[PDX Dopesmoker]

Originally Posted by oldchuck

Hey man, put on your pedagogical hat here. You are profoundly far ahead of the rest of us. You talk, me listen.

Yeah, when socioecologists posts and nobody replies the picture I get in my mind isn't tumbleweeds, its slack-jawed potheads who just saw something new for the first time and are so amazed that they don't know what to say. I don't think I understand his magic tricks well enough most of the time to ask a valid question, but I love reading about the results of the willy wonka act he is pulling off.

[shawkmon]

ijust found thread , starting at page 1 . im in .3 or less state east coast and can use all the help i can get, have a thread i just started in the outdoor forum

[shawkmon]

any links to help me learn what cbg is and is good for? id like to get in early in the hihg cbg low thc game here,im really just a closet breeder lol i hang in the micro forum, but im in the outdoor forum now growing high cbd help flowers, im so excited to find this thread

[VTphishphan]

This is my favorite thread I have ever found! Thank you so much for the important work you are doing, I fully support your pioneering efforts! I sent you an email and I hope to hear back. Much love and keep killing it!

[Robrites]

There is one thing that sets this state apart from most of the others: an almost total disregard of federal law.

Colorado's industrial hemp industry continues to grow despite ongoing federal prohibition. The early successes in creating a viable hemp marketplace hinged on the state's willingness to ignore federal law, along with the actions of farmers and entrepreneurs who have taken advantage of the relaxed state legal structure.
The Centennial State legalized industrial hemp production for commercial purposes in 2012. This was before the federal government loosened laws to allow hemp cultivation within pilot programs for research purposes. At the time, the federal government maintained almost complete prohibition of the plant. People could legally grow hemp, but they had to get a permit from the FDA, a nearly impossible feat.


The Colorado law simply ignored the federal ban and set up a legal framework under which farmers could grow hemp anyway. By legalizing hemp, the state removed a layer of laws prohibiting hemp production. But it went even further by legitimizing the crop and creating a legal structure to facilitate the development of a viable market.


Legitimizing the Hemp Market

Colorado farmers walked right through the door opened by hemp legalization. And despite the threat of federal prosecution, they started growing hemp. Since then, the fledgling industry has grown at a steady pace, despite ongoing federal prohibition.
Farmers in southeastern Colorado began harvesting hemp in the fall of 2013 and the acreage devoted to the crop's cultivation has grown steadily since. By 2015, farmers were growing 3,600 acres outdoors along with 571,000 square feet of indoor production. The amount of acreage used to grow industrial hemp in the state increased in 2016 to nearly 5,000 acres and then nearly doubled in 2017.
According to the Telluride Daily Planet, to date 386 licensed growers produce industrial hemp in Colorado. There are 12,042 outdoor acres of hemp, along with 2.35 million square feet licensed for indoor cultivation.

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[gorilla ganja]

I think Hemp will legal be across the U.S. soon.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomange.../#1846f8e581ad

Peace GG

[socioecologist]

Hemp IS legal throughout the US, with the only caveat being it must be produced under a state program compliant with Sec. 7606 of the 2014 Farm Bill. The hoopla over the latest proposal is mostly due to ignorance by the media; McConnell and Wyden have to put forward this bill because the DEA, FDA, DOJ, etc. have all drug their feet despite all of the legal protections we currently enjoy.

[VTphishphan]

I know you mentioned the drying process being crazy. What is the best and most economical way you have found to create a space to dry?

[socioecologist]

Originally Posted by VTphishphan

I know you mentioned the drying process being crazy. What is the best and most economical way you have found to create a space to dry?

The answer is dependent on your final market and local ecology. If you sell trimmed flowers, you have to pay attention to quality and a slow, hang dry is the only way to go. If your market is full spectrum oil, you can be a little more aggressive in the moisture removal (hop dryer or something similar). If your buyer is turning it into isolate, flash drying is fine. Many farmers will build / rent infrastructure for all three. You can fit 1 acre of whole plants in 5k sq. ft.; a couple acres if stems are removed and only tops are hung, but you'll also need an army of people working around the clock to make that happen.

Your local conditions in Vermont play a critical role in how quickly you can dry as well. Clients of ours in central Oregon, Nevada, and Colorado are setting up massive (but simple) outdoor systems that take advantage of the low relative humidity and high winds to dry outside in the sun. With the right conditions, they can be ready for whole plant grinding in a couple days.

Our main farms are all in the Willamette valley and we are humid in September--very similar climate and weather pattern as yours. The one caveat is that the month of August is bone dry and hot--predictably so. The road signs proclaiming that we are the "grass seed capital of the world" dotted throughout the valley are accurate and made possible because of our special August. Farmers are able to field dry their seed and forego expensive infrastructure, which makes their seed much more economically competitive and fully automated in terms of labor / equipment.

We bred day neutral varieties (auto) to take advantage of this local feature. With a June planting, you can cut down an entire field in mid-August, field dry for a couple days, then pick up the whole lot with a combine and be done for the season. The only thing stopping us and other farmers from growing thousands of acres has been a reliable method of direct seeding. We are testing several experimental planters this season to finally find an answer to that problem.

[VTphishphan]

Incredible answer, thank you so much! I don't know if you received my email, but do you have anymore seed available for this year? I am blown away at what you guys are doing, keep killing it brotha!