The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to give hemp two different classifications depending on its intended use in order to expand access to federal grant programs. Members of NASDA agreed last week to amend its organizational policy on USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. … Continue reading Federal Grants For Hemp Farmers Should Be Expanded, State Agriculture Departments Demand At Annual Meeting