Compliance Testing
Compliance testing is required or buyer-driven testing used to verify hemp meets legal or contract specifications such as THC limits or contaminant standards.
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Compostability
Compostability is the ability of a hemp-based product or residue to break down into usable compost under defined conditions.
materials / sustainabilityRead definitionControlled Substances Act
The Controlled Substances Act is the U.S. federal drug law amended so legally defined hemp is excluded from the marijuana definition.
policyRead definitionCover Crop
A cover crop is grown primarily to protect or improve soil rather than for immediate harvest, and hemp may be discussed within broader crop rotation systems.
farming / sustainabilityRead definitionCrop Economics
Crop economics evaluates production costs, expected yields, market prices, risk, and margins for hemp farming systems.
farming / sustainabilityRead definitionCrop Maturity
Crop maturity is the developmental stage when hemp is ready for harvest based on grain, fiber, flower, or compliance goals.
farming / sustainabilityRead definitionCrop Rotation
Crop rotation is the planned sequence of crops over time to manage soil fertility, pests, disease pressure, and farm risk.
farmingRead definitionCultivar
A cultivar is a cultivated plant variety selected for traits such as fiber yield, grain production, cannabinoid profile, maturity, or regional adaptation.
farming / geneticsRead definitionDecarboxylation
Decarboxylation is a heat- or time-driven conversion of acidic cannabinoids such as THCA into neutral cannabinoids such as THC.
processing / testingRead definitionDecortication
Decortication is the mechanical process of separating hemp bast fiber from the woody hurd inside the stalk.
fiber / processingRead definitionDecorticator
A decorticator is a machine that breaks and separates hemp stalks into bast fiber and hurd fractions.
fiber / processingRead definitionDegumming
Degumming removes gums, pectins, or non-cellulosic substances from hemp fibers to improve softness, cleanliness, and textile performance.
fiber / processingRead definitionDehulling
Dehulling removes the outer shell of hemp seed to produce hemp hearts and improve texture, digestibility, and ingredient value.
food / processingRead definitionDelta-9 THC
Delta-9 THC is the primary intoxicating cannabinoid measured in hemp compliance programs to distinguish legal hemp from marijuana under U.S. federal law.
policy / testingRead definitionDew Retting
Dew retting is field retting where moisture, dew, and microbes break down pectin so bast fiber separates from hemp stalks.
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