Hemp production is giving farmers who are struggling to make
a profit an opportunity to diversify their revenue streams.
Bodhi Urban, the owner of Colorado-based HGH Seed, the
nation’s first certified hemp farm, says farmers can start making a profit from
the beginning. “It’s a little more
upfront investment on the seed itself,” he says. “But right now we’re seeing the prices range anywhere
from $20 to $100 per pound – depending on how it was harvested.”
Which is significantly more than what traditional corn and soybean farmers are making right now.
Continue reading Exploring opportunities with industrial hemp at Brownfield Ag News.
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