Category: "hemp"

As Florida expands it's hemp industry, it can look to Colorado to see what the future of hemp may look like. One essential tool that Colorado used to grow their hemp industry was the passage of [...]

Following the illegalization of hemp cultivation in 1937, a major event took place that would cause yet another resurgence for the cultivation of hemp. With the dawning of the Second Word War, [...]

Though hemp and it's legalization are still hot topics for discussion today, many people do not realize just how integral hemp was in the early history of the United States, and even humanity [...]

As Florida's lawmakers and business community continue to create the infrastructure for a booming hemp industry, there are obstacles that must still be overcome.

The development of the hemp industry here in Florida is unfolding under the management of Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. At this year's annual Lay of the Land Conference, Dan Russell, an [...]

Since the founding of our nation, our government has had to balance the necessity of oversight with the guarantees of freedom for citizens to conduct their business in a free market. Here in the [...]

It is of utmost importance to note that industrial hemp is NOT the same as marijuana. While both fall under the cannabis species of plant, there are a number of notable differences between the [...]

Hemp, which is differentiated from marijuana by its low content of THC, is one of the most exciting alternative crop opportunities for Florida's farmers and landowners. At the University of [...]

Florida’s lawmakers and agricultural leaders are underway in establishing a hemp industry . The most recent step taken by Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried was the announcement of the [...]

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Services at the University of Florida is now conducting research into transitioning Florida's agricultural sector into the industrial farming of hemp. Hemp [...]