iHemp Hour Shows
The iHemp Hour was our way to collaborate and learn as we began to develop the industrial hemp industry in Michigan. With well over 100 conversations over the years, we have covered every aspect from seed to sale. Use this resource as a tool to dive deep into hemp. Rough transcripts have been generated for each show, allowing you to search for the content you need.
While we are off our regular schedule of hosting shows, from time to time we will tackle an important topic. The newest episodes will be at the top. Let us know if there is a topic we should cover.
ReBlocks Goes Hemp Infused- These are not Lincoln Logs
Louis Hard & Adam Dietrich join us for our IHemp Hour to tell us about this ingenious building block. ReBlocks is a Denver, CO based building block company that has been in the US for 1 year. Prior to that, these blocks were used in South America for tiny home builds an…
Hemp Building Future! Learn about Hempcrete and more!
Dawn Schultz & Eric McKee of the US Hemp Building Association will bring us up to speed on the emerging hemp building industry.
Morris Beegle and Eric Streenstra on the iHemp Hour
Morris and Eric updated us on their NoCo Summer Solstice Expo and the state of the industrial hemp industry.
Jonathan Miller of US Hemp Roundtable
Let me introduce you to Jonathan Miller of Frost Brown Todd Attorneys. Jonathan was instrumental in driving legislation to legalize industrial hemp in the United States. He serves as general counsel to the US Hemp Roundtable, a leading industrial hemp trade association.
Hemp Plant Cloning on iHemp Hour
Dave drove up to Traverse City to buy a few plants and have Michael do a show and tell on plant cloning. Hope you enjoy the show!
iHemp Hour Gina Alessandri of MDARD and Senator Dan Lauwers
We enjoyed a visit with Michigan’s leaders in the emerging industrial hemp industry. Gina Alessandir of Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was instrumental in getting the 2019 growing season going. Senator Dan Lauwers began the legislation as a S…
iHemp Hour – Finance & Fiber
Gary Schuler, from GTF, updates his efforts to develop the hemp fiber supply chain and his processing equipment that makes hemp fiber small and dry enough for existing injection molded plastics.
Insurance for Hemp Growers on iHemp Hour
On the April 30th show we talk about insurance options available for hemp production.
Security & Soil Health Discussed on iHemp Hour
On this weeks episode we visited with Jason McCausey of MR Group LLC.
Crop Scout Christie also joined us to dig deep into soil health.
Hemp Plants & Germination on iHemp Hour
Two iHemp Michigan members, Jen Nelson of Mid Michigan Hemp Supply and Eric Kietzer of Kietzer Farms provided in field reports and show and tell. You can watch the full episode below.
COVID-19 Relief Options Discussed on iHemp Hour
Our first iHemp Hour, inspired by the COVID lockdown. We discuss options for financial help.
iHemp Hour Launches with Critical COVID-19 Relief Guidance for Farmers
For the debut of our new weekly webinar, iHemp Michigan brought in an expert to help farmers navigate the complex new COVID-19 relief programs. Our Government & Industry Liaison, Blaine Bechtold, a USDA veteran, breaks down the vital details of the PPP and EIDL programs…