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Posted On: 12/01/2018 1:42:01 PM
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Fantastic article concerning the Farm Bill Idig. I especially liked the following explanation:
Removal from the controlled substances list would be a "huge opportunity for farmers," said Tonia Farman, CEO of hemp food company Hemp Northwest in Hood River, Oregon.
"What the Farm Bill will open up is the ability for farmers to get crop insurance because that's a federally funded program," Farman said.
Farman said legalization could also give producers badly-needed access to the banking system.
"It's a matter of cash flow and capital that is not available to not just farmers, but all the businesses along the supply chain in the hemp industry," said Farman in an interview Friday.
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed to include nationwide hemp legalization in this year's Farm Bill. The economic potential of the crop for his home state of Kentucky turned McConnell into a dogged advocate for hemp.
Now, it's time to get-her-done.
Removal from the controlled substances list would be a "huge opportunity for farmers," said Tonia Farman, CEO of hemp food company Hemp Northwest in Hood River, Oregon.
"What the Farm Bill will open up is the ability for farmers to get crop insurance because that's a federally funded program," Farman said.
Farman said legalization could also give producers badly-needed access to the banking system.
"It's a matter of cash flow and capital that is not available to not just farmers, but all the businesses along the supply chain in the hemp industry," said Farman in an interview Friday.
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed to include nationwide hemp legalization in this year's Farm Bill. The economic potential of the crop for his home state of Kentucky turned McConnell into a dogged advocate for hemp.
Now, it's time to get-her-done.
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