Iowa Ag News - Hemp

Iowa hemp growers planted 115 acres of hemp in open fields in 2022, down 45 acres from 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – National Hemp Report. Harvested acres for 2022 were estimated at 105, compared with 120 acres the previous year.
Area harvested for floral hemp in the open was estimated at 23 acres, accounting for approximately 22 percent of the total hemp acreage harvested from open fields. Production of floral hemp grown in the open for 2022 was 22,000 pounds, down 27,000 pounds from 2021. The average yield for 2022 floral hemp in the open was 950 pounds per acre, up 430 pounds per acre from the previous year. The value of floral hemp grown in the open totaled $653,000 compared to $2,652,000 in 2021.