MEDFORD, Ore. — A barn full of drying hemp went up in flames Sunday morning. It happened on the 4300 block of Royal Crest road in Medford around 6:45 a.m. Fire District Five said employees saw the flames and called ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – A barn full of harvested hemp burned down early Thursday morning. The Illinois Valley Fire District said just after 1:00 a.m. on October 10, they responded to a structure fire in the 4000 block of Deer ...
JACKSON CO., Ore — Oregon State University is expanding it’s agricultural research into hemp. It’s new Global Hemp Innovation Center launched in June and is researching everything from pet food to clothing fibers. OSU says it’s Global Hemp Innovation Center is ...
ASHLAND, Ore. —It was a full day of education, support, and networking for people interested in everything hemp on Saturday. The seminar held at Southern Oregon University offered help to people interested in the hemp industry and provided networking opportunities ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– For eight generations, the Vanderwey family have farmed the land. But as the latest generation of the family sees it, times are changing. “Soon as I knew this hemp was going crazy and I knew it was going ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — President Trump signed the 2018 farm bill Thursday, legalizing industrial hemp at the federal level. With the bill signed, hemp is now legal in all 50 states. Hemp farms are common in the Rogue Valley and across ...
SELMA, Ore. — The inaugural THC fest kicked off around 12 Saturday afternoon at Smoke on the Water Campground. The one-day festival focused on hemp, cannabis, and everything marijuana with food vendors, music, and more. A quarter of the proceeds ...
Legislation is moving forward to legalize industrial hemp farms at the federal level. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Wednesday that their bipartisan legislation to legalize hemp as part of the farm bill has passed the senate agriculture ...
Grants Pass, Ore. – Oregon already has 17 registered industrial hemp farmers because it’s legal within our borders. Some of those farmers said the farming industry in the U.S. could be revitalized with the passing of this bill. Kit Doyle ...
White City, Ore.-Industrial hemp is now growing in White City. The people behind it are taking steps to make sure the site doesn’t attract crime. Hemp farms like the one in White City are popular throughout Southern Oregon. Unlike marijuana, ...