Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 7/29/19

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that it will complete the federal rules governing domestic hemp production by August. The agency had previously said in February that it wouldn’t release the final rules until the 2020 growing season. However, states and Native American tribes began to submit their hemp production plans for the USDA to review starting the day after the 2018 Farm Bill was signed. 

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