Success StoryDistrist Hemp Meeting



Distrist Hemp Meeting

Author: Beau Neal

Planning Unit: Woodford County CES

Major Program: Farm Management

Plan of Work: Community and Economic Development

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

With the explosive interest in hemp production the last couple years, education on the various issues regarding it seemed to lagging behind.  There was a demand for a general hemp informational meeting for growers to get an idea of what it takes to actually produce the crop itself. Topics covered were Regulatory and Field Testing, Production Systems, Site Selection and Soils, Budgets and Risk Management, Cultivar Information, Fertility, Planting, Pest Risks and Management, Harvest, Harvest Equipment, etc.  






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