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Hemp growers are calling for certainty from Congress on the next farm bill. The Illinois Hemp Growers Association's vice president, Chris Berry, stresses the importance of knowing the bill's contents to navigate the compliance burdens, which include licensing, harvest sampling protocols, and close contact with the Department of Ag. He believes that the proposed farm bill could ease some of these burdens, especially for fiber and grain growers. However, time is running out as the current farm bill extension will expire in September.
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Hemp growers say they need farm bill certainty from Congress. “Another one-year extension is not going to hurt anything.” Chris Berry, vice president of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association, says their growers need to know what the next farm bill contains more than any others. “The compliance issues.” He says, “That you have to even have a license. That there’s a special license; that there’s a special harvest sampling protocol that you have to follow. That you need to be in close contact with the Department of Ag. There’s a lot more compliance burden.” He tells Brownfield the new farm bill proposals could ease some of those burdens. “One of which is some exemptions for fiber and grain growers.” He says, “It will make the large scale row cropping less burdensome as far as compliance goes. Basically status quo ...
Source: Brownfield Ag
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