Lansing Media Rountable

Lansing Media Rountable

Media Roundtable in Lansing Launches Conversations Leaders discuss 2019 Michigan hemp crop Michigan growers and manufacturers declare 2019 successful learning opportunity The leading statewide trade association representing industrial hemp today hosted a roundtable to...
Hemponomics 101 Frankenmuth

Hemponomics 101 Frankenmuth

The iHemp Michigan team networked and learned at the Southern Hemp Expo this weekend. Come to our Hemponomics 101 event this Thursday in Frankenmuth to get up to speed on the rapidly growing hemp industry. Jeremy from Alliance Analytical will be speaking about the...
Lapeer Hemponomics 101

Lapeer Hemponomics 101

A small group of about twenty gathered in Lapeer to discuss industrial hemp. Special thanks to John who cooked hemp heart encrusted chicken, potatoes, roasted vegetables and apple fritter type of dessert! We did more than enjoy the food though. Dave discussed the who,...
Lapeer Hemponomics 101

Hemponomics 101

Hemponomics 101 – a primer iHemp Michigan was launched prior to the passing of the 2018 US Farm Bill and the timing of our first event couldn’t have been better in January 2019. Since then we have hosted events in St Johns, Bad Axe, and Lansing. For the...
Industrial Hemp Expo

Industrial Hemp Expo

Midwest iHemp Expo January 10 & 11, 2020 All about Industrial Hemp in one setting to learn and plan for a successful 2020! As hundreds of farmers around Michigan plant industrial hemp for the first time, we are all in a process of learning. iHemp Michigan was...
MDARD Update on 2019 Michigan Grow

MDARD Update on 2019 Michigan Grow

This has been an exciting year for hemp in Michigan! Michigan was poised to take advantage of the 2018 US Farm Bill with the legislation passed in 2014, so we are off and running! MDARD released their Industrial Hemp Ag Pilot Program for the 2019 season and report...

MSU Bulletin on Industrial Hemp

MSU Extension has recently released an introductory bulletin about growing industrial hemp in Michigan, E3402 Industrial Hemp Production in Michigan.  This effort has been led by Dr. Kurt Thelen.  Other people involved in this effort are; Chris DiFonzo, Erin Burns,...
USDA Issues First Certification for Organic Hemp

USDA Issues First Certification for Organic Hemp

While many turn to CBD to avoid the many side effects of traditional medicine, you have to wonder what is in the CBD your buying. There have been many well-covered studies that show that CBD product labeling falls well short of the mark. Who can you trust?...
USDA Plant Variety Protection

USDA Plant Variety Protection

USDA Now Accepting Applications of Seed-Propagated Hemp for Plant Variety Protection The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) will start accepting applications of seed-propagated hemp for plant variety...