The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host a webinar on Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT to share information on financial and...

Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act Monday.

House Farm Bill & Miller Amendment Includes New Definition for Hemp at 0.3% total THC

On January 19, the USDA published the Final Rules for Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program. The rules are scheduled to...

On December 27, the federal Omnibus Spending Bill (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) was signed into law, providing an extension of...

ODA has officially announced the withdrawal of the State Plan submitted to USDA on August 14. This means Oregon will continue to operate...

Last week, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture passed out of Committee a proposed spending bill that includes key...

Through the Continuing Resolution passed by Congress and signed into law on Oct 1., the extension of 2014 Farm Bill Hemp Pilot Program...

Early this morning the President signed into law a Continuing Resolution (CR), a short-term  “stopgap” spending bill that extends current...

September 4, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) just announced the opening of the second public comment period on the USDA...

Are you prepared for the 2020 hemp growing season? Many rules, laws and policies have been put in place since the last hemp production...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has created a very helpful infographic for understanding the new 2018 Farm Bill hemp...

As requested by our founding principal and leading hemp expert Courtney N. Moran, LL.M., the USDA granted a 30 day extension to the US...

On November 20, 2019 Oregon hemp advocates Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley submitted a letter to USDA Secretary Purdue outlining...

The USDA released the US Domestic Hemp Production Program Interim Final Rule on October 31, 2019. You can read more about this...

On October 31, 2019 the USDA published the Interim Final Rules (IFR) for Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program....

The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) of the USDA has issued a legal opinion to address questions regarding several of the hemp-related...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the specifics regarding the USDA Farm Bill Listening Session Webinar on hemp...

On February 26, the United States Department of Agriculture held a special Public Hearing on the implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill....