Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer joined farmers and industry leaders on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 to lay out an ambitious agenda...

Did you know that the United States Department of Agriculture’s 1942 “Hemp for Victory” campaign mentions Kentucky 13 times? That's...

Hoot & Hemp! On Saturday, April 11, 2015, Kentucky Hempsters set up a hemp education booth at the 8th Annual Mighty Kindness Earth Day...

On January 22, 2015, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) announced H.R. 525, “The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015," along with...

On January 8, 2015, S 134 "The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015" was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators McConnell (R-KY), Paul...

A provision in the $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill cleared by Congress on December 13, 2014, aimed to prevent a repeat of the standoff that...

On Wednesday, October 22, 2014, Murray State University's Hutson School of Agriculture hosted Kentucky’s National Bioenergy Day , in...

On September 23, 2014, the University of Kentucky harvested the first experimental hemp crop at Spindletop Farm off Iron Works Pike. The...

On May 29, 2014, Representative Thomas Massie introduced House Amendment 754 to HR 4660, to prohibit the use of funds in contravention of...

After being detained by federal officials for almost two weeks, the shipment of hemp seeds intended for hemp pilot projects was delivered...

Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 seeking an injunction and declaratory relief to stop...

May 13, 2014, the day after Murray State planted the first hemp seeds in Kentucky under the pilot program, the DEA seized 250 pounds of...

On May 12, 2014, Murray State University made history by becoming the first entity of any type in the nation to legally place industrial...

On April 5, 2014, SB 50 became law, which established the conditions and procedures for licensing industrial hemp growers by the Kentucky...

On March 6, 2014, Senator Paul Hornback introduced SB 208. This bill removed the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the Speaker's...

On February 14, a week following the passage of the 2014 Farm Bill, Agriculture Commissioner James Comer announced in a press release...

President Obama signed the Farm Bill on February 7, 2014. Section 7606 of the act, Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research, defines...

A study was requested by the Kentucky Industrial Hemp Commission following the passing of SB 50, the law that allows Kentucky farmers to...

On April 7, 2013, Kentucky SB 50 became law, despite Governor Steve Besher's refusal to sign the bill. The governor had voiced his...

The House received SB 50 on February 15, 2013 where the Committee of Agriculture & Small Business reviewed it, and reported favorably...