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Hemp Building Materials Clear Hurdle for Inclusion in U.S. Building Codes
This week in New York, the International Code Council (ICC) approved Hemp-lime (Hempcrete), Proposal_RB316-22 for the International Residential Code (IRC). This is the first step toward the ICC’s formal adoption of hempcrete as an officially recognized residential...
Governor Whitmer Executive Order
On February 11, 2022, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Reorganization Order 2022-1, assigning the regulation of processing, distributing, and selling hemp to the soon-to-be-renamed Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA). On April 13, 2022, the ERO will go into effect and...
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ABKO Labs
ABKO Labs is an ISO 17025 certified cannabis testing facility located in Warren, dedicated to providing its clients with accurate results in a prompt manner. Its high-touch service and standards ensure its clients succeed from seed to sale. On the show, ABKO’s Lab...
Financing the Industrial Hemp industry
On this weeks episode of the iHemp Hour we speak with Bob Moore of www.bobmoorefinancing.com in Oklahoma. Bob is an avid fan of the hemp industry and is actively working with companies in the US and Canada. Learn about the unique challenges and what to avoid when...
Homeland Hempcrete
Founded the same year the US Farm Bill legalized the production of industrial hemp, Homeland Hempcrete entered the market utilizing the traditional cast-in-place build method. After years of trial and error, Homeland Hempcrete decided there must be a more effective...
US Hemp Building Association
Jacob Waddell is the Interim Executive Director of the US Hemp Building Association. He has been working with the USHBA for two years. Before this challenge, he has worked for a testing lab, as a musician, as an engineer and program manager in marine and automotive...
Hemp Moving To MRA
Because of recent regulation changes in Michigan with the MRA becoming the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA), and parts of the industrial hemp regulation being moved from MDARD to the CRA, we have Andrew Brisbo, the Executive Director of the MRA on this week’s iHemp...
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...
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...
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...