Uzbekistan returns to its roots with cannabis cultivation July 23, 2020 AggregatedNews Uzbekistan 0 Comments Hemp uses less water than cotton, a fact that should excite farmers in the rapidly desiccating region. Central Asia has a great climate for growing marijuana. The cannabis plant, which is indigenous to the region, blankets hillsides and reveals itself… Read More→
UVA Completes First Hemp Harvest with Success October 31, 2017 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News 0 Comments CHARLOTTESVILLE — The University of Virginia has completed its first successful harvest of hemp plants in collaboration with a private plant biotechnology company. The harvest — coming after the first year of a three-year, $1.1 million sponsored research agreement between U.Va.… Read More→
Virginia Sees First Hemp Harvest in Decades November 16, 2016 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News 0 Comments Among the many crops grown on Glenn Rodes’ family farm in Rockingham County this summer was one that hasn’t been cultivated in Virginia for decades, but which may have a chance at a comeback now thanks to a slow shift… Read More→