This project focused on the marketing, legal and safety risks of growing hemp and the risks that might arise from value-added production. UVM Extension built on its experience
delivering hemp education by providing risk management tools to farmers and a
wider group including those converting hemp to new production and marketing systems to pursue
or expand markets. Farmers and other stakeholders learned through participatory webinars with on-line chats and live
Q&As, and gained skills to implement marketing and risk management strategies. Farmers also had access to an online resources, educational videos, and the 2022 UVM Industrial
Hemp Conference.
This project delivered and coordinated an education and outreach which included:
- Marketing sessions on the fundamentals of hemp, identifying and securing new market channels, and
developing labelling, direct markets, and a Vermont Branding identity.
- Federal and state regulations & implications for marketing and selling hemp.
- Types of insurance for covering liabilities.- Basics of Sales contracts - Considerations and standards for safe hemp storage and product development, & Fire and overall facility safety related to hemp storage and processing.