USDA’s much-anticipated, interim final rule that would set up a domestic hemp production program under the 2018 Farm Bill was sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on June 27.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has been tasked with crafting a rule that sets requirements for state hemp plans and for growers in states that do not enact their own regulatory frameworks.
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and AMS officials predicted the regulation would be in place by the end of the year in time to approve state plans and certify growers for the 2020 growing season. USDA also signaled an August publication date for the landmark regulation in its Spring 2019 Unified Agenda.
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