Kentucky becomes first state to request USDA approval of hemp program
Kentucky is the first state to submit a hemp program plan to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for approval as required in the 2018 Agricultural Act of Improvement (Farm bill). Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles attended the presidential farm bill signing ceremony in Washington on December 20th, where he personally delivered the Commonwealth’s regulatory framework for hemp production to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Kentucky Commissioner of A