/tags/hemp Hemp en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-01-09/a-vt-company-plans-to-process-industrial-hemp-their-first-challenge-convincing-farmers-to-grow-it Over the past year, a pair of cousins bought two vacant industrial properties in Vermont. And they believe they have the right business to bring new life to the spaces: Processing industrial hemp. But to be successful, the cousins will need more farmers to grow the crop. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-01-09/a-vt-company-plans-to-process-industrial-hemp-their-first-challenge-convincing-farmers-to-grow-it Henry Epp /the-frequency/2021-05-19/hemp-after-the-hype The state of Vermont’s hemp industry. Plus, declining COVID-19 cases, a possible rate increase for Burlington Electric, and a new president at Northernâ€� Wed, 19 May 2021 08:35:00 GMT /the-frequency/2021-05-19/hemp-after-the-hype Henry Epp, Mark Davis, Anna Van Dine /programs/2020-01-28/milk-hemp-hay-and-more-live-at-the-2020-vermont-farm-show What do new national trade deals mean for Vermont's dairy industry? Was last year's hemp harvest a boom or bust for Vermont growers? Vermont Editionâ€� Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:37:13 GMT /programs/2020-01-28/milk-hemp-hay-and-more-live-at-the-2020-vermont-farm-show Jane Lindholm, Matthew F Smith, Lydia Brown /vpr-news/2020-01-22/homegrown-kimball-brook-farm-confronts-harsh-realities-of-the-dairy-business Kimball Brook Farm is no longer in the milk business. The family-owned organic dairy sold many of its cows and halted production at its bottling plantâ€� Wed, 22 Jan 2020 12:13:14 GMT /vpr-news/2020-01-22/homegrown-kimball-brook-farm-confronts-harsh-realities-of-the-dairy-business John Dillon /programs/2019-11-05/what-new-federal-hemp-regulations-mean-for-vermont-growers The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week released a new set of interim rules for how hemp plants will be regulated under federal law. The rules comeâ€� Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:01:09 GMT /programs/2019-11-05/what-new-federal-hemp-regulations-mean-for-vermont-growers Jane Lindholm, Matthew F Smith, April Qian /vpr-news/2019-11-03/vermont-hemp-growers-processors-look-back-on-a-season-of-lessons-learned The number of people who grew hemp in Vermont this year more than doubled, and with a steep increase like that, there have been some growing pains amongâ€� Mon, 04 Nov 2019 01:33:00 GMT /vpr-news/2019-11-03/vermont-hemp-growers-processors-look-back-on-a-season-of-lessons-learned Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2019-08-22/yes-you-can-smoke-hemp-and-yes-its-gaining-popularity When Congress legalized hemp farming at the end of last year, CNN’s Harmeet Kaur wrote: â€�... if you try to smoke hemp, you'll probably just end up with aâ€� Thu, 22 Aug 2019 20:59:43 GMT /vpr-news/2019-08-22/yes-you-can-smoke-hemp-and-yes-its-gaining-popularity Emily Corwin /programs/2019-08-02/like-a-gold-rush-vermonts-booming-summer-hemp-crop The acres of hemp being grown in Vermont, as well as the number of people registered to grow or process the crop in the state, have all more than doubledâ€� Fri, 02 Aug 2019 20:20:42 GMT /programs/2019-08-02/like-a-gold-rush-vermonts-booming-summer-hemp-crop Jane Lindholm, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2019-05-31/vermont-hemp-industry-ready-to-grow-as-state-and-feds-seek-to-finalize-regulations There’s still some uncertainty around the federal and the state rules that regulate hemp â€� but as the market for CBD oil grows, there’s a lot ofâ€� Fri, 31 May 2019 14:26:15 GMT /vpr-news/2019-05-31/vermont-hemp-industry-ready-to-grow-as-state-and-feds-seek-to-finalize-regulations Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2018-12-12/farm-bill-compromise-expands-safety-net-for-smaller-dairy-farms The U.S. House voted Wednesday afternoon to pass a compromise farm bill that boosts protections for smaller-sized dairy farms.The bill, which revamps anâ€� Wed, 12 Dec 2018 22:12:19 GMT /vpr-news/2018-12-12/farm-bill-compromise-expands-safety-net-for-smaller-dairy-farms John Dillon