Grow hemp in New Hampshire in 2022 by following all proper licensing, reporting, and sampling protocol. Though growing hemp in New Hampshire using Feminized Hemp Seeds can be a great investment for new and existing farmers, everyone that wants to participate must follow a strict set of guidelines to do so legally in each US state. Bomar Agra Estates with our five years of experience in the hemp planting seasons will explain the precise requirements necessary to grow hemp in New Hampshire and buy New Hampshire hemp seeds.

On February 4, 2020, is was confirmed that New Hampshire would not have a State hemp program and that the USDA would accept applications from NH. New Hampshire is the first state from which the USDA has accepted applications for the Hemp Program. The authority to allow for this is written in the interim final rule published on October 31, 2019.

The rule establishes a USDA plan to regulate industrial hemp production by producers in areas where industrial hemp production is legal to grow but is not covered by an approved state plan. To produce industrial hemp under the USDA plan, NH producers must apply for and be issued a license from the USDA before they begin production. As part of the application process, an FBI criminal history report must be included. In addition, approved growers are required to submit an acreage report with the Farm Service Agency (FSA).

Click here for further information about the USDA Domestic Hemp Production Program. Click on the side link, “Information for Producers” for grower specific information, including the application to obtain a USDA hemp production license. It is best to send specific questions regarding the hemp program and licensing directly to the USDA Hemp Program at farmbill.hemp@usda.gov.