Kansas looks for ways to use hemp that tests too high for THC

Amy Hadachek
Mar 25, 2021
Mar 25, 2021 Updated Apr 6, 2021

Irrigated hemp — Directly seeded industrial hemp grows under a center pivot in Kiowa County, Kansas.
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Hemp growers in Kansas are waiting to hear about certain rules being finalized.

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Hemp starts high tunnel — Newly established industrial hemp transplants grow in a caterpillar tunnel at Kansas State Research and Extension site in Johnson County, Kansas.
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Reporter Amy Hadachek is a two-time Emmy Award winning meteorologist and a storm chaser who earned her NWA and AMS Broadcast Meteorology Seals of Approval. She and her husband live on a diversified farm in Kansas. Reach her at amy.hadachek@midwestmessenger.com.