Along for the Ride with Floyd’s of Leadville

10/02/19 • 26 min

Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast

Episode 53: On this week’s show, we check in with the gang at Floyd’s of Leadville – Floyd Landis, Jake Sitler and Wayne Bendistis – who bring us up to speed on their endeavor to contract Pennsylvania farmers to grow high-quality, organic hemp for their line of nationally distributed CBD products. And check it out: They aren’t drying the crop like everybody else, but instead are freezing it cryogenically.

Then we hear from Peter Hughes of Red Barn Consulting who tells us about the 15-foot CBD harvester he just bought, capable of harvesting 10 to 12 acres of CBD hemp a day.

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Then we hear from Peter Hughes of Red Barn Consulting who tells us about the 15-foot CBD harvester he just bought, capable of harvesting 10 to 12 acres of CBD hemp a day.

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Organic Hemp Research & The Wild American

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Episode 52: On this week’s show, we talk to Tara Caton, the research coordinator at the Rodale Institute where she is the leader of the industrial hemp research trials. The institute is studying the weed suppression benefits of industrial hemp when it’s added into crop rotation and no-till farming. They are also looking at which varieties do best in Pennsylvania for fiber and grain.

Then we talk to organic hemp farmer Eric White, also known as the Wild American. His hemp farm in the Poconos has had some issues with European corn borer this summer. He talks about those pests and explains his creative plans for marketing his crop.

Links

Rodale Institute Hemp Research https://rodaleinstitute.org/science/industrial-hemp-trial/

VIDEO: Rodale's 2017 Hemp Trials https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming/field_crops/rodale-hemp-trials/video_5f514b64-add1-11e7-8213-03f51487218e.html

Eric White's story as told to Drew and Cameron on The Hemp Entrepreneur Podcast https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-3b48v-bbad1f

Get Your tickets for the Hemp Summit https://teampa.com/pahempsummit/

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Live at the 2019 Pennsylvania Hemp Summit

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Episode 54: This week we taped our show on stage at the 2019 Pennsylvania Hemp Summit at the Lancaster Convention Center in downtown Lancaster, PA.

The guests on the show were seed breeders and hemp growers Tom Culton and Joe Ullman, who spoke about the importance of knowing where your seed comes from and why autoflower genetics might just be the next big thing in hemp farming.

The show was taped live during the Monday night Summit Reception hosted by Lancaster Farming with help from our sponsors Kimberton Whole Foods, Pocono Organics, and the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council.

Tin Bird Shadow provided live music before, during and after the podcast taping. Their music was made possible at the show by generous support from Floyd's of Leadville and the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council.

Many thanks to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Team Pennsylvania for putting together the successful inaugural Pennsylvania Hemp Summit. We look forward to next year's summit.