On this week’s podcast, we continue what appears to be an annual tradition on the show — the Steve Groff Squared episode.

First we talk to Dr. Steve Groff from Groff North America, who made an early yet bold move in the Pennsylvania hemp space by contracting 2,000 acres of fiber hemp in 2019 and also brought the first large scale decorticator — the HempTrain — to the state.

Last year, he made an interesting pivot by applying for and receiving authorization from DEA to grow federally legal cannabis for federally authorized research, drug development, drug manufacturing and export. Groff is also a licensed medical doctor who now specializes in cannabinoid therapy.

Then we check in with Steve Groff, Lancaster County farmer, cover crop pioneer and hemp innovator. He talks about how farmers can overcome the barriers that keep them from implementing soil health practices (hint: it’s the mindset), and what he means when he says “cover crops make good farmers better and bad farmers worse.”

He talks about building his CBD brand Cedar Meadow.Farm and his plans for growing hemp this season, and why he’s not putting in a hemp maze this year. He throws down the gauntlet, challenging other farmers to pick up the hemp maze mantle.

We also talk to Pennsylvania Sen. Judy Schwank about her upcoming hemp legislation giving approval for hemp as a feed for animals in Pennsylvania.

Groff North America https://groffna.com/ Cedow Meadow.Farm https://cedarmeadow.farm/ Senator Schwanks Co-Sponsor Memorandum https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?Chamber=S&SPick=20210&cosponId=37036 Go here for Hemp News Nuggets: https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/podcasts_and_audio/podcast-the-two-steve-groffs-of-pennsylvania-hemp/article_4086a0f9-1124-5de4-b6db-b6260e993957.html

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