With the market barely under way, leading international experts from Europe and the USA talk about the potential for CBG in this special HempTALKS roundtable. Like THC and CBD, CBG is one of 120 cannabinoids found in cannabis and is getting a lot of attention from farmers, processors, marketers and investors.

PODCAST (07:38 min.) The Richard Rose Report: Episode 5: June 23, 2020 – This week Richard talks with us about self-regulation in the USA, and CBD product safety. 

READ: The Texas Cannabis Industry Association’s claims against Zilis UltraCell.

MORE: About the U.S. Hemp Authority self-regulatory program.

The Richard Rose Report: Episode 4: June 16, 2020 – This week Richard talks with us about entrepreneurship, startups -- and the pitfalls to avoid when launching or selling a hemp business.

PODCAST (19:31): Mike Leago, COO at Colorado, USA-based High Grade Hemp Seed, talks about the U.S. market, HGH’s product portfolio, Matterhorn CBG, and the company’s plans to enter the European market.

About Matterhorn CBG

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Radek Stanek, CEO at Trumf International in the Czech Republic, talks about the extraction needs of small, entrepreneurial companies and the 25 year history of his company as a service provider to the food industry. The company has been making extracts from hemp since receiving a processing license in 2015.

The Richard Rose Report: Episode 3: June 9, 2020 – This week Richard takes us through the latitudinal zones and the potential for industrial hemp in traditional "not hemp" zones.

Tracking the ups and downs of the hemp food seed market in North America since the 1990s.

Henry Wieker, developer of Henry's Hemp Harvester, talks about hemp farming in Europe and Germany, and the specialized machines Europeans are using to bring in their crops. With an overview of Henry's technology, which will go into serial production of four units this summer.

The Richard Rose Report: Episode 1: May 26, 2020 – The CBD Market: What's ahead for the sector and a look at 4 key players: Aurora, Canopy Growth, Tilray & GW Pharmaceuticals.

This episode: HempToday Editor & Publisher Kehrt Reyher reviews answers to the Hemp Farming Outlook Micro-Survey and discusses seed selection and procurement with Hana Gabrielova, European hemp veteran, seed broker, farmer and CEO at Hempoint in the Czech Republic.

Time stamp guide to the episode:

00:00 – Intro

00:23 – Biographical background: Hana Gabrielova

* Hana’s work with HempTheClimate* Hana’s work with the EC Industrial Crop Focus Group on Sustainable Industrial Crops in Europe* Hana’s work with the International Cannabis & Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI)* Hana’s work with the CzecHemp Cluster

08:25 – Responses & responding countries

* Purpose of the survey.

09:21 – Survey Question 1: What raw materials are you growing for in 2020? 

* Trends and outlook for fiber. * A moment of transition and experimentation. * Status of fiber processing infrastructure. * Priming the market for fiber. 

17:19 – Survey Question 2: How many hemp varieties will you grow in 2020? Research and experimental planting. 

* Why farmers plant different varieties. * Recommendations for hemp seed food production varieties. * Recommendations for developing fiber farming.

20:20 – European catalogue of hemp varieties. 

* Most popular and available varieties. * Characteristics of European hemp varieties. * Future of cultivation seed pricing. * Requirements to be in the seed multiplication business. * Low-THC strains. * THC levels around the world.* Multi cropping.

31:48 – Survey Question 3: How do you decide what seeds to grow?

* Recommendations for sourcing planting seed.* Buying European seed for growing in USA.

37:53 – Latitude as a factor in selecting seeds.

* Breeding hemp for different climates.* Importance of indigenous varieties.

43:01 – Survey Question 4: Where did you/do you plan to purchase seeds for the 2020 planting year?

* The market for cultivation seeds this year* Trends among buyers* Who are the buyers?

46:15 – Survey Question 5: How many hectares/acres of hemp will you grow in 2020?

* Where and how Hempoint farms* Economics of growing hemp on a small scale

48:33 – Other topics

* Status of market information & transparency* Looking ahead: Industrial hemp in 2025

Related on HempToday: 

* Job No. 1: ‘Educate and promote green alternatives based on hemp’* Two hemp veterans named to key EU focus group on agriculture* U.S. farmers & processors ‘feeling pinch’ as growth of market slows* At Obelisk Farm: Small dreams and big ideas about industrial hemp

Referenced resources:

* RichardRoseReport.com* Nando Knodel

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