Mid-Atlantic Grower
Pritchard working to build credibility in regional hemp industry
CAMBRIDGE, Md. — As Delmarva’s industrial hemp industry heats up, Barry Pritchard said he hopes to offer one thing to farmers from his expanding Eastern Shore hemp lab — legitimacy.The veteran scientist, who operates out of Dorchester County’s small...
Pritchard working to build credibility in regional hemp industry
CAMBRIDGE, Md. — As Delmarva’s industrial hemp industry heats up, Barry Pritchard said he hopes to offer one thing to farmers from his expanding Eastern Shore hemp lab — legitimacy.The veteran scientist, who operates out of Dorchester County’s small...
Straw: ‘We learned it takes a lot of money’
CHRISTIANBURG, Va. — The excitement over growing industrial hemp and the reality of doing it are coming together in Virginia this first year of farmers being able to grow it legally.John Straw, head grower for TruHarvest Farms here, shared some of...
Pickel addresses Pa.’s position concerning hemp
HERSHEY, Pa. — At the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s annual meeting in mid-November, Sarah Pickel, coordinator of Pennsylvania’s hemp program, reviewed the background of hemp production along with the requirements and progress of Pennsylvania’s current...
Pa. Farm Bureau examines state’s labor needs
CAMP HILL, Pa. — While the need to reform agricultural labor remains a priority for agriculture, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act bill currently in the U.S. House of Representatives has raised concerns.As the bill advanced to the House Judiciary...
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