Hemp Archives - Specialty Crop Industry https://specialtycropindustry.com/category/hemp/ Vegetable and Specialty Crop News Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:14:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 116110416 Cover Crops Part of Management Strategy for Nematodes https://specialtycropindustry.com/cover-crops-part-of-management-strategy-for-nematodes/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:45:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=22856 By Clint Thompson A multi-pronged approach to nematode management remains the best approach for Florida specialty crop producers. Johan Desaeger, assistant professor of entomology and nematology at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, discussed nematode management during the recent Citrus and Specialty Crop Expo in Tampa, Florida. “It just ...

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]]> 22856 N.C. State to Host Fiber Hemp Meeting https://specialtycropindustry.com/n-c-state-to-host-fiber-hemp-meeting/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=22768 North Carolina specialty crop growers interested in producing hemp should make plans to attend a fiber hemp interest meeting on Thursday, Aug. 24, from 9 a.m. to noon. The meeting will be held at the Mangum Community Building, 5838 Grassy Island Road, Mount Gilead, North Carolina, 27306. The half-day field day will focus on industrial hemp fiber, highlighting field production, ...

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]]> 22768 Survey Says: Growers to Use Cover Crops Even If Not Incentivized https://specialtycropindustry.com/survey-says-growers-to-use-cover-crops-even-if-not-incentivized/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=22723 Cash incentives have spurred some growers to implement cover crops as part of their farming operations. But a recent survey has shown, after those incentives from cash or crop insurance discounts go away, producers are prone to stick with the process. In a U.S. Department of Agriculture interview, Rob Myers, director of the MU Center for Regenerative Agriculture at the ...

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]]> 22723 Alabama Producers Switching to Fiber Hemp https://specialtycropindustry.com/alabama-producers-switching-to-fiber-hemp/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=22713 By Clint Thompson Hemp production has hit a crossroads in Alabama this year. The number of hemp producers in the state has decreased dramatically since when the crop was first produced. However, more growers are starting to transition to producing the crop for fiber hemp instead of floral hemp. Katelyn Kesheimer, Auburn University assistant professor and Extension specialist, discussed the ...

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]]> 22713 Alabama Hemp Production: Active Group of About 75 Growers https://specialtycropindustry.com/alabama-hemp-production-active-group-of-about-75-growers/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=21548 By Clint Thompson Alabama’s hemp meetings this winter generated interest among returning growers and those hoping to produce the crop for the first time. Katelyn Kesheimer, Auburn University assistant professor and Extension specialist, discussed the state of the industry, which attracted between 10 and 30 growers at five different meetings in January. “We definitely have a much smaller but more ...

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]]> 21548 USDA NASS Conducting Hemp Survey https://specialtycropindustry.com/usda-nass-conducting-hemp-survey/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:30:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=20957 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting a hemp survey. It sent out the Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry to almost 1,600 growers across the Southeast, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. This followed NASS’s 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production survey. Like the 2021 questionnaire, this year’s survey will collect information on the total planted ...

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]]> 20957 State of Alabama Hemp Production https://specialtycropindustry.com/state-of-alabama-hemp-production/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=20811 By Clint Thompson Alabama hemp meetings begin next week across the state. Katelyn Kesheimer, Auburn University assistant professor and Extension specialist, talked about the state of the industry. “We’re in the process of the medical marijuana license application period. I think that’s going to change the landscape a little bit. A lot of hemp growers got into it to learn ...

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]]> 20811 Alabama Hemp Meetings Beneficial to Long-Term Sustainability of Crop https://specialtycropindustry.com/alabama-hemp-meetings/ Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:30:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=20778 By Clint Thompson Alabama’s hemp producers and industry leaders should make plans to attend one of the scheduled hemp meetings in January. Katelyn Kesheimer, Auburn University assistant professor and Extension specialist, believes these meetings – which are scheduled throughout the state – are beneficial to the long-term sustainability of the crop. “It allows us to get a lot of growers ...

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]]> 20778 Alabama Extension to Host Annual Hemp Production Meetings https://specialtycropindustry.com/alabama-extension-to-host-annual-hemp-production-meetings/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:30:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=20667 Alabama hemp producers should mark their calendars for 2023, as Alabama Extension will host a series of five industrial hemp meetings for new and seasoned growers in January. Growers should plan to attend just one meeting since all meetings will follow the same agenda. All new producers are strongly encouraged to attend. The meeting will cover the 2023 hemp season ...

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]]> 20667 Hemp License Applications Available from Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries https://specialtycropindustry.com/hemp-license-applications-available-from-alabama-department-of-agriculture-and-industries/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:15:00 +0000 https://specialtycropindustry.com/?p=20288 Alabama farmers interested in producing hemp have until Nov. 30 to apply for an industrial hemp license from the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI). Applications will only be accepted online through the Kelly Registration System (KRS) at https://agi.alabama.gov/hemp/formsandapplications/. The Alabama Legislature passed the Alabama Industrial Hemp Research Program Act, Section 2-8-380 Code of Alabama 1975 in 2016, tasking ...

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