A Wisconsin Ag Department official says they have extended the deadline for farmers to apply for 2019 industrial hemp licenses. Donna Gilson says, “People were telling us that they weren’t able to get land and seed sources, etc. lined up by December 31st, and it was also somewhat of a work issue for our staff. It comes at the same time that we’re doing nursery licenses, so there was a little bit of a crunch there, too.”
Gilson tells Brownfield the new deadline is March 1st, but farmers that grew hemp this year will still have to file required reports by the end of the year.
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