Recorded excerpts of CEO Tim Fritz and Agronomist Sarah Mitchell talking through their test plot of industrial hemp in 2022. They explain the utility of fore crops and nurse crops as part of weed management practices on a sustainable farm. The fields depicted are of several varieties of hemp for fiber and grain purposes.
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Engine (PAIHE), a National Science Foundation sponsored project, was established last year to develop a robust industrial hemp ecosystem centered in Pennsylvania’s I-81 Corridor, built upon self-sustaining collaborative research and demonstration programs addressing plant genetics, bioengineering, crop production and processing, consumer and industrial product development, manufacturing, distribution, and reclamation.
To expand and deepen stakeholder engagement, the PAIHE is now convening regular stakeholder engagement meetings. The aims of the stakeholder meetings are to:
Inform stakeholders about the activities of the PAIHE within areas of interest
Obtain input and direction from stakeholders about PAIHE directions and priorities
Expand the number of stakeholders participating in the PAIHE
Stakeholder engagement meetings will be held regularly from 11:00 - 1:00 on Tuesdays and will be held via zoom to promote participation. Separate monthly meetings will focus on each of the primary PAIHE activity areas: Production and Processing, Consumer and Industrial Product Development, and Economic Development and Public Policy.
All meetings will be separately announced, and agendas will be provided in advance. Meetings are open to all and will be recorded. Attendance is free. To register for a meeting and obtain the zoom link, please visit paihe.org/stakeholders or send an email message to Ariel Matz at amatz@vpsresearch.org.
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What is Cannabis?
Cannabis is an herb, original from Central Asia, that has been used by humans for approximately 10,000 years for industrial, medicinal and recreational purposes. Although the classification of cannabis in the tree of life has been revised multiple times, currently, all the varieties of cannabis are considered one species, Cannabis sativa L. Historically, multiple subspecies and varieties have been described in Asia and Europe, including Cannabis sativa subspecies sativa, C. s. subsp. indica, C. s. subsp. ruderalis, C. s. subsp. indica variety afghanica, etc., which could be distinguished from each other based on their growing habits, leaf and flower shapes and colors, and the concentration of intoxicating and non-intoxicant chemicals present in their flowers and young leaves. However, agricultural production and breeding have created numerous hybrid varieties that display mixed characteristics, such that the physical appearance of a cannabis plant does not strictly reflect the chemical profiles of its flowers and leaves. In the US the varieties that have been bred for production of fiber, grain and oilseed are known as industrial hemp, or just hemp; while the cannabis plants bred for chemical production can be legally defined as hemp or as marijuana, based on their content of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9 THC), an intoxicating chemical. Cannabis plants with less than 0.3% delta-9 THC of their dry weight are classified as hemp, while plants or their derivates that contain more than 0.3% delta-9 THC of their dry weight are classified as marijuana. Stems and older leaves of cannabis plants have residual amounts of cannabinoids; however, the roots and hulled seeds have no detectable amounts of cannabinoids.
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