News & Articles

A Michigan woman with severe chemical sensitivities is getting a lifeline: Hemp for Humanity has launched the Canary Homes project to build her a 1,010 sq ft hempcrete home—the first in a planned series of healthy housing solutions for the estimated 7 million Americans now suffering from conditions like Long COVID, ME, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. With zero VOCs, natural mold resistance, and a $250,000 fundraising goal, this collaboration between hemp advocates and building biologists could revolutionize accessible housing.

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We encourage interested growers who are willing to share their experiences producing industrial hemp in the region, especially women, members of underrepresented communities, and veteran farmers to contact Dr. Elizabeth Long

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USDA-NIFA Supplemental and Alternative Crops (SAC) grant, industrial hemp fiber and grain producers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin can submit hemp samples to the University of Illinois Plant Clinic in 2023-25 for pest and disease identification at no charge.

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In April, we proudly announced our collaboration with prominent organizations in the hemp industry, namely the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and the National Industrial Hemp Council (NIHC), alongside Morris Beegle and We. Are. For. Better. Alternatives (WAFBA), on the development of essential policy priorities for the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.

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Hunter Buffington reveals a major breakthrough: hemp seed meal and oil are now approved for chickens and horses in Kentucky and Texas—but warns that Colorado’s recent 39-amendment legislative disaster could pull full-spectrum products off shelves nationwide. With the Farm Bill on the horizon, the hemp industry faces a critical choice: show up, speak up, and vote with your dollars—or watch others write the rules.

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For the first time ever, 31 hemp organizations have united behind a comprehensive 2023 Farm Bill strategy—and U.S. Hemp Roundtable General Counsel Jonathan Miller says constituent engagement this summer is critical to success. Learn how a $10/month membership gives you insider access and tools to advocate for CBD regulation, farmer relief, and banking access.

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We learned from hemp building expert Cody Ley and professor Glenn Wilcox about alternative building materials like hemp-lime and fungi.

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University of Michigan architecture professor Glenn Wilcox is pushing the boundaries of sustainable design by growing furniture from mycelium and hemp. In this episode, he reveals how a 14-month sailing journey inspired his shift to bio-based materials—and why the next generation of designers is clamoring to learn these revolutionary techniques. Plus: Texas approves hemp livestock feed, and a federal bribery investigation rocks Lansing.

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Chase Hubbard of The Jacobsen (now Fast Markets) returns to iHemp Hour with a surprising perspective: despite frustrations, hemp is developing faster than almost any commodity crop in history. This episode covers biofuels, automotive applications, the Delta-8 regulatory mess, animal feed barriers, and why Michigan growers should consider whether the USDA program offers a better path forward—plus the launch of iHemp Michigan’s new building workshops and a tribute to the late Rob Roebar.

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Morris Beegle previews the NoCo Hemp Expo’s move to the legendary Broadmoor Resort and reveals that hemp associations are uniting behind a single Farm Bill platform by month’s end. With 20 new fiber processors coming online, load-bearing hemp blocks hitting the market, and Victory Hemp securing game-changing protein patents, 2023 could be the year industrial hemp finally breaks through—if the industry can speak with one voice.

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