LANCASTER, Pa. — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding opened the 2022 Pennsylvania Hemp Summit today, welcoming nearly 100 hemp growers and entrepreneurs to the conference and trade show. There, he highlighted nearly $1 million in Wolf Administration investments strengthening the commonwealth’s hemp industry. “Industrial hemp is an economic driver delivering innovative approaches to everyday challenges,” said […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF/IFAS wrapped up the two-year Industrial Hemp Pilot Project with guidance that hemp may be a viable commodity for Florida growers in the future, with caution for economic and environmental challenges. The pilot project at UF/IFAS began in the spring of 2019 after federal and state legislation established an industrial hemp pilot […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. – More South Carolina farmers are applying for permits to grow industrial hemp and Clemson University researchers believe applying best management practices can result in higher quality and increase profits. Brian Ward, an organic vegetable specialist and assistant professor at the Coastal Research and Education Center (REC), gave an update on the South Carolina hemp […]

BLANDON, Pa. — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Governor’s Advisory Commission for Latino Affairs Executive Director Luz Colon today visited a vaccine clinic at Giorgio Mushrooms in Berks County where more than 600 farmworkers received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The clinic was available through a mobile vaccine and testing unit operated in […]

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — With all of Pennsylvania’s essential agriculture industry now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding today visited with two vaccine providers in Adams County. The Adams County-WellSpan Health Joint Community COVID-19 Vaccination Site, which serves the community at large, and Keystone Health, whose mission is to serve the unique needs of […]