Americans for Safe Access
Because of recent regulation changes in Michigan, we have asked Americans for Safe Access to join us at this year’s Expo. The mission of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis (marijuana) for therapeutic use and research. This...
CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act of 2021
When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, it explicitly legalized the sale of hemp and its derivatives such as CBD. Farmers across the nation relied on this government action, and invested considerable time and resources to plant, grow, and market commercial hemp...
USDA Releases Data on Hemp Production
$824 Million is value of 2021 Hemp Production per USDA. Hemp grown for CBD is still outpacing fiber and grain – for now. The infrastructure needs built for processing and fair regulation is needed to allow grain for animal feed. In future years the fiber and grain production will dwarf CBD and other cannabinoids.
HB-5058 Passes
A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled "Food Law" was passed this week. The big takeaway for Hemp is this language: A food or dietary supplement is not adulterated solely because the food or dietary supplement contains or has added to it any quantity of industrial...
The Future of Hemp Grain
Jeff is known for his ‘real life’ experience in the field as a pedigreed Hemp seed grower, and having a strong applied research background providing benchmarks in the hemp industry. Jeff has assisted in the success of producers, Industry and colleagues in the...
Chocolate Nutty CBD Protein Balls
Chocolate Nutty CBD Protein BallsA delicious twist on a Quinoa Ball with chocolate, almond butter and CBD distillate for a healthy protein snack.Servings: 25Ready In: 20 minutesCalories: ?Good For: DessertIntroduction About this RecipeBy: Dave These are great recovery...
COVID and Cannabinoids
Annie Rouse is co-founder and COO of OP Innovates, innovative formulations and sustainable manufacturing company offering improved bioavailability through its patent-pending organic delivery system, Naturia+™. OP Innovates offers Naturia+ in bulk and private/white...
How Carbon Programs Operate
Carbon credits are rapidly developing in the US, and hemp and other specialty crops are especially suited for the challenge of sequestering carbon in US soils. PanXchange’s carbon program is farmer-friendly and uniquely suited for hemp carbon credits. They aim to...
The Hemp Industries Association
Jody has worked for membership nonprofits for more than 20 years, helping organizations to transform in order to better serve their members and their missions. He is passionate about the potential for hemp to bring value to rural communities, help heal the planet, and...
Chia Hemp Seed Oatmeal Cookies
Chia Hemp Seed Oatmeal CookiesThis oatmeal cookie recipe has a healthy twist and tastes terrific!Servings 30Ready In: 30 minutesCalories: 151 kcalGood For: DessertIntroduction About this RecipeBy: Art and the Kitchen Hemp and chia seed Oatmeal cookies are made with...
Scott Colville Crop Insurance
Scott Colville Crop Insurance’s mission is the same today as when Jim Colville started back in 1967: To help farmers sleep better, regardless of what nature throws their way. The Colville family has been insuring crops for small to medium farmers in the Midwest region...
Creating a Reliable Supply Chain of Carbon-Negative Hemp Materials
Heartland Industries is a biotech company that engineers hemp fibers as additives to plastics. Heartland’s hemp additives make plastics stronger, lighter, cheaper, and more sustainable. The Heartland team focuses on creating a reliable supply chain of carbon-negative...
The Results of Varietal Trials
James DeDecker, PhD is the Director of the MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in Chatham, Michigan and a Specialist in the MSU Extension Community, Food and Environment Institute. He earned a BS in Environmental Studies and Anthropology from the...
Cannabinoid Potency Assay Method
Eurofins scientists are leading global experts in hemp and CBD analysis and verification. Eurofins developed the first globally recognized (AOAC) method for testing the potency of hemp. Eurofins scientific teams collaborate to develop innovative, customizable testing...
The Grain and Fiber Side of the Industry
Eric produces the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast. Join us as he shares stories about his summertime travels around the country visiting hemp folks on the grain and fiber side of the industry.
The Good Works of Icon Processors
Icon Processors was founded by Dr. Fabio Rodi after years of first hand experience in witnessing the wellness benefits of all natural plant derivatives, in particular CBD from hemp. Free from many of the side effects of common pharmaceuticals, CBD and other...
CBD Store of Michigan
Rod Glupker owns and operates the CBD Store of Michigan in Fremont, Michigan. The store carries over 60 brands of CBD, most of them grown and manufactured in Michigan, with over 200 different products. CBD Store of Michigan is located at 37 East Main Street, Fremont,...
The Hero Project
Mike Brennan has many talents, one of them being the President of the Hero Project Board of Directors. Anton Harb Jr., a disabled Iraqi War Veteran, is the face of HeroProjectUSA.org. Anton is a retired Army artillery officer who used cannabis to cope with his PTSD,...
The Healthiest Peanut Butter Milkshake
The Healthiest Peanut Butter MilkshakeA fall favorite!Servings 2Ready In: 5 minutesCalories: 458 kcalGood For: BreakfastIntroduction About this RecipeBy: Simply Quinoa This healthy peanut butter milkshake is gluten-free and vegan, and is arguably the tastiest...
Hemp Economics
Beau Whitney is the Founder and Chief Economist at Whitney Economics, a global leader in cannabis and hemp business consulting, data, and economic research. Whitney Economics, LLC is based in Portland, Oregon. Serving an international clientele, Beau is considered one...
The Good Works of Hemp Harvest Works and Bish Enterprises
Andrew Bish is the Founder and CEO of Hemp Harvest Works and COO of Bish Enterprises, based out of Giltner, Nebraska. Keren Gutierrez is the Account Sales Executive for Bish Enterprises. Bish Enterprises is a third-generation harvest equipment manufacturer, founded in...
Protein Pumpkin Pancakes
Protein Pumpkin PancakesA fall favorite!Servings 6Ready In: 45 minutesCalories: 179 per svgGood For: BreakfastIntroduction About this RecipeBy: Real Healthy Recipes Enjoy these tasty pumpkin pancakes without guilt. Made with almond flour and packed with protein from...
Hempcrete Workshop
What is Hempcrete? The Industrial Hemp plant offers two primary types of fiber. The outer bast fiber is the long stringy bark of the stalk. The inner hurd is mostly cellulose. That hurd can be milled to small pieces, mixed with water and lime to create hempcrete....
Hemp Innovation Challenge 2.0
The Hemp Innovation Challenge is an innovation competition designed to accelerate the best future of hemp innovation on earth and beyond by supporting hemp entrepreneurs, students, and others who are launching the world’s most disruptive hemp innovations for people,...