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Hemp rescues Kentucky's flailing agriculture industry
2015-10-11 19:15:36| Agriculture - Topix.net
The fallout from the tobacco industry's troubles has left many farms in Kentucky struggling to stay afloat. A few years ago, James Comer, Kentucky's commissioner of agriculture, made a bold move: He vowed to revive Kentucky's farms by bringing back a crop that long ago grew in abundance-industrial hemp.
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Category:Agriculture and Forestry