Resource for Pesticides
Products Added to the Oregon Guide List for Pesticides and Cannabis The guide list was updated August 3, 2021. The intent of the list is to assist growers in distinguishing […]
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NIHC Increases Capabilities with New Staff
Please join us in welcoming Grace Johnson, who will be serving NIHC as Director of Government and Industry Affairs. Grace comes to NIHC from the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA). […]
GUEST COLUMN – A Homegrown Solution to America’s Animal Feed Shortage
By Graham Owens While Americans have only recently started to notice the increased prices of basic food staples like eggs, poultry, meat and milk, the writing has been on the […]
NIHC On The Road Again
Seeing Old Friends and New Members! By Patrick Atagi, NIHC Board Chair This week, I attended the in-person Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) annual meeting in […]
CBD = Supplements + Food?
If you’ve been following our work, you know that we’ve been pushing for commonsense and sensible regulations from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cannabidiol (CBD). And like you, we’ve […]
Hemp Keeps Up Quick Pace
The hemp industry is moving at the speed of change. Our industry has faced its own unique set of challenges since the passage of the 2018 farm bill and these […]
Update on CBD Legislation
NIHC Position on Latest Developments As you may have heard, Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) re-introduced their bill to designate hemp and all hemp-derived ingredients, including cannabidiol […]
USDA Interim Rule Provides Needed Guidance for the U.S. Hemp Industry
By: Christopher Strunk, Mackenzie Schoonmaker, and Lucy Infeld The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) has released a draft of its interim final rule (the “interim rule”) establishing the […]
FTC Issues Warning Letters on CBD Health Claims
By Lauren Hopkins and Christopher Strunk On September 10, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent warning letters to three companies selling oils, tinctures, capsules, gummies and creams containing […]
Senators Push for Hemp Regulations to be Farmer Friendly
Washington, D.C. – When the US Senate Committee on Agriculture held its first hearing to discuss the nascent hemp industry, there were a lot of questions asked to delve into […]
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