Ben Raymond, Head of R&D at Victory Hemp Foods

This week, Lancaster Farming talks to Ben Raymond, food scientist and director of research and development at Victory Hemp Foods in Kentucky, where they make highly functional hemp ingredients for super-nutritious, plant-based foods, such as hemp protein concentrates, hemp seed oils & shelled hemp seeds.

Raymond talks about the unique properties of hemp grain that set it apart from other ingredients, including its protein content and ratio of fatty acids, omega 3-6-9.

Links

Victory Hemp Foods https://www.victoryhempfoods.com/

News Nuggets

This Kentucky Senator is Challenging the Federal THC Limit in Hemphttps://www.hempgrower.com/article/kentucky-sb-113-increase-hemp-thc-limit-1-percent-southworth/

Oregon hemp farmer to lead Farm Bureau’s young growers committee https://hempindustrydaily.com/orgeon-hemp-farmer-to-lead-farm-bureaus-young-growers-committee/

National Hemp Association's Response to Biden-Harris Climate Action Plan https://nationalhempassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/HEMP-AND-THE-US-NATIONAL-CLIMATE-ACTION-PLAN.pdf

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