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Hemp Freedom Act Kentucky
In 2013, SB50 became law, which authorized industrial hemp farming and production provided that Federal law authorized the same. As is being introduced in other states, a simple amendment to that legislation to remove such federal approval – will authorize hemp farming and production on a state level! The Hemp Freedom Act would authorize farming, … Continue reading
Ky Ag looking for farmers to grow hemp
Last updated: December 04. 2014 11:07AM – 1102 Views By Chris Cooper – ccooper@newsdemocratleader.com The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications from the state’s farmers who would like to participate in an industrial hemp pilot project the beginning of next year. The application deadline is Jan. 1. Logan County farmers can find … Continue reading
Hemp homecoming: Rebirth sprouts in Kentucky
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Call it a homecoming for hemp: Marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin is undergoing a rebirth in a state at the forefront of efforts to reclaim it as a mainstream crop. Researchers and farmers are producing the first legal hemp crop in generations in Kentucky, where hemp has turned into a political cause … Continue reading
Hemp Crops Are Flourishing in Kentucky
Posted by: admin Posted date: August 04, 2014 In: News After a nonsensical battle simply to get the seeds into the arms of farmers in the Bluegrass State, hemp crops are lastly on the develop. Kentucky’s first crop of hemp in many years is claimed to be flourishing simply two months after … Continue reading
UK hemp crop growing well without fertilizer, pesticide
By Janet Patton jpatton1@herald-leader.comJuly 30, 2014 Facebook Twitter Google Plus Reddit E-mail Print UK agronomist Dave Williams stood next to a plot of 7-foot hemp plants at the University of Kentucky Spindletop Research Farm in Lexington last Thursday. This hemp was planted in late May after the seeds were released by the Drug Enforcement Administration. … Continue reading
Military Veteran Farmers to Plant Historic Industrial Hemp Crop in Kentucky
MOUNT VERNON, KY — Vote Hemp, the national single-issue advocacy group dedicated to re-commercializing industrial hemp, and Kentucky non-profit Growing Warriors, have partnered to organize a planting of industrial hemp in Mount Vernon, KY on May 16, 2014, as part of the nationwide grassroots education effort Hemp History Week . The certified industrial hemp seed … Continue reading
Kentucky’s first industrial hemp crop in decades will start going into the ground next month
Comer: First hemp crop in decades set for planting LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s first industrial hemp crop in decades will start going into the ground next month now that the pipeline for shipping seeds into the state is opening up to allow the experimental plantings, state Agriculture Commissioner James Comer said Tuesday. Comer said … Continue reading
State ag commissioner updates Boyle chamber on hemp production
Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2014 8:17 am By VICTORIA ALDRICH valdrich@amnews.com Of all the plants that humans have cultivated throughout history, few are as versatile as hemp. Its fibers easily convert into rope, clothing and furniture material, insulation, plastics, paper and mulch. Its seeds are perfect for birdseed, hemp milk, protein powder and fish bait. … Continue reading
Kentucky Ag Commissioner Gives Farmers Green Light To Grow Hemp
Agriculture Commissioner James Comer says he hopes Kentucky farmers plant hemp in April. Reported by: Aaron Adelson Email: aadelson@wtvq.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AAdelsonABC36 Agriculture Commissioner James Comer says he hopes Kentucky farmers plant hemp in April. “We used to grow tobacco on the farm and now basically we just have cattle and grow hay, … Continue reading
Comer says decision greenlights Kentucky hemp
Ralph B. Davis rdavis@civitasmedia.com FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner says a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Justice now clears the way for Kentucky farmers to once again grow industrial hemp. Last week, the Justice Department announced it would not seek to challenge state laws regarding the medical or recreational use of … Continue reading
