Hemp Industry Pushes for Hemp Seed Certification Hemp industry stakeholders have launched an initiative centered on seed certification to lessen the regulatory burden of hemp production. The campaign is called “Value the Seed” and aims to provide growers and producers with exemptions to sampling, testing, and fees if they use certified seed to plant their crops. Seed certification is a proven, age-old process of producing high quality, uniform, genetically pure seed which has been used in numerous crops. Research, breeding and selection have resulted in many good quality varieties that consistently produce low-THC-compliant crops without environmental influence. By planting certified seed of these varieties, a grower can consistently produce hemp
