Farmers in South Carolina can apply to grow hemp starting January 1
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture will accept applications for hemp farming permits for the 2021 growing season from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, 2021.
U.S. students can get hemp lesson
Students in Pennsylvania, USA public schools will have the chance to learn about hemp while making sustainable plastic using the plant, state officials said. The state’s Departments of Agriculture and Education jointly announced the hemp lesson, one of several options being offered to students in kindergarten through high school during a virtual farm show set for January. Students will learn why hemp cellulose represents a more biodegradable and non-toxic alternative to the petroleum-based plastics. Lessons are also being offered in organic farming and how to raise livestock.
First grower license is granted in U.S. Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands Industrial Hemp Commission has awarded the U.S. territory’s first commercial hemp grower license and hemp seed distributor permit under a plan approved earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The licensee, Crucian Hemp Farms LLP, said it will grow five acres of hemp at its 125-acre farm in Enfield Green in the first year, and then gradually ramp up fields.
Stem Holdings, Inc. Closes Acquisition of Driven Deliveries, Inc.
Stem Holdings, Inc. (“Stem” or the “Company”) (OTCQX: STMH CSE: STEM), a leading vertically-integrated cannabis and hemp branded products company with state-of-the-art cultivation, processing, extraction, retail, and distribution operations throughout the United States, today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of Driven Deliveries, Inc. (“Driven”) (OTCQB: DRVD), an e-commerce and DaaS (delivery-as-a-service) provider with proprietary logistics and omnichannel UX (user experience)/CX (customer experience) technology.
Belize Minister of Home Affairs: Industrial hemp industry is viable but needs a lot of work
Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, Kareem Musa, ѕаіd thаt thеrе іѕ а nееd fоr thоѕе wіth ехреrtіѕе іn thе fіеld tо аѕѕіѕt іn thе dеvеlорmеnt оf роlісіеѕ, ѕtrаtеgіеѕ, аnd muсh-nееdеd lеgіѕlаtіvе сhаngеѕ tо сrеаtе аn еnvіrоnmеnt fоr іnduѕtrіаl hеmр tо thrіvе. however, he notes that it will take a lot of work.
Gоvеrnmеnt іѕ рrераrіng tо hоld іtѕ fіrѕt ѕtаkеhоldеr mееtіng оn thе hеmр аnd mаrіјuаnа іnduѕtrу іn Јаnuаrу 2021.
RAMM Pharma Enters European Cannabis Market with Strategic Investment in Canapar Corp.
RAMM Pharma Corp. (including its wholly owned subsidiaries, the “Company” or “RAMM”) (CSE: RAMM), a leader in plant-derived cannabinoid pharmaceutical and other cannabis-based products, is pleased to announce that the Company has acquired 49% of Canapar Corp. (“Canapar”) (the “Canapar Shares”).
Golden Triangle Ventures, Inc. Technology Division Announces Successful Hemp Seed Testing on its HyGrO Technology
Golden Triangle Ventures, Inc. (OTC Pink:GTVH) has made significant advances on its technology division under HyFrontier Technologies, Inc. The company is currently testing its HyGrO technology on many plants and applications. The company is pleased to announce the results of a CBD Hemp Seed test, grown with the HyGrO hydrogen water technology against a Control Test, conducted in Pueblo Colorado by Colorado Hemp Services and Halcyon Hemp.
Epazz teams up with Greenheart CBD Hemp to develop smart contracts worldwide
Epazz is working with Greenheart CBD Hemp company in developing their smart contracts for their IEO (Initial Exchange Offering).
Epazz is a provider of blockchain cryptocurrency mobile apps and cloud-based business software solutions.
The company will be enhancing their smart contract software to allow other organizations interested in launching their IEO using an easier way to create and modify their smart contracts without needing a programmer, according to a statement.
60,000-square-foot hemp processing plant opens in Montgomery
The 60,000-square-foot BastCore plant at 715 Shady St. takes in hemp stalks from a nearby farm to process into fiber, chips and other materials for use across different industries.
Those fibers can wind up in a wide variety of products, from carpets, to face masks, to building materials, to diapers. It’s already used to make car parts for one of Alabama’s automakers.
Almost $3M invested in Rockingham Co. hemp fiber, CBD extraction facility
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) – A Rockingham County hemp facility is making a big investment, which can help local growers and retailers.
Nearly $3 million will help Pure Shenandoah in Elkton expand its CBD extraction and hemp-fiber processing.
Some grant funding from Virginia and Rockingham Co. will support the project, which will use 100% of hemp from Virginia farmers and bring two dozen jobs to the Shenandoah Valley.
