As the SBDC is a federally funded initiative, I hope that a concrete definition of Industrial Hemp can be added to the 2018 Farm Bill.  The Southern Tier in NY is hot with Hemp production/processing/retail products and because we do not know what products are recognized in the 2018 Farm Bill we cannot provide assistance to any business associated with Hemp.
 
Rochelle Layman, Regional Director
NY Small Business Development Center
Binghamton University