As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has reached pandemic levels, companies of all sizes and in all industries face myriad impacts to business operations and the health and well-being of employees.
To help clients navigate these new challenges, including the unpredictability
Continue Reading KDW COVID-19 Resource Center Provides Critical Business Guidance
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue testified yesterday at a subcommittee hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee. USDA’s 2021 budget request was the reason for the hearing, but there was also key discussion around the agency’s hemp rules. Excerpted highlights include the
Continue Reading Senate Approps Hearing Highlights USDA-DEA Friction and the 2021 Growing Season
The 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized the production and sale of hemp, allows states and Indian tribes to create and administer their own hemp production plans. Pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill, the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is
Continue Reading USDA Approves First State and Tribal Hemp Production Plans
As we previously reported, on October 31, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released its highly anticipated interim final rule governing hemp regulations. The interim final rule outlines provisions for USDA to approve plans submitted by states and
Continue Reading USDA Extends Comment Period on Hemp Interim Final Rule
As we previously reported, the U.S. Department of Agriculture(“USDA”) released its long-awaited interim final rule governing the domestic production of hemp on October 31, 2019. On November 5, the USDA released a short 12-minute webinar, which provides a
Continue Reading USDA Hemp Webinar Provides Overview of New Regulatory Landscape
On October 29, 2019, USDA released an interim final rule establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. The highly anticipated regulatory framework specifies the rules and regulations to produce hemp, as required by the 2018 Farm Bill. The interim rule
Continue Reading USDA Releases Highly Anticipated Draft Hemp Regulations
On August 27, 2019, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (“RMA”) announced that it will provide crop insurance for industrial hemp beginning in the 2020 crop year. Insurance coverage will be provided under the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (“WFRP”) program for hemp producers
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As we’ve written about several times, the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp but specified that it must be done pursuant to a state or tribal plan, known as a 279B plan. Such a plan is not effective until approved
Continue Reading Court Rules Indian Tribe Cannot Regulate Hemp Production (Yet)
On May 28, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) Office of the General Counsel issued a Legal Opinion, which attempts to address open questions relating to interstate transport of hemp. While the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp production,
Continue Reading USDA Legal Opinion Seeks To Clarify Interstate Transport of Hemp
