Spring Hope, NC, Jan. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
-- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Hemp, Inc. (OTC
PINK:HEMP), a global leader in the industrial hemp industry with
bi-coastal processing centers including the largest multipurpose
industrial hemp processing facility in the western hemisphere (in
Spring Hope, North Carolina), announced today that the company
received noteworthy coverage discussing its central role supporting
family farms in the wake of hemp legalization that came about with
the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill.
Specifically, Hemp, Inc. was featured in The Wilson Times. The Wilson Times is a local daily newspaper serving residents of Wilson, N.C. and surrounding communities.
The Wilson Times article, “Carolina’s next cash crop?: Farm bill will add hemp into more growers’ rotation,†discusses how the federal legalization of hemp is opening more profitable opportunities for North Carolina farmers who have struggled in recent years turning a profit with crops such as wheat and soy.
Bruce Perlowin, CEO of Hemp, Inc. (HEMP) who has been looking forward to hemp legalization for a long time said in the article, “Now that [hemp legalization] is here, it is sort of an ecstatic moment for the entire industry.†The article highlights the company’s preparedness for federal legalization with its Spring Hope, NC multi-purpose industrial hemp processing facility, the largest in the western hemisphere.
“It took $20 million in three and a half years to build that plant. Now that it’s built, North Carolina becomes the inheritors of that infrastructure,†Perlowin said. “It is going to be hard for farmers anywhere else that don’t have a local processing center to process the hemp. I am glad we did it. North Carolina is a great state and can grow a lot of hemp.â€
Some expect the global industrial hemp industry to hit $20 billion by 2022. Until recently, the U.S. has imported on average $100 million worth of hemp products each year, according to Congressional Research Service. Now, hemp legalization will allow American farmers and companies to tap into that market.
Hemp, Inc. was also featured on The American Family Farmer, hosted by lifelong broadcaster Doug Stephan. The American Family Farmer is the weekly voice for small, independent farm owners.
In his interview feature on The American Family Farmer “Learn All About Hemp, As A Cash Crop,†Perlowin discusses his passion for promoting a “Back to the Land†movement, saying hemp “has the opportunity to bring the small family farm back to the American landscape. That’s something that we champion with our company. When you can make a million dollars on five acres, all of a sudden the small family farm becomes a viable entity again.â€
Bruce also takes time to discuss the burgeoning cannabidiol (CBD) industry, which is fueling the demand for hemp in all forms: “people are even starting to smoke hemp, which is great because it allows the CBD to enter the bloodstream directly which allows users to experience the benefits right away.â€
Hemp, Inc. is promoting a “Back to the Land†movement. It is supporting farmers across the nation with ventures including its local processing centers in Medford, Oregon; and, a 4,500-acre hemp growing eco village in Golden Valley, Arizona. With the help of industrial hemp, farmers will now have a livelihood that can sustain their preferred way of life with the ease of transporting seeds, clones and biomass across state lines and the ability for farmers to get crop insurance and bank accounts. The historical lift of the 80 year federal ban on hemp will allow Hemp, Inc. and its joint venture partners, the American farmer and the “Back to Land†movement to flourish.
Hemp, Inc. has also been helping to build the industrial hemp infrastructure that was basically non-existent in America. There are six divisions:
Division One – The Industrial Hemp Infrastructure
Division Two – The Hemp Farming Infrastructure
Division Three – The Hemp Extraction Infrastructure
Division Four – The Hemp Educational Infrastructure
Division Five – The Hemp Marketing Infrastructure
Division Six - Accessories, Products and Services
To see 1 minute videos of Hemp, Inc.’s current activities, go to Bruce Perlowin’s personal Facebook page where he posts daily on all of Hemp, Inc.’s activities around the country. (No other public company has this level of transparency than Hemp, Inc.)
ABOUT LOCAL PROCESSING CENTER INC.
