Delta 8 Compounds and H.B. 4517
iHemp Michigan recently became aware of a state legislative effort to curb the unregulated availability of hemp-derived products containing Delta 8 compounds. This bill package, led by House Bill 4517, has now received its first hearing May 18 in the House Committee...
JOI Guitars creates first-ever acoustic guitar from Hemp Wood
A celebration of farming, industrial AG design and music all done with a vision of environmentalism This guitar's unique story connects to more than just guitar enthusiasts, also to the way many peoples beliefs are shifting to environmentally conscious appreciation...
How To Grow Your Hemp Business Through A Full-Service Banking Relationship
After years of unrealized expectations, it finally looks as though the hemp industry is on an unstoppable train moving full steam ahead. Entrepreneurs who are keeping up with the latest industry news and eye-popping market trends are certainly well-aware of the...
Joe Thiel of Innovate Marquette SmartZone, Hemp Products in Outdoor Recreation Industry
Joe Thiel (“Teal”) is the CEO of Innovate Marquette SmartZone and Executive Director of Invent@nmu. He is a serial entrepreneur and manages and operates every aspect of business from start to scale. Innovate Marquette SmartZone is creating a world-class...
Susan Barnhardt of SHEMP™ on the iHemp Hour
SHEMP™ is an innovative mix of nature's cleverest renewables – WOOL and FIBER HEMP resulting in a USA-produced worsted textile yarn with unique performance, appearance, and environmental properties. The story behind the development of The SHEMP™ Yarn Company Inc....
Ackley Hemp Farms on the iHemp Hour
JD Ackley has developed what has become a full-service hemp field services company. Ackley Hemp Farms has 4 farms in co-op with services including laying white mulch, transplant services, flower harvesting with the HHH 700 (one of only 8 in the US for the 2021...
Earth Day 2021
The last time we gathered physically on Earth Day we paid for our Industrial Hemp Growers Licenses for the first time! Less paperwork this year! It was great to see the members who made it out to Mid Michigan Hemp Supply in Midland. Members came from all points in...
Greg Dean from The Hemp Plastic Company on the iHemp Hour
Greg Dean is Chief Commercial and Operations Officer of The Hemp Plastic Company. Greg has spent a lifetime in materials, with the past 25 years in the plastic vertical where he has globally managed Sales and Business Development, Supply Chain, and Operations. He is...
iHemp Hour is on the road for Earth Day, live from Mid Michigan Hemp Supply in Midland
Earth Day 2019 marked the beginning of growing hemp in Michigan. About 50 iHemp Michigan members were the first to receive their grower and processor handler licenses. 2020, well, there was less going. For Earth Day 2021, we wanted to celebrate. We still must maintain...
Tess Bennett, Editor of Hemp Grower Magazine, shares her insight about the hemp industry on the iHemp Hour
Theresa ("Tess") Bennett, Editor of Hemp Grower magazine. Tess is responsible for driving the editorial direction and running the daily operations of the monthly print magazine, under the leadership of Editorial Director Noelle Skodzinski. She also works with Digital...
Bruce Dietzen, Founder, Carbon Negative Fiber, Renew Sports Cars joins the iHemp Hour
Renew Design (parent of Renew Sports Cars) pursues Henry Ford’s vision of a world where everything possible is made from carbon neutral or negative plant materials… from the cars we drive, to the buildings we live in, to the “meat” we eat. For more information about...
Roger Tambay of FILMORGANIC and James DeDecker, PhD of MSU joins us on the iHemp Hour
Roger Tambay, Co-Founder and Co-President of FILMORGANIC will talk about their biodegradable mulch. FILMORGANIC mulch film is a 3rd-party certified compostable-biodegradable mulch film. After harvest, it is disked into the soil. A few months after disking,...
Kehrt Reyher of HempToday®️ provides global hemp industry news on the iHemp Hour
Kehrt Reyher is founder of HempToday®, and co-founder of the Poland-based Nakło Foundation, which supports environmental protection, entrepreneurship and green industry thought leadership globally; and historical preservation, economic development and tourism at the...
H R 841
Important Action Needed To Move The Industrial Hemp Industry Forward! The industrial hemp revolution is underway, in Michigan and around the country. Our success in the coming months and years to build the hemp economy right here in Michigan requires your help. Right...
Melissa Marsal will share how West Town Bank & Trust can Help People in the Hemp Industry
Melissa is the Chief Operating Officer of West Town Bank & Trust and has been with the Bank for over a decade. In addition to overseeing all aspects of Operations, she’s responsible for helping the Bank build a program uniquely tailored to the challenges of...
Hemp and Lemon Hummus
Hemp and Lemon HummusDelicious dip for parties or just snacking!Servings 12Ready In: 5 minutesCalories: ?Good For: AnytimeIntroduction About this RecipeBy: Harry Delicious and super nutritious, made with a big hemp heart full of love!Ingredients 3/4 cup cooked...
Cooling Summer Bean Salad
Cooling Summer Bean SaladEnjoy this light, healthy and tasty recipe!Servings 4Ready In: 15 minutesCalories: ?Good For: Lunch or DinnerIntroduction About this RecipeBy: Sherry This delicious salad has fennel root and fronds in it. Like celery, the entire fennel plant...
Sean Piccirilli and Gordy Johncock from Cutting Edge Solutions®️ on the iHemp Hour
Cutting Edge Solutions® opened its factory in Santa Rosa, California in 2001. They manufacture premium fertilizers and invigorating supplements for plants as well as source the cleanest inputs, and quality evaluate each batch in its laboratory. The result is a...
Vegan Chocolate Hemp Fudge
Vegan Chocolate Hemp FudgeQuick and super easy vegan fudge recipe loaded with protein and nutrients thanks to hemp milk.Servings 20Ready In: 20 minutesCalories: 176Good For: AnytimeIntroduction About this RecipeBy: Dawn It’s amazing how tasty and delicious this...
Blueberry Hemp Seed Salad
Blueberry Hemp Seed SaladBlueberry hemp seed salad drizzled with a creamy tahini dressing.Servings 2Ready In: 10 minutesCalories: 176Good For: AnytimeIntroduction About this RecipeBy: Karissa A delicious salad with blueberries and hemp seeds.Ingredients Salad 2...
Cole Gibbs from Dama Distributing on the iHemp Hour
After seeing all of the single-use plastic waste being created by the Cannabis and Hemp industries, with no solution in sight, Cole Gibbs founded Dama Distributing to pioneer the development of sustainable hemp plastic and compliant packaging solutions for the...
String Beans á la HempNut
String Beans á la HempNutThis side dish is sure to be a hit!Servings 3 - 4Ready In: 30 minutesCalories: ?Good For: DinnerIntroduction About this RecipeBy: HempNut Cookbook Crisp and bright green, with the satisfying, nutty taste of hempseed!Ingredients 4 cups fresh...
Hip Squares
Hip SquaresIt's hip to be square!Servings 16 squaresReady In: 1 hourCalories: ?Good For: SnacksIntroduction About this RecipeBy: HempNut Cookbook These great little snack squares are perfect for packing in lunch boxes.Ingredients 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup raw pumpkin...
Jen Nelson from Mid Michigan Hemp Supply and Jeff Kostuik from Hemp Genetics International Talk All-Things-Hemp on the iHemp Hour
Jen Nelson is a fervid female hemp industry leader in Michigan, who isn’t new to the value of the hemp plant and its uses. Her dream and passion as a child – and still today – are to help heal the planet and its people. With over 12+ years in the marijuana industry...