Utah Hemp News: Universities Are Leading The Charge in Hemp Research

Universities are leading the way in hemp research and have been since long before the 2018 Farm Bill that legalized hemp with under .03% THC content. One of these universities is Utah State University. It was here that cannabis was grown for rope for decades until the research was stopped in 1970 when Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act. Now hemp growing and research are legal again–USU researchers are back at their work. But now, they’re looking into the best ways to grow the plant to garner the highest yield and cannabinoid content. 

What Utah Researchers Have Discovered About Hemp

While hemp farming in Utah is nothing new there are a lot of myths to debunk about growing hemp across the country. As Bruce Bugbee, a USU professor puts it:

“All these people that have been growing it illegally, they didn’t study science in school, like biology and all the principles, so they make a lot of observations and a lot of bizarre conclusions…Like you need to plant at the full moon”

Some of the findings that may surprise even the most veteran hemp farmer are

•  The claim that specific colors of light are needed to produce higher yield for harvest is not necessarily true.
• The idea that hemp plants need a ton of phosphorus to produce more flower, (Not only untrue but less phosphorus is actually way better for the environment)
• The old adage that hemp isn’t very finicky. The truth is hemp needs to be planted from clones which means it needs massive care.

 All and all university researchers in Utah and across the country are beginning to make some pretty amazing discoveries about hemp and growing hemp which ultimately will lead to more developed farming practices very shortly. If you have any questions about hemp or high CBD seeds, contact us at CBD Seed Co for more details about our products and to learn how we have succeeded in farming hemp here in Colorado.