The end of the year is finally here. On this ultimate episode of 2021, we first talk to Erica Stark from the National Hemp Association. She gives her take on the state of the Industry in 2021 and what she’s looking forward to in the year ahead – especially the next Farm Bill.

Then we talk to Marty Clemons from the Southeast Hemp Association. We discuss how the industry will move forward in the new year and why it’s imperative that farmers have a seat at the table as this industry puts itself together. Without farmers there is no hemp industry.

Stay tuned for a new and improved Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast in 2022. We will be widening our focus to include other topics like regenerative ag practices, carbon sequestration, green building and renewable energy, soil health, human health, and a whole lot more.

Happy New Year!

The National Hemp Association

https://nationalhempassociation.org/

The Southeast Hemp Association

https://www.sehemp.org/

5th Annual Industrial Hemp Summit on February 28th and March 1st.

https://www.industrialhempsummit.info/

industrialhempsummit.net

The Good & True

Thegoodandtrue.com

News Nuggets

Minnesota Declares Most Hemp-Derived Consumables Illegal

https://www.ganjapreneur.com/minnesota-declares-most-hemp-derived-consumables-illegal/

Berlin’s Public Transport Company Introduces Edible Hemp Tickets For A ‘Stress-Free Christmas’

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2021/12/22/berlins-public-transport-company-introduces-edible-hemp-tickets-for-a-stress-free-christmas/?sh=2e0877cc6e93

Michigan hemp firm wins USDA grant to advance soil health and carbon research

https://hempindustrydaily.com/michigan-hemp-firm-wins-usda-grant-to-advance-soil-health-and-carbon-research/

Hemp Fiber Processing Infrastructure Makes a Breakthrough in 2021

https://www.hempgrower.com/article/hemp-fiber-processing-infrastructure-makes-breakthrough-2021-year-end-trends/

France Built the World's First Carbon-Negative Public Building. And It's Made of Hemp

https://interestingengineering.com/france-built-the-worlds-first-carbon-negative-public-building-and-its-made-of-hemp

New book looks at 50 hemp building projects around the globe

https://hemptoday.net/new-book-looks-at-50-hemp-building-projects-around-the-globe/

Listen to the Lancaster Farming interview with Hemp Building Pioneer Steve Allin https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/podcasts_and_audio/a-fiber-side-chat-with-steve-allin/article_eab7578c-526d-11ea-9691-0bd8e0db362d.html

Texas Supreme Court agrees to hear case on the legality of smokeable hemp in the state

https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/texas-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-case-on-the-legality-of-smokeable-hemp-in-the-state/Content?oid=27821492

Virginia receives USDA approval to proceed with hemp production plan

https://hempindustrydaily.com/virginia-receives-usda-approval-to-proceed-with-hemp-production-plan/

Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP

https://www.indhemp.com/

Music by Tin Bird Shadow

https://tinbirdshadow.bandcamp.com/album/dot-dot-dot