Mississippi HEMP Sampling Services

A Certified Hemp Sampler Agent has successfully passed the necessary training requirements by the USDA. They are trained to take samples from hemp plants and submit them to a lab for testing. Samples shall be collected only by a trained sampling agent. 

NO, Hemp Producers are NOT allowed to act as sampling agents. Samples shall be collected only by a trained sampling agent.  However it is mandatory that they or a representative is present during the sample collection.

Testing your crop is critical, The hemp plant is extremely sensitive to growing conditions and crop care. It is important to constantly monitor the THC levels in your crop once the flowering stage begins. All industrial hemp must contain less than 0.3% Total THC in the plant’s biomass or else the crop becomes illegal and must be destroyed. 

Since the THC content of hemp generally peaks as the plant ripens, the timing of when sampling occurs is important to accurately measure total THC concentration and monitor compliance with the USDA hemp production program. Harvest shall be completed within 30 days from sample collection.

Samples are taken to obtain specimens for the measurement of total tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content, which determine whether the specimens are hemp or marijuana. The measurements are intended to be representative of the total THC content in a “lot” of hemp crop acreage as identified by the producer. 

Hemp producers may NOT harvest hemp prior to the hemp being sampled and tested for THC concentration.