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IS HEMP READY FOR IT’S BIG AG CLOSE-UP?

The mammoth 53rd World Ag Expo will go down as the one at which hemp got a debut as large as merited by its potential impact on the agricultural world. The hemp pavilion is a 9,400-square-foot-tent that will house 30 10 by 10 exhibitor spaces, as well as a seminar stage.
Tulare Business Journal

  • Passage of last year’s Farm Bill paved the way for 2020’s mainstream farming introduction. Organizers point out that 25,000 hemp-related products are available around the world.
  • The Expo runs from Feb. 11-13, in Tulare’s International Agri-Center.

Quick Hit

  1. Yikes! There’s hemp growing in Arvin that’s not “harmless” hemp; the weed has too much THC. Welcome to the “hot hemp” lawsuit of Kern County.
    Bakersfield Californian