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Maine agriculture officials announced Wednesday that the state has been given a green light by the USDA to continue managing its own fledgling hemp…

Hemp growers in Maine are concerned that new rules governing the crop could hold back the growth of an industry that is already the largest in New…

Hemp producers from across Maine are asking the federal government to reconsider portions of draft rules governing their industry.Dozens of hemp…

State agriculture officials have sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing concerns that parts of the long-awaited…

Maine's fledgling hemp industry has been anxiously awaiting regulatory guidance from the federal government, and now the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

A few weeks ago, Sheepscot General Store and Farm in Whitefield was making headlines for its innovative "U-pick hemp," a crop that was legalized under the…

The Mills administration is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work swiftly and finalize federal rules guiding states on how they should…

This year, there’s a new crop being harvested in Maine alongside apples, pumpkins and corn — hemp.Recent changes in how the federal government regulates…

The explosive growth in demand for hemp is propelling this crop to new importance in the state. We’ll hear from hemp farmers and learn about the potential…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Lawmakers in Maine have overwhelmingly signed off on a bill designed to make clear that production and sale of hemp-derived food products…