Growth in Acres Reflects Excitement Amid Farm Bill Passage Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles has announced the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) approved 1,035 applications to cultivate up to 42,086 acres of industrial hemp in 2019. The KDA also approved 2.9 million square feet of greenhouse space for hemp cultivation. “The numbers tell you what you […]
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Kentucky Hemp has Growing Market Potential, Panel Told
http://www.tokeofthetown.com/category/hemp. More than half of Kentucky’s industrial hemp crop this year can be traced to nineteen counties, 58 farmers and one company in Winchester. With 23,000 pounds of imported hemp seed destined for 2,466 acres, Atalo Holdings is a superpower in hemp production and processing in Kentucky. Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy (GOAP) Executive Director […]
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Kentucky Congressman Proposes New Industrial Hemp Legislation
New legislation sponsored by a Kentucky congressman would allow for the cultivation of industrial hemp in the U.S./CC Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY), Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), and a bipartisan coalition of 45 lawmakers have introduced federal legislation that requires the federal government to respect state laws allowing cultivation of industrial hemp. The Industrial Hemp Farming […]
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Ft. Thomas News: Louisville BB, Jeff Ruby, Hemp, Alcohol, Ashley Judd
Van Damme It’s Friday! – Ft. Thomas native and Highlands graduate, Jeff Walz, has his Louisville Women’s Basketball team in the Final Four. The team pulled off the biggest upset in NCAA Women’s Hoops (based on point spread) when they beat defending national champion Baylor. Baylor, who went 40-0 last year, had only lost 1 […]