Hemp production plans submitted by three states and four Indian tribes have been approved by USDA, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced Dec. 27.
Louisiana, New Jersey, and Ohio are the first set of state hemp production plans approved under the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program, AMS said, while those submitted by the Flandreau Santee Sioux, Santa Rosa Cahuilla, and La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indian tribes were also given the green light.
Under the 2018 farm bill USDA was directed to develop a regulatory oversight program for hemp, including approval of hemp production plans submitted by states and Indian tribes.
Currently, 17 states have submitted plans to USDA that are under review, while another eight are working on plans to submit for review.
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