5 articles tagged with "agriculture"
ProductsCannabis cultivators are eliminating the vegetative growth phase entirely, flipping plants directly into flowering to maximize annual yields despite smaller individual harvests.
CultureThe Old Farmer's Almanac included cannabis cultivation tips this year, though editor Carol Connare notes hemp has appeared in the 234-year-old publication before during legal periods.
LegislationRep. Glenn Thompson released a 2026 Farm Bill draft maintaining the hemp program while promising to reduce regulatory requirements for cultivators, setting up negotiations with the Senate.
LegislationIndiana House rejected an amendment that would have allowed 3-10 farmers to cultivate marijuana seeds with geographic distribution requirements, continuing the state's resistance to cannabis reform.
LegislationHouse Agriculture Committee Chairman GT Thompson is pushing to delay February's hemp THC ban, joining farmers who warn the restrictions will devastate rural economies built around the legal hemp industry since 2018.
