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Hello Tommy and Lynn,
Aloha to thee. I see the name [ HEMP - Cannabis sativa L. ] in this USDA list of eligible specialty commodities. Since this is a list made by the federal government it deserves to have a useful place in our defense to prosecution. Whattaya think? Mahalo.
All the best to you,
Roger
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USDA - Agricultural Marketing service Definition of Specialty Crops
The Specialty Crop Competitiveness Act of 2004 and the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 have defined specialty crops as “fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture).” Eligible plants must be intensively cultivated and used by people for food, medicinal purposes, and/or aesthetic gratification to be considered specialty crops. Processed products shall constitute greater than 50% of the specialty crop by weight, exclusive of added water..
A detailed definition of specialty crops was also developed for the purposes of this program and other U.S. Department of Agriculture programs.
The tables below list plants commonly considered fruits and tree nuts, vegetables, culinary herbs and spices, medicinal plants, as well as nursery, floriculture, and horticulture crops. There is also a separate list of ineligible commodities. These lists are not intended to be all inclusive, but rather to provide examples of the most common specialty crops. This web page will be updated as U.S. Department of Agriculture receives new questions about the eligibility of various crops.
List of Plants Commonly Considered…
(h) Agricultural seeds. The term “agricultural seeds” means the following kinds of grass, forage, and field crop seeds, that are used for seeding purposes in the United States:
Agrotricum — x Agrotriticum Ciferri and Giacom.
Alfalfa — Medicago sativa L.
Alfilaria — Erodium cicutarium (L.) L’Her.
Alyceclover — Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.
Bahiagrass — Paspalum notatum Fluegge
Barley — Hordeum vulgare L.
Barrelclover — Medicago truncatula Gaertn.
Bean, adzuki — Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi and Ohashi
Bean, field — Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Bean, mung — Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek
Beet, field — Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris
Beet, sugar — Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris
Beggarweed, Florida — Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.
Bentgrass, colonial — Agrostis capillaris L.
Bentgrass, creeping — Agrostis stolonifera L. var. palustris (Huds.) Farw.
Bentgrass, velvet — Agrostis canina L.
Bermudagrass — Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Bermudagrass, giant — Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. Aridus Harlan and de Wet
Bluegrass, annual — Poa annua L.
Bluegrass, bulbous — Poa bulbosa L.
Bluegrass, Canada — Poa compressa L.
Bluegrass, glaucantha — Poa glauca Vahl
Bluegrass, Kentucky — Poa pratensis L.
Bluegrass, Nevada — Poa secunda J.S. Presl
Bluegrass, rough — Poa trivialis L.
Bluegrass, Texas — Poa arachnifera Torr.
Bluegrass, wood — Poa nemoralis L.
Bluejoint — Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv.
Bluestem, big — Andropogon gerardii Vitm. var. gerardii
Bluestem, little — Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Bluestem, sand — Andropogon hallii Hack..
Bluestem, yellow — Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng
Bottlebrush-squirreltail — Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey
Brome, field — Bromus arvensis L.
Brome, meadow — Bromus biebersteinii Roem. and Schult.
Brome, mountain — Bromus marginatus Steud.
Brome, smooth — Bromus inermis Leyss.
Broomcorn — Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
Buckwheat — Fagopyrum esculentum Moench
Buffalograss — Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm.
Buffelgrass — Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Burclover, California — Medicago polymorpha L.
Burclover, spotted — Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
Burnet, little — Sanguisorba minor Scop.
Buttonclover — Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal.
Canarygrass — Phalaris canariensis L.
Canarygrass, reed — Phalaris arundinacea L.
Carpetgrass — Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.
Castorbean — Ricinus communis L.
Chess, soft — Bromus hordeaceus L.
Chickpea — Cicer arietinum L.
Clover, alsike — Trifolium hybridum L.
Clover, arrowleaf — Trifolium vesiculosum Savi
Clover, berseem — Trifolium alexandrinum L.
Clover, cluster — Trifolium glomeratum L.
Clover, crimson — Trifolium incarnatum L.
Clover, Kenya — Trifolium semipilosum Fresen.
Clover, ladino — Trifolium repens L.
Clover, lappa — Trifolium lappaceum L.
Clover, large hop — Trifolium campestre Schreb.
Clover, Persian — Trifolium resupinatum L.
