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EPA Seeks Input
The US EPA seeks input into measuring and limiting greenhouses gases in construction The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first opportunities for public input on new programs focused on lower carbon construction materials made possible by a...
Brian Hanna named acting CRA Exec. Dir.
The emerging Cannabis and Industrial Hemp industries have a new "acting" executive director at the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, Brian Hanna. Hanna served as a manager of field operations, inspections, and investigations for five years under Andrew Brisbo. Brisbo is off...
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Hunter Buffington on iHemp Hour
Join us Thursday, May 25th at 5 PM for the iHemp Hour. We catch up with Hunter Buffington. We last spoke with Hunter in her role as director of the Hemp Feed Coalition. Hunter now serves as the director of Agriculture Policy Solutions. Navigating policy and working...
April Hemp Building Event
Thank you to Professor Glenn Wilcox and the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning for hosting our event. We covered a lot of ground over the day. Cody Ley of Hemp 4 Humanity covered the science of building with hemp lime. We even got our hands dirty with...
US Hemp Builders Association Updates with Henry Gage Jr
iHemp Michigan has been a major proponent of hemp for fiber and grain. While grain is taking longer with the research required, we just received great news on the fiber side! Join us as we learn about the ICC decision from the president of the USHBA, Henry Gage, Jr....
Hemp Field Day
Essen Atlas is inviting you to an informal field day to discuss the hemp fiber and seed industry as well as provide the community with insight into what we hope to see in Michigan's future fiber, food, and fuel industries. Panel discussion with Fiber Specialists...
European Hemp Fiber and Grain Seeds
Hana Gabrielová and Robin Destiche of KonopiUS will join us this week. Hana Gabrielová is a 20-year veteran within the hemp industry. In 2010 she founded Hempoint in Europe. Hempoint is involved in many parts of the supply chain – planting seed distribution, farming,...
Talking about Hemp-Lime
We will be joined by Kim Croes and Rachel Berry to talk about the use of Hemp-Lime (hempcrete) in the building. Jacob Waddell of the USHBA will also provide an update on the recent ICC trials. Both Kim and Rachel have hands-on experience building with hemp. On...
ABKO Labs
ABKO Labs is an ISO 17025 certified cannabis testing facility located in Warren, dedicated to providing its clients with accurate results in a prompt manner. Its high-touch service and standards ensure its clients succeed from seed to sale. On the show, ABKO’s Lab...
Financing the Industrial Hemp industry
On this weeks episode of the iHemp Hour we speak with Bob Moore of www.bobmoorefinancing.com in Oklahoma. Bob is an avid fan of the hemp industry and is actively working with companies in the US and Canada. Learn about the unique challenges and what to avoid when...
Homeland Hempcrete
Founded the same year the US Farm Bill legalized the production of industrial hemp, Homeland Hempcrete entered the market utilizing the traditional cast-in-place build method. After years of trial and error, Homeland Hempcrete decided there must be a more effective...
US Hemp Building Association
Jacob Waddell is the Interim Executive Director of the US Hemp Building Association. He has been working with the USHBA for two years. Before this challenge, he has worked for a testing lab, as a musician, as an engineer and program manager in marine and automotive...
Hemp Moving To MRA
Because of recent regulation changes in Michigan with the MRA becoming the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA), and parts of the industrial hemp regulation being moved from MDARD to the CRA, we have Andrew Brisbo, the Executive Director of the MRA on this week’s iHemp...