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Tying up loose ends -published June 2019
Gov. Pete Ricketts and First Lady Susanne Shore want to recognize Nebraskans who played a role in the recovery from the bomb cyclone that struck the state…
Hemp planted for research in Giltner -published July 2019
GILTNER — A few feet away from his mother’s garden here, Andrew Bish pointed to a hemp plant he planted June 9, the last day of Hemp History Week. The plants, only a few inches tall…
HEMP HOPEFULS CALL STATE’S 2019 RESEARCH PLAN A “SLAP IN THE FACE” -published July 2019
GILTNER, Neb. —If you believe the hemp hype, it could be the nation’s next cash crop. Some of the cheapest seeds are selling for $1 a piece. “It costs more than gold by weight right now,” explained Andrew Bish…
Let’s Talk Hemp and the 422 – 27 Andrew Bish – From Cornhuskers to Hemphuskers – July 2019
We speak with Andrew Bish about the politics of hemp in Nebraska and Bish Enterprises’s new hemp harvesting technologies.
“It’s time for the hemp industry to step up and say: enough of the b******t!” – Morris Beegle on discrimination against the industry
Andrew Interviews with MJBulls -August 2019
Andrew interviews with Joy Beckerman about the hemp industries equipment needs. He also talks about some of the challenges that the industry faces even within his home state Nebraska.
Widespread interest in hemp as new cash crop -August 2019
PILGER — A search for new opportunities led Loraine and Gene Ott to the Cooper Family Community Center in Pilger on Friday. They weren’t alone. The place was packed. “The cattle market’s down,” she said. “We need another…
Business owner who wanted Nebraska hemp license and didn’t get one sues -August 2019
A Nebraska farm equipment dealer who did not receive a state license to grow hemp under a new law has sued the state Department of Agriculture and its…
Hemp Industries Association (HIA) Takes its “Hemp is Legal” Ad to Times Square Addressing Banking Issues – September 2019
Its “Hemp is Legal” campaign was launched in May in which the group, including the likes of Hoban Law Group, Bluebird Botanicals and Bish Enterprises, called out Facebook for having strict advertising policies preventing hemp…
They’re Building Equipment To Harvest, Process Hemp – September 2019
Bish Enterprises in Giltner, Neb., has been building specialty farm equipment since the late 1970’s and has been featured in FARM SHOW many times…
Hemp may be legal, but advocates still find many barriers – September 2019
GILTNER, NEB. — Hemp could be a game changer in rural America, but those trying to expand this budding industry say banking, insurance, and advertising remain off-limits, and that’s…