AAFCO Taps the Brakes on Hemp

AAFCO Taps the Brakes on Hemp

Another entity is caught in the tidal flow of the emerging hemp sector, experiencing the policy whipsaw that is the result of a lengthy cannabis prohibition and then the sudden legalization of hemp in 2018. The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) issued a

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this week regarding the regulation of hemp derivatives in animal feeds.  

If you think that AAFCO is advocating funding for hemp feed trials, or accelerated research into this valuable feedstuff, you would be wrong.  AAFCO’s position essentially lobbies for continued research and for stakeholders at all levels not to be swayed by the plight of hemp operators eager to cash flow their businesses. 

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