Persons interested in cultivating hemp in Nebraska may apply for a license from the USDA or a tribal program authorized under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. Nebraska applicants may submit their hemp production application to the USDA starting in fall of 2024 to receive a USDA hemp producer license on January 1, 2025. Information regarding the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program can be found here. Questions about the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program can be sent to farmbill.hemp@usda.gov.
Updated January 2025