JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Farming comes with all kinds of challenges. Not enough rain, too much rain, harmful insects and something Rogue Valley farmers have become all too familiar with: smoke. “It’s ready to be harvested. There’s no smoke smell to ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– Harvest season is arriving for two major industries in the Rogue Valley. With thousands of pounds of fruit and hemp that need to be picked in the coming weeks, many hands are required. However, with the pandemic, there ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — Rules regarding industrial hemp cultivation could be changed soon in Siskiyou County. The board of supervisors is holding a public hearing tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. for the proposed ordinance. Recommendations include confining cultivation to 40-acres or ...
Ore. — The Oregon Liquor Control Commission is raising the allowable THC levels in certain hemp products. The OLCC raised the THC per container potency levels to 50 milligrams for hemp concentrates, extracts and tinctures. The change goes into effect ...
WHITE CITY, Ore. — Hemp leaders and community members from across southern Oregon gathered in White City Saturday to discuss proposed federal regulations for the crop. A number of local hemp leaders discussed the USDA’s proposed hemp regulations and how ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Local hemp farmers are applauding a request by Oregon Senators to change some federal regulations for the crop. The requested changes would extend the timeline for testing, remove the requirement that labs be DEA registered, as ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Local employers have been fined nearly over $800,000 for safety violations at a hemp processing facility. The Oregon State Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said five employers were using a condemned building in the Murphy ...
WHITE CITY, Ore.– The first hemp education center of its kind on the West Coast has found its home in southern Oregon. The Triminator’s Oregon Education Center is located in White City just down the road from the Rogue Community ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Speak now or forever hold your peace, that’s the message local hemp farmers are putting out. Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the creation of the Domestic Hemp Production Program with potential rules ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Two people believed to be involved in stealing hemp were arrested in separate incidents Wednesday. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said the first incident started at 3:53 a.m. when a suspicious vehicle was found near a ...