Hemp growth a priority in U.S. appropriations, says Kentucky
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) secured a provision in the Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill that would allow producers to transport “legal industrial hemp” across state lines in order to have the crop processed for commercial purposes.
CFRA: Federal insurance failing smaller-size farms
The time has come for crop insurance reforms that place greater emphasis on soil and water conservation and “real” limits on subsidies to the nation’s largest farms, according to a new report by the Center for Rural Affairs (CFRA).
