default.aspx

National Hemp Association Webinar
https://nationalhempassociation.org/

Hemp in South Dakota
https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/27/industrial-hemp-becomes-legal-south-dakota-after-noem-signs-bill/5058216002/

States split on following USDA hemp rules in 2020

https://hempindustrydaily.com/states-split-on-following-usda-hemp-rules-for-the-2020-season/

Hemp programs approved for U.S. states of Georgia, Iowa
https://hemptoday.net/georgia-iowa-approved/

Sponsor
Terradon Hemp
https://www.terradonhemp.com/