Hemp, Inc. entered into a majority ownership agreement with JNV Farms LLC for the hemp cultivation and processing company in Medford, Oregon. As the majority owner of the, now fully functional, hemp cultivation and processing company, Local Processing Center, Inc. (LPC), Hemp, Inc. will be able to create a pipeline of industrial hemp and hemp products in states, where legal, on the West Coast. This makes Hemp, Inc. a bi-coastal hemp processing center in America with many more Hemp Local Processing Centers planned for other areas where Hemp is being grown. Thus far, the company has created about 50 jobs in its LPC and also helps create even more jobs for the local farmer. “A to Z†services for the farmers are available - from harvesting to drying, bagging, curing, storing, nitrogen sparging, machine trimming, hand trimming, extracting and selling creating a “one stop shop†for the small to large family farm. Daily updates on LPC can be found on Bruce Perlowin’s personal Facebook page.
DAILY UPDATES ON FACEBOOK
Hemp, Inc. strives to be one of the most transparent companies in the public sector. To adhere to this company policy of transparency, CEO Bruce Perlowin posts 1-minute video updates daily on his personal Facebook page to give an inside look and behind-the-scenes footage of what Hemp, Inc. is doing on a daily basis. “We want them to know how the company is performing and what it is doing to reach its goals,†says Perlowin. To see 1 minute videos of everything Hemp, Inc.’s current activities, go to Bruce Perlowin’s personal Facebook page where he posts daily on all the activity Hemp, Inc. is doing around the country. (No other public company has this level of transparency than Hemp, Inc.)
THE UPCOMING DOCUSERIES
Hemp, Inc. entered into an agreement with 2 Manifest Studio, LLC, a Wyoming, Limited Liability Company (VED), to create a documentary and subsequent docuseries over the course of an estimated five years. Per the terms of the agreement, VED will create a feature length film and corresponding docuseries and other video materials about the history of hemp with a strong focus on Hemp, Inc. and other pioneers and companies that are leaders in the modern-day history of industrial hemp. The content will be wholly-owned by Hemp, Inc. 2 Manifest Studio Director Joseph Trivigno and his team have been tracking Hemp, Inc.’s progress, as executives meet with farmers throughout the country to document the company’s expansion into new markets. The documentary is expected to be released by 2020. The docuseries is expected to follow the film’s release. The film crew will also capture hemp developments in markets around the globe.
VETERAN VILLAGE KINS COMMUNITIES
The company’s 500-acre strategic growing partner Veteran Village Kins Community in Golden Valley, Arizona, is also designed to grow hemp and produce CBD products to benefit veterans as well as generate revenue for Hemp, Inc., the Veteran Village and individual veterans living in the community. Hemp, Inc. executives are also continuing to scout new locations nationwide to open additional hemp processing centers in legal markets.
For a more complete description on the Veteran Village Kins Community (as mentioned above), read the following October 24, 2017 press release, “Hemp, Inc. Announces Strategic Hemp Growing Partner ‘Veteran Village Kins Community Arizona, Inc.’ Completes Final Site Plan Blueprintsâ€, below:
Hemp, Inc. has announced that its strategic growing partner, "Veteran Village Kins Community Arizona, Inc.", has completed its final site plan blueprints for its 500-acre site in Golden Valley, Arizona (20 miles north of Kingman, AZ and 90 minutes from Las Vegas, NV). The site plan was submitted to the Mohave County Building Department for final review. The Company is also in the final stages of completing the necessary infrastructure to support an off-grid, renewable, energy system. With the solar equipment in place, the site's solar power operation will be completed in the next days.
As soon as the live streaming video cameras are up and operational, the world can actually see the way the Veteran Village Kins Community is designed and watch it being built. According to Perlowin, the basic framework or overall plan of the Veteran Village Kins Communities is to create a holistic healing and learning center that is designed to educate and heal veterans with PSTD, alcoholism, meth addiction, opioid addiction, and other psychological conditions while at the same time training them on the numerous aspects of being part of the emerging multi-billion dollar hemp industry.