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Brian Hanna named acting CRA Exec. Dir.
The emerging Cannabis and Industrial Hemp industries have a new "acting" executive director at the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, Brian Hanna. Hanna served as a manager of field operations, inspections, and investigations for five years under Andrew Brisbo. Brisbo is off...
Hemp Field Day
Essen Atlas is inviting you to an informal field day to discuss the hemp fiber and seed industry as well as provide the community with insight into what we hope to see in Michigan's future fiber, food, and fuel industries. Panel discussion with Fiber Specialists...
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Hemp Economics
Beau Whitney is the Founder and Chief Economist at Whitney Economics, a global leader in cannabis and hemp business consulting, data, and economic research. Whitney Economics, LLC is based in Portland, Oregon. Serving an international clientele, Beau is considered one...
The Good Works of Hemp Harvest Works and Bish Enterprises
Andrew Bish is the Founder and CEO of Hemp Harvest Works and COO of Bish Enterprises, based out of Giltner, Nebraska. Keren Gutierrez is the Account Sales Executive for Bish Enterprises. Bish Enterprises is a third-generation harvest equipment manufacturer, founded in...
Hempcrete Workshop
What is Hempcrete? The Industrial Hemp plant offers two primary types of fiber. The outer bast fiber is the long stringy bark of the stalk. The inner hurd is mostly cellulose. That hurd can be milled to small pieces, mixed with water and lime to create hempcrete....
Hemp Innovation Challenge 2.0
The Hemp Innovation Challenge is an innovation competition designed to accelerate the best future of hemp innovation on earth and beyond by supporting hemp entrepreneurs, students, and others who are launching the world’s most disruptive hemp innovations for people,...
North Dakota’s First Hemp Testing Laboratories
Leveraging her deep industry knowledge of Federal regulations, testing operations, and software innovation, Kia Mikesh helped establish Adams Independent Testing as one of the first hemp testing laboratories in the state of North Dakota. Under her guidance, AIT has...
Dr. Fabio Rodi and Cristina Cecchetti of Icon Processors Discusses the Wellness Benefits of All-Natural Plant Derivatives
Icon Processors was founded by Dr. Fabio Rodi after years of first-hand experience in witnessing the wellness benefits of all-natural plant derivatives, in particular CBD from hemp. Free from many of the side effects of common pharmaceuticals, CBD and other...
Jordan Hinshaw from GreenTek Planet talks Hemptensils™ and other Hemp containers on the iHemp Hour
"Everyday, we acknowledge the Bigger Picture. 15% of all Carbon Emissions and 10+ Million tons of waste are produced per year from petroleum plastics, much of which ends up in the ocean. At this rate, a giant, Godzilla-like Plastic Monster is destined to come to shore...
“Creating a Sustainable World with the Comeback Crop” – All Things Midwest iHemp Expo on this week’s iHemp Hour
Join Dave, Mike and Blain as they share what's in store at this year's Expo on the iHemp Hour. Over 30 speakers from industry, government and academia and 20 hours of content in the Viridis Labs Auditorium and iHemp Michigan Auditorium. We were also joined by Mark...
Jody McGinness from the Hemp Industries Association wants to make your experience in the hemp industry as profitable and problem-free as possible
Jody McGinness will discuss HIA's mission on today's iHemp Hour. The mission of the Hemp Industries Association is to advance the hemp economy and educate the market for the benefit of our members, the public, and the planet. The HIA and HIA Members: Educate the...
Jamie Campbell Petty, Executive Director of the Midwest Hemp Council discusses gaps in supply chain, smokable hemp and farmer-friendly regs
We have our good friend Jamie Campbell Petty, the Executive Director of the Midwest Hemp Council on this week's iHemp Hour! Midwest Hemp Council's mission is to act as a credible information center, a trusted policy advocate and a dedicated trade organization for the...
Gregoire Michaud and Todd Welch of Viridis Labs discuss ways to collaborate to further education and best practices in the industrial hemp industry
On this iHemp Hour, we are discussing the need to educate both legislation and the marketplace about hemp and hemp products. Plus, we need sets of best practices to establish trust and maintain safety. Our guests, Gregoire Michaud and Todd Welch of Viridis Labs are...