Hemp on the Hill and the Silver Screen

This week's Hemp Podcast is divided into two parts. First, we take a look at the recent changes in U.S. hemp policy in a conversation with Rachel Umansky-Castro, the agriculture reporter for Bloomberg Government, who has spent the summer covering the fight over the federal definition of hemp. She walks us through what's been happening in D.C. lately, who the various lobbying groups are and what they ultimately want from federal policy. "There are so many divisions among these lawmakers, and it's clear that the hemp issue has split members of the same party, " Umansky-Castro said. Last week, Congress used a continuing resolution to push the so-called Mitch McConnell deadline from November to December 11, and Umansky-Castro explains what that extra month does and doesn't buy the industry. In part two of the show, we check in with Tennessee filmmaker Jordan Berger, whose documentary, "One Plant," is finally finished after several years of production. "The plant itself, you know, it touches on everything. And this thing started as a series because there's just so much, but we ultimately made it one film," Berger said. One Plant premieres at the Nashville Film Festival on September 26, 2026. From there, the film travels around the country to other festivals, with stops in Bozeman, MT; Santa Cruz, CA; and Minneapolis, MN. On October 24, the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast will host a double screening of One Plant in Lancaster, PA, at the Zoetropolis Theatre with a Q&A and time to meet others from the film and the Pennsylvania hemp community. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., tickets are available on Eventbrite at the link below. ### Learn More **Get Tickets — ONE PLANT in Lancaster**  eventbrite.com **ONE PLANT Lancaster Screening, Oct 24**  oneplant.film/lancaster **Bloomberg Government** news.bgov.com/ **Rachel Umansky-Castro — Bloomberg Government** news.bgov.com/author/rachel-umansky-castro-25432161 **Hemp Ban Delay Passed by Congress After Blowback From Hardliners** news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/hemp-ban-delay-passed-by-congress-after-blowback-from-hardliners **Nashville Film Festival — World Premiere, Sept 26** nashvillefilmfestival.org/2026-festival **Bozeman Film Festival — Oct 10** bozemanfilmfestival.org **Santa Cruz Film Festival — Oct 17** santacruzfilmfestivals.org   **NIHC Global Summit — "Seed to Style," FIT, NYC** nihcglobalsummit.com **Choose Your Change — Farm to Fabric Hemp Textile Symposium**  chooseyourchange.org ### Sponsors **Jungmaven — hemp clothing, made in the USA** jungmaven.com **IND Hemp — Fort Benton, Montana** indhemp.com