Optimism Grows for Hemp as Livestock Feed
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On this week\\u2019s hemp podcast, we talk to Morgan Tweet, executive director of the Hemp Feed Coalition, who recently participated in a two-day hemp feed workshop co-hosted by the coalition, Oregon State University and the Hemp Innovation Center.
There was a strong showing of university researchers at the event, along with representatives of FDA\\u2019s Center for Veterinary Medicine and the Association of American Feed Control Officials.
\\u201cWe felt like the best way to have a productive dialog between research, regulators and industry,\\u201d Tweet said, \\u201cwas to bring everyone into one room to review what current research there was, have the discussion about what was needed, and then identify steps forward.\\u201d
Hemp grain was given GRAS (generally regarded as safe) status for human consumption by the FDA many years ago, but it is not federally legal to feed hemp grain to livestock.
Some states, like Montana, have written laws to allow hemp grain to be used in feed for companion animals, but the process to gain widespread approval for hemp as a livestock feed for production animals involves time-consuming and expensive testing, Tweet said.
Hemp grain has an attractive nutritional profile \\u2014 high in protein and amino acids \\u2014 and is often referred to as a superfood, but without opening up the livestock feed markets, hemp grain producers have nowhere to go with their seed cake byproducts after crushing the grain for oil, hampering the growth of the industry.
Tweet said there is reason to be optimistic and pointed to Pennsylvania, where Wenger Feeds was given special permission to market its Chiques Creek Hemp-Fed Eggs within the borders of the state.
Hemp Feed Coalition
https://hempfeedcoalition.org/
Kansas State Study on Hemp Feed
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