Aug 24 Agriculture Small Ky. Food Producers Voice Disapproval For Proposal That Could Spike Fees For Some By More Than 1000% Small food producers in Kentucky aired their disapproval during a virtual public hearing Monday for a proposed rule that could increase permitting fees for some producers by more than 1000%. One Democratic state representative believes the proposed regulation could also clash with a bill signed by Governor Andy Beshear this year to help local public […] By Liam Niemeyer Aug 24 Agriculture Small Ky. Food Producers Voice Disapproval For Proposal That Could Spike Fees For Some By More Than 1000% Liam Niemeyer
Feb 7 Agriculture Over-Hyped Hemp? Amid Price Drop And A Big Bankruptcy, Some Farmers Feel Burned John Fuller is waiting for another farmer he’s never met before to talk about a situation he never imagined he would be in. It’s an overcast January day on his farm in west Kentucky, where he grew 18 acres of hemp last year, investing more than $250,000 of his own cash. He’s one of nearly […] By Liam Niemeyer Feb 7 Agriculture Over-Hyped Hemp? Amid Price Drop And A Big Bankruptcy, Some Farmers Feel Burned Liam Niemeyer
Feb 8 Agriculture Hemp’s Heyday: It’s Finally Legal. Now, Can Ohio Valley Farmers Cash In? Inside Winkin’ Sun Hemp Company in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, store owner Doug Flight tries to position himself in front of a camera crew. His experience with growing and selling hemp spans years. But memorizing lines for what he says could be the first hemp TV commercial in the state is another issue. “I know, […] By Liam Niemeyer Feb 8 Agriculture Hemp’s Heyday: It’s Finally Legal. Now, Can Ohio Valley Farmers Cash In? Liam Niemeyer
Jun 24 Agriculture High Hopes For Hemp Farmers throughout the Ohio Valley want to revive a crop that was once a staple in the region: hemp. After a ban that lasted more than half a century, the 2014 Farm Bill allowed states to grow hemp in research programs. Growers and processors in Kentucky are aggressively putting that research program to work in […] By Nicole Erwin Jun 24 Agriculture High Hopes For Hemp Nicole Erwin