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4 CapitalPress.com Friday, February 8, 2019 Hemp Idaho legislators eye Southern Oregon Hemp cultivation of hemp Co-op holds first meeting By GEORGE PLAVEN Capital Press Courtesy of Jake Bordessa Idaho legislators are weighing their options after passage of a federal Farm Bill that allows the cultivation of hemp. a program plan. It would remove hemp from the con- trolled-substance list con- tained in the current law, enacted in 1927. The draft legislation would make all hemp production and deriv- ative production, including cannabinoid or cannabidiol (CBD) oil, legal. CBD oil has been used in some health treatments and products. The Farm Bill allows production of CBD oil only by licensed produc- ers following federal and state regulations, or where a product is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Idaho Legislature in recent years rejected legislation to legal- ize CBD oil. The current Idaho hemp legislation was in draft form as of Feb. 4, when work con- tinued on language for its statements of purpose and fis- cal impact. The Idaho Farm Bureau Federation supports legalizing industrial hemp production, and authorizing University of Idaho and state Department of Agriculture research into market-suited varieties. “Some people think that because it’s in the Farm Bill, they can go ahead and sign contracts and start growing,” Troy said in an interview. “Unfortunately it’s still ille- gal in Idaho, and we’ve got to change that.” Standlee, who farms in the Hazelton-Eden area, said he would start grow- ing hemp on a small number of acres, and then expand as field results and market con- ditions dictate. 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Hemp also grows well at various elevations, he said. Idaho farmers could eas- ily lead the U.S. in hemp acres given that the cur- rent U.S. total of just below 26,000 includes about 10,000 in Colorado, 3,500 in Oregon, 3,000 in North Dakota and smaller amounts in various states. Revenue per acre now is high — $20,000 to $40,000 — in part because hemp seed, fiber and extracts all contribute to total value, Brodeur-Kazanjian said. Legislation in states has not kept up with demand, one reason total U.S. acre- age is low, he said. Although revenue per acre will drop as production rises, “getting a seat at the table is the really important part.” Rich Garber, government affairs director for the Idaho Grain Producers Associa- tion, said hemp ultimately could compete for acres with other Idaho crops if its eco- nomics ultimately play out as advocates predict. But hemp figures to be less of an acreage competitor in the short term as prices drop in step with acreage gains, he said. Committee member Rep. Jerald Raymond, R-Menan, said he knows a Washington farmer who grew hemp and held it unsold after disap- pointing results. He asked if there are quality and other standards that make hemp more marketable. 6-3/106 across state lines, while gaining access to crop insur- ance and banking. While the crowd at Roxy Ann Grange speculated about hemp markets, Taylor said the vast majority of pro- cessors are still interested in extracting cannabidiol, or CBD, isolate to make prod- ucts such as lotions, mints, drinks and oils. Taylor said the co-op is already identi- fying prominent potential buyers. “We’ve got to get out in the forefront right now,” he said. A self-styled marketer, Taylor is promoting hemp from Southern Oregon as coming from the fin- est farmland in the country, grown by farmers in pre- dominantly pesticide-free soils — what he calls the “Golden Triangle.” “I’ve taken that term, and yes, I’m proud of myself,” Taylor said. “We’re already nationally known.” The co-op, Taylor said, can streamline the busi- ness aspect of locally grown hemp and give local growers a leg up in the marketplace. Matt Cyrus, a sixth-gen- eration farmer growing hemp near Bend, Ore., also spoke at the co-op meeting. Washington hemp bills line up on allowing CBD By DON JENKINS Capital Press OLYMPIA — House and Senate bills now agree on removing two major barriers to the cultivation of hemp in Washington. The bills would legal- ize processing hemp into cannabidiol, or CBD, for human consumption, an attractive market now closed to Washington farm- ers and processors. The bills also would strike down a state Depart- ment of Agriculture rule that forces hemp farm- ers to shut down if a mar- ijuana grower decides to plant within 4 miles. Meant to prevent hemp from cross-pollinating with mar- ijuana, the rule subordi- nates hemp to recreational marijuana. Hemp lobbyist Bonny Jo Peterson of the Indus- trial Hemp Association of Washington said she was becoming more confident George Plaven/Capital Press File Cannabidiol, or CBD, oil is one of the main products driving interest in growing hemp in Washington. Bills in the state Legislature would allow the production of CBD. that lawmakers will pass a bill that allows hemp farm- ing and processing to grow. “We are expecting this