Practical Advice for Hemp Farmers in the Shutdown

Published: April 8, 2020, 8:59 p.m.

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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 \\u201cprovide farmers with rooted hemp cuttings for consistent female CBD flower production.\\u201d\\xa0 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:\\u202d (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\\u2019s 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/

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