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Hemp has the Power to Impact Our Future, and We’re Doing Something About It

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Mar 18, 2021

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...

DTE Grow Program

Feb 12, 2021

Evergreen Consulting Group, on behalf of DTE, launched an energy efficiency offering specific to indoor grow houses across the DTE service territory in Michigan. This pilot program provides rebates to growers for the installation of high efficiency LED bulbs. In 2021...

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iHemp Michigan In The News

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...

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...

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...

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...

Terry Moran of International Hemp talks about Polish Grain and Fiber Varieties on the iHemp Hour

Terry Moran is VP of Operations and Production for International Hemp, the certified seed provider for the high yielding Polish grain and fiber varieties Henola and Bialobrzeskie. He previously spent three years in the CO Hemp Regulatory Program and is a Certified...

Hunter Buffington of the Hemp Feed Coalition on the iHemp Hour

Hunter Buffington of the Hemp Feed Coalition talks about the research into hemp grain as a nutritional food source. Hemp grain is high in Omega 3, 6 and 9 as well as protein. The hemp cake created by pressing hemp seed oil, as well as the shells from hemp heart...

Gary Schuler of GTF Solutions and Blain Becktold Talk Grain and Fiber Markets on the iHemp Hour

Gary Schuler of GTF Solutions shares an update on market developments for hemp seed cake research by food industry and potential markets. Our own Blain Becktold shares his experiences as he builds out a hemp seed oil product line and begins production of animal...

New Age Laboratories on iHemp Hour

As we continue our education on how to cultivate the best industrial hemp crops we get a bit geeky with the science at times. Scott Wall of NEWAGE Labs educates us sap analysis testing to determine nutrient uptake, soil health and optimized yeild.

James DeDecker of MSU on iHemp Hour

As we work through the second year of growing hemp it is important to collect data to continue building on our knowledge base and optimize yield. "You can't manage what you can't measure," Peter Drucker We will talk about current progress on his many varieties in...

Michigan’s Industrial Hemp Program Director on the iHemp Hour

Gina Alessandri has lead the Industrial Hemp Program in Michigan since the passing of the 2018 US Farm Bill. Her commitment to the needs of farmers has been evident and consistent. On today's show we discuss the Senate Bill 850 which is designed to conform with the...