year to boom if everything is in place and next year to blow up, especially on the CBD aspect,” she said. Only 141 acres of hemp were grown in Washington last year, all by the Colville Tribe in northeast Wash- ington. Although the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp plants and viable hemp seeds, state lawmakers must still loosen Washing- ton regulations discourag- ing hemp production. House Bill 1401 and Senate Bill 5719, intro- duced by a mix of liberal Democrats and conserva- tive Republicans, are iden- tical. Another Senate pro- posal that would have continued to prohibit CBD has fallen by the way- side. The state agriculture department predicted that if CBD remains illegal to make in Washington, the state’s tiny hemp industry will not grow at all, accord- ing to a fiscal report. Marketed as a nutri- tional and disease-fight- ing supplement, CBD is hemp’s most valuable prod- uct, according to the plant’s advocates. Although widely avail- able, CBD remains a potential point of conflict between the hemp industry and federal authorities. LEGAL LEGAL LEGAL PURSUANT TO ORS CHAPTER 98 Notice is hereby given that the following vehicle will be sold, for cash to the highest bidder, on 2/25/2019. 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MARTINEZ CORTES 6-3/999 The Idaho Legislature soon may lift the state’s blan- ket ban on hemp, one of three in the U.S., in light of the crop’s federal legalization under the December 2018 Farm Bill. That would please Mike Standlee, who farms 23,000 acres in south central Idaho and owns marketing com- pany Standlee Premium For- age. He told the Idaho House Agriculture Committee Feb. 4 that growing and process- ing hemp, as he plans once the state allows, would ben- efit Idaho economically. And hemp’s growth potential could encourage young peo- ple to stay in production agri- culture, he said. Bringing in new agricul- tural industry is important for the sector’s future growth, he said. Starting early is import- ant given that costs and com- petition will likely increase, and building market share will take time. “We are quickly fall- ing behind other states if we don’t act now,” Standlee said. “Timing is very import- ant, and Idaho should be tak- ing its opportunity in hemp.” Hemp is similar to mari- juana, but the new Farm Bill defines it as containing less than 0.3 percent of the intox- icant tetrahydrocannibinol, known as THC. Hemp can be used in fiber, plastics and some industrial materials. New health treatments use hemp-derivative cannabinoid (CBD) oils. The Farm Bill allows cultivation, processing and interstate transport of hemp as well as products made with derivative extracts as long as legal procedures are followed. Regulation is by USDA, with participation from state agriculture and law enforcement agencies. Idaho House Agricul- tural Affairs Committee Vice Chair Caroline Nils- son Troy, R-Genesee, said proposed legislation would change state law to enable farmers to grow hemp, and to request that the state Depart- ment of Agriculture develop MEDFORD, Ore. — A newly established farmers’ cooperative aims to unite Southern Oregon hemp growers and processors as they enter the budding industry. The Southern Oregon Hemp Co-op held its first meeting Feb. 1 at the Roxy Ann Grange in Medford, Ore. More than 80 people filled the grange hall to hear presentations about growing hemp, and benefits offered by the co-op for selling into markets including pharma- ceuticals, beverages and cosmetics. Mark Taylor, a longtime construction and develop- ment contractor in Med- ford, founded the co-op in December 2018 after try- ing his hand at growing 2.5 acres of hemp. Getting started proved more difficult than he thought, learning the right techniques and spot- ting issues in the crop. The worst thing, Taylor said, was the bottleneck of product when he tried to sell in October after harvest. “This is real critical,” Taylor said. “We shouldn’t have to go begging for 6-3/999 By BRAD CARLSON Capital Press buyers.” Instead of small and mid- size farmers trying to go it alone, Taylor said the co-op can pool their resources to fight for fair trade and price. The co-op will also work to line up buyers in advance, so growers don’t panic late in the season and sell to the lowest bidder. “We are going to be large enough to offer millions of pounds of hemp,” Taylor said. “We’re going to move product, and we’re going to make it easier for you to move product.” So far, the co-op has 23 members signed up, rep- resenting about 400 acres. According to the Oregon Department of Agriculture, there are 75 registered hemp growers and 22 registered handlers in Jackson County, and 45 registered grow- ers and 14 registered han- dlers in neighboring Jose- phine County in southwest Oregon. The 2018 Farm Bill opened new opportunities for U.S. hemp farmers by defining the crop as an agri- cultural commodity, and removing it from the list of federally controlled sub- stances. That means farm- ers can sell hemp products 6-3/103
