Kentucky growers form organic hemp co-op

Kentucky growers form organic hemp co-op

A group of organic hemp farmers in Kentucky have formed a
cooperative to share resources and markets.

“There is a top end to this I’m sure, but I don’t think we’re anywhere near that at this point.”

Organic farmer and former Kentucky State University researcher
Tony Silvernail tells Brownfield he’s working with area farmers and former colleagues
at the university to overcome the largest bottlenecks in the hemp industry: getting
genetics and a processor.

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