Hemp farmers, like everybody else, are caught up in the pandemic shutdown. What kind of financial assistance is available, how do you access it, and who is eligible? We talk to Kristen Nichols from Hemp Industry Daily to find out what your options are.

Then we talk to Lindsay Dawley from Berks County, Pennsylvania, where she and her sister have launched Almanac Planting Co. to “provide farmers with rooted hemp cuttings for consistent female CBD flower production.”  We hear about the greenhouses full of clones, which varieties are available, and what her company is doing to navigate the coronavirus shutdown.

Plus, hemp news nuggets from West Virginia, Alaska, Iceland, Tasmania and more.

Almanac Planting Company www.almanachemp.com www.almanacplanting.co

EMAIL: lindsay@almanacplanting.co

PHONE:‭ (610) 914-0717

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/almanacplantingco/

Help for Hemp Farmer

Quick guide to federal aid available to hemp businesses impacted by coronavirus https://hempindustrydaily.com/federal-aid-available-to-hemp-businesses-due-to-coronavirus/

Help for the Hemp Industry in the COVID-19 Crisis https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/help-for-the-hemp-industry-in-the-covid-77868/

Farmers missing out on small business coronavirus relief package, Congress says https://hempindustrydaily.com/farmers-missing-out-on-small-business-coronavirus-relief-package-congress-says/

News Nuggets

USDA Approves West Virginia's Industrial Hemp Plan https://www.register-herald.com/news/money/usda-approves-west-virginias-industrial-hemp-plan/article_4a6b90a4-8857-549c-bbbb-831cc9fee183.html

France, Italy, Netherlands lead Europe for hemp land use, industry group says https://hempindustrydaily.com/france-italy-netherlands-lead-europe-for-hemp-land-use-industry-group-says/

Icelandic Police Drop Charges Against Hemp Farmers https://www.icelandreview.com/news/icelandic-police-drop-charges-against-hemp-farmers/

Hemp crops can fill gaps from poppy decline in Tasmania https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6686853/law-change-needed-for-hemp-hopes/

Alaska’s hemp industry set to go live through online-only registrations https://hempindustrydaily.com/alaskas-hemp-industry-set-to-go-live-through-online-only-registrations/

DEA removes cannabis drug Epidiolex from controlled substance list https://hempindustrydaily.com/cannabis-drug-epidiolex-no-longer-controlled-substance/

Sponsor National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/

In Memoriam https://www.johnprine.com/