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Layer hens fed a diet containing hemp seed produced bigger eggs with more omega-3 content. That’s according to a study referenced by Andrew Bish, founder and CEO of Hemp Harvest Works and chief operating officer of Bish Enterprises. He spoke August 13 at the 2020 Midwest Poultry Federation Virtual Convention.

GILTNER, NEBRASKA – “This is a first for the American hemp market,” said Andrew Bish standing beneath a John Deere 630F Platform Header lifted 9’ in the air, “and it will dramatically lower the barrier of entry into the hemp industry.”

Last week, Nebraska celebrated FFA week dedicated to the future leaders of Nebraska’s largest industry. Governor Rickett’s said, the way to grow Nebraska is to grow agriculture.
He also added, with 1 in 4 jobs in the state tied to ag, more workers are needed.

Hemp, as a food, fiber and oil crop, has a huge potential of bringing a positive economic benefit to Nebraska’s agricultural industry, according to two speakers who spoke Monday at the Nebraska Independent Crop Consultant Association’s meeting in Grand Island.

An Omaha state senator said Tuesday that he plans to stop efforts this year aimed at ensuring that people buying CBD, or cannabidiol, products get what they pay for.

Nebraska farmers and producers now have the opportunity to apply for a hemp license, and the Nebraska Hemp Industries Association said they’re here to help.

NELIGH, Neb. — After a successful 2019, educating over 700 farmers at five hemp forums in Clatonia, David City, Pilger, York and Syracuse, Midwest Hemp Forum is proud to announce the first event of 2020, the upcoming Neligh Hemp Farmers Forum on Feb. 21 hosted by the Neligh Office of Economic Development and Antelope County Ag Society.

A year has passed since President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized the cultivation of industrial and CBD-rich hemp. This legislative breakthrough set the stage for the first largescale hemp harvest in the United States since the Second World War.

2019 has been a whirlwind of a year for us and it looks like we will ve just as active coming into the new decade. This year we’ve traveled to 34 various agricultural conferences across 19 different states and territories.

One of the 176 applicants seeking a license to grow hemp for Nebraska’s research program this year was Jacob Bish, the head of Public relations at Bish Enterprises and Hemp Harvest Works. Bish…