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A Colorado bill has passed unanimously to study the use of industrial hemp in animal feed but the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association’s Executive Vice President says the study won’t be valid.

Terry Fankhauser tells Brownfield cattle producers in the state are against the measure because hemp is considered an adulterated feedstuff.  “We take very great caution in what we feed our livestock in order to make it both legally acceptable in those consumer streams, but also just really trying to uphold the integrity and safety of the product.”

He says it’s a national policy issue and more research is needed before hemp can be used in animal feed. 

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