Posts Tagged ‘Agriculture’
‘Highway to Hemp’: Building, Making and Dreaming Big with Hemp Fiber
Manufacturers are finding new ways to make sustainable products using hemp fiber.
Read MoreHighway to Hemp: ‘Wild West’ of the CBD Market
Prices for CBD plummeted in 2019 as producers flooded the market, but those who stayed in the game are hopeful that FDA approval will blossom the industry.
Read MoreFood Fight: How Kansas City Struggles to Feed Its Families
According to Feeding America, one in eight people in the United States face food insecurity. Of those who are food insecure, only 50% are eligible for SNAP benefits. The result is a food chain stretched to the breaking point, families going hungry, people losing hope and a charitable sector struggling to help.
Read MoreFertilizer Washes off Midwest Farm Fields and Taints Communities’ Drinking Water, Poisons Gulf of Mexico
As rainfall events become more intense and frequent, fertilizers applied to Midwestern farmland wash away, contaminating waterways near and far.
Read More‘Highway to Hemp’: Waves of Fiber and Grain
South Bend Industrial Hemp, located at the outskirts of Great Bend, Kansas, is at the cutting edge of the emerging industrial hemp economy.
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