The application window is now open for Kentucky farmers and processors who want to grow hemp for research in 2015.
Several Kentucky universities, including WKU, grew hemp this year for the first time in decades. The application deadline for the next round is January 1.
The first round of pilot projects yielded a lot of data about production methods, seed varieties, and processing techniques.
"This past year we were as far west as Murray and as far east as Bath County. We'd like to see that continuation or even expansion on either end," said Adam Watson, Industrial Hemp Program Coordinator in the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. "Definitely, we have different growing environments in Kentucky."
Applications are available on the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's website at www.kyagr.com/hemp. Applicants who are selected will undergo background checks and site visits.
