Make Lenders Love Your Construction Contracts

Financing a biomass project? By the time a developer seeks non-recourse financing for a biomass project, the contracts for construction and major equipment procurement have usually been pre-negotiated and are on hold awaiting notice to…
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Hemp Biomass Management: Excellence & Profit

Hemp Biomass Management (Part 2): Managing for Excellence and Profit By David F. Peterson, B.S, MBA This is the second article in a two-part series (Part 1, Hemp Biomass Management (Part 1): Technology) Since you…
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Hiring an Expert Witness in Bioeconomy Litigation

Understanding the Bioeconomy The bioeconomy encompasses the production of renewable biological resources and their conversion into value-added products, including food, feed, fuel, and bio-based materials. This broad field includes various sectors, such as biotechnologies, biofuels,…
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Hemp Biomass Management: Technology

Hemp Biomass Management (Part 1): Technology Development and Mitigating Scale-up Risks By David F. Peterson, B.S., MBA This is the first article in a two-part series addressing the challenges of implementing and scaling up hemp…
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Industrial Hemp Production: IPM and Wildlife

An Introduction to Industrial Hemp Production (Part II): Integrated Pest Management and Implications for Wildlife By: Susan P. Rupp, PhD (LEC Partners)  Because of the challenges of registering it as an agricultural crop, federal agencies…
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2020 Cannabis Ballot Measures

By Martin Wahl, Vice President, LEC Partners This is the first in a series of articles being prepared by LEC Partners experts addressing opportunities and concerns for the growing hemp and cannabis industries. Topics will…
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Industrial Hemp

Industrial Hemp Production, Cultivation, and Management, by: Susan P. Rupp, PhD (LEC Partners) The production of industrial hemp, grown for fiber, seed, and cannabidiol (CBD), has surged in recent years.  More recently, the Agriculture Improvement…
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