Clover, red or
Red clover, mammoth — Trifolium pratense L.
Red clover, medium — Trifolium pratense L.
Clover, rose — Trifolium hirtum All.
Clover, small hop or suckling — Trifolium dubium Sibth.
Clover, strawberry — Trifolium fragiferum L.
Clover, sub or subterranean — Trifolium subterraneum L.
Clover, white — Trifolium repens L. (also see Clover, ladino)
Clover — (also see Alyceclover, Burclover, Buttonclover, Sourclover, Sweetclover)
Corn, field — Zea mays L.
Corn, pop — Zea mays L.
Cotton — Gossypium spp.
Cowpea — Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata
Crambe — Crambe abyssinica R.E. Fries
Crested dogtail — Cynosurus cristatus L.
Crotalaria, lance — Crotalaria lanceolata E. Mey.
Crotalaria, showy — Crotalaria spectabilis Roth
Crotalaria, slenderleaf — Crotalaria brevidens Benth. var. intermedia (Kotschy) Polh.
Crotalaria, striped or smooth — Crotalaria pallida Ait.
Crotalaria, sunn — Crotalaria juncea L.
Crownvetch — Coronilla varia L.
Dallisgrass — Paspalum dilatatum Poir.
Dichondra — Dichondra repens Forst. and Forst. f.
Dropseed, sand — Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray
Emmer — Triticum dicoccon Schrank
Fescue, chewings — Festuca rubra L. subsp. commutata Gaud.
Fescue, hair — Festuca tenuifolia Sibth.
Fescue, hard — Festuca brevipila Tracey
Fescue, meadow — Festuca pratensis Huds.
Fescue, red — Festuca rubra L. subsp. rubra
Fescue, sheep — Festuca ovina L. var. ovina
Fescue, tall — Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Flatpea — Lathyrus sylvestris L.
Flax — Linum usitatissimum L.
Foxtail, creeping — Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir..
Foxtail, meadow — Alopecurus pratensis L.
Galletagrass — Hilaria jamesii (Torr.) Benth.
Grama, blue — Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Steud.
Grama, side-oats — Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
Guar — Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.
Guineagrass — Panicum maximum Jacq. var. maximum
Hardinggrass — Phalaris stenoptera Hack.
Hemp — Cannabis sativa L.
Indiangrass, yellow — Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Indigo, hairy — Indigofera hirsuta L.
Japanese lawngrass — Zoysia japonica Steud.
Johnsongrass — Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Kenaf — Hibiscus cannabinus L.
Kochia, forage — Kochia prostrata (L.) Schrad.
Kudzu — Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen and S. Almeida
Lentil — Lens culinaris Medik.
Lespedeza, Korean — Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino
Lespedeza, sericea or Chinese — Lespedeza cuneata
(Dum.-Cours.) G. Don
Lespedeza, Siberian — Lespedeza juncea (L. f.) Pers.
Lespedeza, striate — Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindler
Lovegrass, sand — Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) Wood
Lovegrass, weeping — Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees
Lupine, blue — Lupinus angustifolius L.
Lupine, white — Lupinus albus L.
Lupine, yellow — Lupinus luteus L.
Manilagrass — Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr.
Medic, black — Medicago lupulina L.
Milkvetch or cicer milkvetch — Astragalus cicer L.
Millet, browntop — Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf
Millet, foxtail — Setaria italica (L.) Beauv.
Millet, Japanese — Echinochloa frumentacea Link
Millet, pearl — Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.
Millet, proso — Panicum miliaceum L.
Molassesgrass — Melinis minutiflora Beauv.
Mustard, black — Brassica nigra (L.) Koch
Mustard, India — Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. and Coss.
Mustard, white — Sinapis alba L.
Napiergrass — Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Needlegrass, green — Stipa viridula Trin.
Oat — Avena byzantina C. Koch, A. sativa L., A. nuda L.
Oatgrass, tall — Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J.S. Presl and K.B. Presl
Orchardgrass — Dactylis glomerata L.
Panicgrass, blue — Panicum antidotale Retz.
Panicgrass, green — Panicum maximum Jacq. var. trichoglume Robyns
Pea, field — Pisum sativum L.
Peanut — Arachis hypogaea L.
