{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Witold Czesiak \u2014 Professionalizing Hemp Through Genetics and Licensing","description":"This is part two of a ten-part podcast series documenting the European Industrial Hemp Association's 23rd Annual Conference in&amp;nbsp;Poznan, Poland, at the Institute of Fiber Plants and Medicinal Medicine, June 10-12.  Witold Czeszak, co-founder and head of the Polish Hemp Program at the Institute of Natural Fibers and Medical Plants, talks about Polish hemp genetics, the importance of IP protection and why he fought hard to bring the European Industrial Hemp Conference to the Institute. \u201cI brought to the table new blood. I brought here representatives of huge companies because in general my idea is to professionalize the sector so to scale it up, keeping of course quality on the highest level,\u201d he said. Poland has been at the epicenter of hemp in Europe for decades, and with genetics like Hanola and Bia\u0142obrzeskie coming out of Czesak\u2019s breeding program, Polish varieties have become standard fiber genetics around the world. Learn More Institute of Natural Fibers and Medicinal Plants (IWNIRZ) iwnirz.pl European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) eiha.org\/ EIHA Conference eiha-conference.org\/ Thanks to Our Sponsors HEMI \u2014 The Hemp Education and Marketing Initiative thegoodnessofhemp.org Bish Enterprises \u2014 FiberCut Hemp Harvesting bishenterprise.com\/fibercut 1937 International 1937international.com Condor Seed condorseed.com ","author_name":"Industrial Hemp Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.lancasterfarming.com\/community\/podcasts_and_audio\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41810405\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/5d8ec4\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203373910"}