This week on the hemp podcast we talk to George Overbey and Nick Strawn, executives from the Texas-based hemp start-up Delta Ag, who tell us about hemp in the Lone Star State. In 2021 the company contracted ten thousand acres of hemp in Texas, Colorado and Kentucky.

While most hemp companies will usually pick which side of the industry they want to play in — grain and fiber or cannabinoids — Delta has taken a unique approach by planting what they call tri-crop varieties which allow them to harvest fiber and grain for industrial and food purposes and also flower for the CBD market.

Overbey and Strawn describe how their previous work in the oil and gas industry has set them up for success in hemp. They talk about Delta Ag’s processing facilities, how they structure their contracts and payments to farmers, and their commitment to regenerative ag practices.

Delta Ag

https://deltaag.com/

News Nuggets

The Importance of Yeast and Mold Testing in the Hemp Industry

https://blog.uvm.edu/outcropn/2021/11/02/the-importance-of-yeast-and-mold-testing-in-the-hemp-industry/

Could hemp be the next dietary hit?

https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/19705846.hemp-next-dietary-hit/

Idaho begins accepting applications for hemp production

https://www.postregister.com/farmandranch/crops/miscellaneous/idaho-begins-accepting-applications-for-hemp-production/article_d76ef298-8782-5c2e-b67a-703981589770.html

Idaho State Department of Agriculture Hemp Program

https://agri.idaho.gov/main/hemp/

Can industrial hemp become a sustainable building material? These private investors think so

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-industrial-hemp-become-a-sustainable-building-material-these-private-investors-think-so-11636482579

Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP

https://www.indhemp.com/