Iowa Public Radio

For decades, the government banned hemp. Now, it’s funding hemp research

Lincoln University in Missouri is heading a USDA-funded project researching the commodity, but its prohibition created high hurdles for getting the crop off the ground. On a bright chilly day in ...
Arkansas Times

For decades, the government banned hemp. Now, it’s funding hemp research to fight climate change

Graduate student Joshua Asiamah loads harvested stalks of hemp onto an all-terrain vehicle to be hauled away and studied at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo., Oct. 14, 2024. Credit: Harshawn ...