This week we give a recap of the 2022 Pennsylvania Hemp Summit Expo that took place in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, April 26 and 27 at the Lancaster County Convention Center.
First we talk to Lancaster Farming's digital content editor Dan Sullivan who covered the event for the newspaper and also emceed the Shark Tank competition.
After the conversation with Dan, we hear Pennsylvania Ag Secretary Russell Redding's opening remarks from the Hemp Summit. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has been very supportive of the hemp industry in Pennsylvania, knowing that the potential for Pennsylvania's farmers and entrepreneurs is huge, but of course it's not without it's challenges.
"We know based on what we have seen around the world, that there is potential in hemp and all of its components," Redding told the crowd. "We said at the very first summit that the Pennsylvania hemp industry is defined by the use of all of the plant. It is the fiber, it is the seed, it is the oil, it's the feed, it's the CBD. It is not a single component of the industry. It is all of the plant. And therein lies our challenge."
The two day hemp expo was a precursor to the full summit to be held in November 2022.
Read Dan Sullivan's Hemp Summit story:
Hemp Summit Offers Hope Amid Challenges
Check out the stories from our recent Industrial Hemp Special Section of Lancaster Farming Newspaper:
Hemp Is a Strong Option for Sequestering Carbon
Most Traditional Farm Machinery Fine for Harvesting Hemp
High Schooler Has Hopes for Hemp
Retting Hemp Fiber From the Stalk
Resources for Hemp Growers and Marketers
Why We Need an Industrial Hemp Exemption [Opinion]
What is the Future of Industrial Hemp?
Hemp in Pennsylvania — Don’t Fence Me In
Pennsylvania’s Family Farmers Shouldn't Miss Out on Cannabis Opportunities [Opinion]
News Nuggets
Hemp structure revealed at Alvernia University's EcoHouse
FDACS Celebrates Two Years of Florida’s Hemp Program
Nation's First Independent Cannabis And Hemp Certification Recognized By Attorneys General Alliance (AGA)