Midwest Hemp Technology Brings More Processing Power to Kansas
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On this week\\u2019s hemp podcast, we talk to Sarah Stephens, CEO of Midwest Hemp Technology, a hemp processing company in Augusta, Kansas, that contracts local farmers to grow hemp grain and fiber to produce hemp seed food and oil, as well as long-strand fiber.
Stephens\\u2019 journey into hemp started with CBD, but she realized that the potential for long-term growth was on the fiber and grain side, especially in Kansas with it\\u2019s ample farmland and existing agriculture infrastructure.
\\u201cI grew for CBD the first two seasons, like 95% of all licenses in Kansas were designated for,\\u201d she said. \\u201cAnd I was going to some of these events and farmers were talking about walking their fields and pulling out males and drip tape. And it just did not equate to what I see as traditional production farming.\\u201d
While overall fiber and grain acreage in the Sunflower State is still relatively low, there is increasing interest among farmers.
Midwest Hemp Technology is one of several hemp processors in Kansas, including South Bend Industrial Hemp and Prairie Band Ag.
Stephens said the Kansas Department of Agriculture is supportive of the hemp program and she gets the sense that the state wants it to succeed, but the department\\u2019s hands are sometimes tied when it comes to regulations.
\\u201cBut I see them advocating for rural changes and easing of restrictions and more commonsense approaches,\\u201d she said.
Midwest Hemp Technology
https://www.midwesthemptech.com/
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News Nuggets
UN report on hemp marks path to an $18 billion global industry
https://hemptoday.net/un-report-on-hemp-marks-path-to-an-18-billion-global-industry/
UN Report on Hemp
https://unctad.org/webflyer/commodities-glance-special-issue-industrial-hemp
Update: SD Hemp Industry Is On The Grow
https://www.yankton.net/community/article_6630eaf8-751c-11ed-923e-8b7e55627eb9.html
Newly formed global hemp body names Australian on inaugural board
https://www.cannabiz.com.au/newly-formed-global-hemp-body-names-australian-to-inaugural-board/
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