Reports the Grand Forks Herald The USDA has approved the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Hemp Plan, effectively allowing hemp cultivation on tribal lands, with the tribe acting as the regulation and enforcement body. The USDA-approved Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Hemp Plan is part of a push for more agribusiness on the reservation, with the long-term goal self-sustainability, the tribal planner said. Fourteen states have received approval for their own hemp production plans, excluding those that are continuing to operate under a 2014 pilot plan. Sheldon Thomas, the tribal planner for the economic development department and the project coordinator for the Turtle Mountain Agriculture and Hemp Department, said he expects hemp will become the main focus of the tribe’s sharecropping program. Thomas expects the Turtle Mountain hemp plan will be fully implemented in time for the start of the growing season in early June, and hopes a processing and production center now in development will be ready by the end of the year.
The USDA-approved Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Hemp Plan is part of a push for more agribusiness on the reservation, with the long-term goal self-sustainability, the tribal planner said. Reports the Grand Forks Herald
The USDA has approved the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Hemp Plan, effectively allowing hemp cultivation on tribal lands, with the tribe acting as the regulation and enforcement body. Sheldon Thomas, the tribal planner for the economic development department and the project coordinator for the Turtle Mountain Agriculture and Hemp Department, said he expects hemp will become the main focus of the tribe’s sharecropping...
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