Poa trivialis — (see Bluegrass, rough)
Rape, annual — Brassica napus L. var. annua Koch
Rape, bird — Brassica rapa L. subsp. rapa
Rape, turnip — Brassica rapa L. subsp. silvestris (Lam.) Janchen
Rape, winter — Brassica napus L. var. biennis (Schubl. and Mart.) Reichb.
Redtop — Agrostis gigantea Roth
Rescuegrass — Bromus catharticus Vahl
Rhodesgrass — Chloris gayana Kunth
Rice — Oryza sativa L.
Ricegrass, Indian — Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roem. and Schult.) Ricker
Roughpea — Lathyrus hirsutus L.
Rye — Secale cereale L.
Rye, mountain — Secale strictum (K.B. Presl) K.B. Presl subsp. strictum
Ryegrass, annual or Italian — Lolium multiflorum Lam.
Ryegrass, intermediate — Lolium hybridum Hausskn.
Ryegrass, perennial — Lolium perenne L.
Ryegrass, Wimmera — Lolium rigidum Gaud.
Safflower — Carthamus tinctorius L.
Sagewort, Louisiana — Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
Sainfoin — Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.
Saltbush, fourwing — Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
Sesame — Sesamum indicum L.
Sesbania — Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) A.W. Hill
Smilo — Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss.
Sorghum — Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
Sorghum almum — Sorghum almum L. Parodi
Sorghum-sudangrass — Sorghum drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. and Chase
Sorgrass — Rhizomatous derivatives of a johnsongrass sorghum cross or a johnsongrass sudangrass cross
Southernpea — (See Cowpea)
Sourclover — Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
Soybean — Glycine max (L.) Merr.
Spelt — Triticum spelta L.
Sudangrass — Sorghum drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. and Chase
Sunflower — Helianthus annuus L.
Sweetclover, white — Melilotus albus Medik.
Sweetclover, yellow — Melilotus officinalis Lam.
Sweet vernalgrass — Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
Sweetvetch, northern — Hedysarum boreale Nutt.
Switchgrass — Panicum virgatum L.
Timothy — Phleum pratense L.
Timothy, turf — Phleum bertolonii DC.
Tobacco — Nicotiana tabacum L.
Trefoil, big — Lotus uliginosus Schk.
Trefoil, birdsfoot — Lotus corniculatus L.
Triticale — x Triticosecale Wittm. (Secale Triticum)
Vaseygrass — Paspalum urvillei Steud.
Veldtgrass — Ehrharta calycina J.E. Smith
Velvetbean — Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. var. utilis (Wight) Burck
Velvetgrass — Holcus lanatus L.
Vetch, common — Vicia sativa L. subsp. sativa
Vetch, hairy — Vicia villosa Roth subsp. villosa
Vetch, Hungarian — Vicia pannonica Crantz
Vetch, monantha — Vicia articulata Hornem.
Vetch, narrowleaf or blackpod — Vicia sativa L. subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh.
Vetch, purple — Vicia benghalensis L.
Vetch, woollypod or winter — Vicia villosa Roth subsp. varia (Host) Corb.
Wheat, common — Triticum aestivum L.
Wheat, club — Triticum compactum Host
Wheat, durum — Triticum durum Desf.
Wheat, Polish — Triticum polonicum L.
Wheat, poulard — Triticum turgidum L.
Wheat Agrotricum — Triticum Agrotriticum
Wheatgrass, beardless — Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Love
Wheatgrass, crested or fairway crested — Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.
Wheatgrass, crested or standard crested — Agropyron desertorum (Link) Schult.
Wheatgrass, intermediate — Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski subsp. intermedia
Wheatgrass, pubescent — Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski subsp. intermedia
Wheatgrass, Siberian — Agropyron fragile (Roth) Candargy subsp. sibiricum (Willd.) Meld.
Wheatgrass, slender — Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Shinn.
Wheatgrass, streambank — Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. and J..G. Smith) Gould subsp. lanceolatus
Wheatgrass, tall — Elytrigia elongata (Host) Nevski
Wheatgrass, western — Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Love
Wildrye, basin — Leymus cinereus (Scribn. and Merr.) A. Love
Wildrye, Canada — Elymus canadensis L.
Wildrye, Russian — Psathyrostachys juncea (Fisch.) Nevski
Zoysia japonica — (see Japanese
lawngrass)
Zoysia matrella — (see Manilagrass)
