Hemp program updates clear first round
Lawmakers advanced a bill March 4 that would update the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act to harmonize it with new federal regulations.
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Agriculture
Pulse crop checkoff program clears first round
Lawmakers advanced a bill March 3 that would create a checkoff program for Nebraska pulse crop growers.
Read moreHemp program updates proposed
The Agriculture Committee heard testimony Feb. 4 on a bill that would update the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act to harmonize it with new federal regulations.
Read morePulse crop checkoff program proposed
The Agriculture Committee heard testimony Jan. 28 on a bill that would create a checkoff program for Nebraska pulse crop growers.
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Deceptive trade practice tied to food labeling put on hold
Violating state law regarding food labels would be a deceptive trade practice under a bill debated on general file Jan. 15.
Read moreSession Review: Agriculture
The Agriculture Committee advanced bills this session authorizing the cultivation and processing of hemp, expanding legal protections for agricultural producers and allowing for cottage food sales from a private home.
Read moreHemp industry authorized
Nebraskans may grow, process and handle hemp and hemp products in the state under a bill passed by the Legislature May 24.
Read moreHemp regulation proposal amended, returned to final round
A bill on final reading that would authorize and regulate the growing, processing and handling of hemp and hemp products in Nebraska was amended May 22 after lawmakers voted to return it to select file.
Read moreRight-to-farm protections expanded
Legal protections for agricultural producers under Nebraska’s 1982 Right to Farm Act are expanded by a bill passed May 2.
Read moreCottage food sales expanded
Nebraskans may sell so-called cottage foods directly from their homes and at certain events under a bill approved by lawmakers April 29.
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Expanded right-to-farm protections amended, advanced
Lawmakers gave second-round approval April 25 to a bill that would expand legal protections for agricultural producers under Nebraska’s 1982 Right to Farm Act after amending it to protect the rights of neighboring landowners.
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Program to license and regulate hemp industry advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval April 15 to a bill that would authorize and regulate the growing, processing and handling of hemp and hemp products in Nebraska.
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Expanded right-to-farm protections advanced
A bill that would expand legal protections for agricultural producers under Nebraska’s 1982 Right to Farm Act cleared the first round of debate April 10 after a successful cloture motion.
Read moreHealthy soils task force approved
A 17-member task force will develop a plan to improve soil health in Nebraska under a bill passed by the Legislature April 11.
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Expanded cottage food sales advanced
A bill that would allow Nebraskans to sell foods already authorized for sale at farmers’ markets to customers from their homes and at certain other events advanced from general file April 8.
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