Hemp

How Cultivating CBD Hemp Plants Differs from Industrial Hemp Cultivation

There is a lot of misinformation everywhere about CBD hemp and Industrial Hemp. Most articles online state that CBD is also derived from industrial hemp. It’s true that industrial hemp has thousands of different uses but CBD hemp is a totally different species of the hemp plant. In this article, we get rid of this confusion by showing you how cultivating CBD hemp differs from Industrial hemp.

Cultivating industrial Hemp

Hemp may be rebound crop Florida growers need as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on agriculture

'A new alternative crop for many years to come'

Florida farmers are hoping the state's new hemp program will help them rebound from a virus-sullen growing season.

Lawmakers signed off of the growing and sale of hemp last year. Since then, farmers have been waiting for the completion of rulemaking and federal approval for months. They received it late last week. Florida is now slated to start accepting applications for industrial hemp growing licenses Monday.

During COVID-19 Crisis, Hemp Could See Resurgence as America's Best Wartime Crop

Before it ends, the coronavirus crisis described by the U.S. government as "our Pearl Harbor moment" will likely kill hundreds of thousands of Americans while the nation sinks further into recession, if not a full-blown depression. Small businesses will shutter. Hourly workers will become homeless. Unemployment will continue to soar, exposing a fragile system left in place after decades of globalization.