Source: Iowa Business Tips DES MOINES – Iowa Republicans report that on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, the Iowa House Agriculture Committee had a presentation about the economic potential for industrial hemp production for fiber, energy and food purposes. Indus- trial hemp is a hemp plant that does not contain measurable amounts of the chemical intoxicant found in illegal marijuana. Prior …
Hemp to Solve Iowa’s Water Problems
In 2013, Iowa enacted the Nutrient Reduction Strategy in response to alarming excesses of nitrates, phosphates, and other pollutants in Iowa’s groundwater. These excess nutrients flow to the Mississippi River and into the Gulf of Mexico where they pool and evolve into a hypoxic “dead zone” impairs marine life and threatening local economies. Iowa’s water quality problem has been magnified …
Hemp Road Trip
Calling all Iowa Hemp Supporters!!! In conjunction with the Heartland Hemp Company here in Iowa and national organizations like the National Hemp Association and the Hemp Road Trip, we are proud to announce our upcoming Caucus events schedule! Friday, January 29, 2016 5:30 PM – 7 PM The Hemp Road Trip will be stopping off at Dehner Distillery located at …
Response to The Des Moines Register’s Water Quality Article
In the 2016 Iowa legislative session no two issues will be as contentious as education and water quality. An article in last Monday’s Register explained the tradeoff with education Gov. Branstad anticipates as necessary to fund water quality projects despite Iowa receiving $150 million for 2016 water quality projects. Although Iowa has a rich educational tradition, according to U.S. News & …
Pending National Legislation Presentation – October 31 2015
Boris Shcharansky from the Iowa Hemp Association discusses pending marijuana and hemp legislation at the federal level
Shores Event
Thank you to everyone for coming out to the Shores at Five Island in Emmetsburg on Monday night! We had a great showing and a very fruitful discussion, with a number of local farmers joining us.Stay tuned to upcoming presentations in Newton and Bettendorf/Dubuque Areas!
Hemp as a Solution to Soil Compaction and Erosion
Aaron Schoeneman, Founder and Director, Iowa Hemp Association Since the beginning of time, existence was understood to be dependent on a symbiotic relationship with the environment. While this is still true today, many modern farm practices stress the land in the pursuit of reaching the needs of an ever-growing population. For example, focusing on only two major agricultural crops, corn …