Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has announced the USDA has released the interim final rules for the U.S. Domestic Hemp Program. These rules define the 2018 Farm Bill and serve as a framework for states like Texas that are planning to build an industrial hemp growing program. With these guidelines in place, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) can now submit a state hemp plan to USDA for approval. “This is the big leap forward we’ve all been waiting for,” Miller said. “I want to make it clear – it is still not yet legal to grow industrial hemp in Texas. But we ...