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2013 Hemp, Hemp, Hooray! Clinton first in West Kentucky to Support Industrial Hemp

Feb 01, 2021 at 10:29 am by admin

Editor's Note: February 2013 found Clinton to be the first in Western Kentucky to support hemp. The product has stuttered in recent years. CLINTON, KY. Feb. 5, 2013 - Last nig.... Read More

Comer - back in the Purchase during Fancy Farm week

Jul 30, 2019 at 04:01 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY) First District Representative James Comer is back in the Purchase for the premier political event in the Commonwealth's calendar - the Fancy Farm Picnic. While h.... Read More

WAVE counties - tip of the spear for hemp production

Jul 23, 2019 at 01:34 pm by admin

WAVE stands for West Kentucky Alliance for a Vibrant Economy. The consortium of the leadership of four Mississippi River Counties, Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton and Hickman, began.... Read More

U.S. Hemp Roundtable Names Quarles 'Friend of Hemp'

Aug 07, 2018 at 03:37 pm by admin

National Hemp Industry Leader Praises Quarles, KDA for Leading Way on Hemp CYNTHIANA, Ky. (June 11, 2018) -- The United States Hemp Roundtable presented Agriculture Commission.... Read More

House Concurrent Resolution 35 urges federal action on hemp

Feb 14, 2018 at 11:15 am by admin

Kentucky legislators in the House will vote today on HCR 35. The Resolution which is not law - but a statement of principle, urges the federal government to stop treating hemp.... Read More

Medical marijuana resolution clears House hurdle

Jan 25, 2018 at 03:18 pm by admin

FRANKFORT--The Kentucky House wants the federal government to accelerate research on the "safety and effectiveness" of medical marijuana. That is at least one message found.... Read More

Hemp: the holy grail for West Kentucky farmers

Aug 24, 2017 at 03:27 pm by admin

Hemp is quickly becoming the Holy Grail for Western Kentucky farmers. The promise of a new crop that can be animal feed, people food, medicine, fabric, and a building material.... Read More

U.S. Reps Comer, Goodlatte, Massie, and Polis Introduce Bipartisan Industrial Hemp Bill

Jul 29, 2017 at 03:01 pm by admin

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressmen James Comer (R-KY), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jared Polis (D-CO), and Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced federal legislation to end unnecessary and outda.... Read More

Hemp bill clears KY Senate

Mar 01, 2017 at 08:56 am by admin

Senate Bill 218, which among other provisions, pulls hemp out of the definition of marijuana, passed the Kentucky Senate 35-0 on February 28, 2017. Sponsored by Sen. Damon Tha.... Read More

Gatewood was right.

Oct 17, 2016 at 03:44 pm by admin

Sometimes the only time one gets taken seriously is after life is over. Thus was the case of Gatewood Galbraith the biting fly that wouldn't go away. Until he did. I saw this.... Read More

Ag Commissioner takes fight for hemp production to feds

Sep 19, 2016 at 01:56 pm by admin

Quarles urges feds to reconsider positionsthat could hinder industrial hemp research Kentucky ag commissioner says government principles contradict Congressional intent FRANKF.... Read More

COMER PREDICTS BIG FUTURE FOR INDUSTRIAL HEMP IN SPEECH TO HEMP INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION

Sep 28, 2015 at 01:23 pm by admin

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Industrial hemp will cover tens of thousands of acres and generate thousands of jobs in Kentucky in the near future, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James C.... Read More

Get Real UK: Hemp is a weed. Just throw the seed into the ground

Aug 20, 2015 at 02:26 pm by admin

Clinton, KY. August 20, 2015 - Once again the urgency to consider hemp as an alternative crop comes out of the blue. The closing of the Wickliffe paper mill and loss of those.... Read More

Comer Pushing “Planets” to Line up for Governor’s Race

Jan 28, 2014 at 10:45 am by admin

President Obama handed Kentucky Agricultural Commissioner James Comer, an open invention to run for governor. Over the weekend of the Dr. Martin L. King Jr. holiday, Obama sta.... Read More

Ag Committee passes hemp bill- Comer urges full House vote

Mar 06, 2013 at 11:43 am by admin

FRANKFORT, Ky. — In a nearly unanimous vote, the House Agriculture Committee passed Senate Bill 50, Sen. Paul Hornback’s industrial hemp bill supported by Agricult.... Read More