If you live in Kentucky and want to participate in the agricultural production of Industrial Hemp as a viable cash crop, here are some guidelines issued by the state and links to procedures to participate in 2015.
Applications sought for 2015 industrial hemp pilot projects - Harlan Daily Enterprise - harlandaily.com
FRANKFORT — Kentucky farmers and processors interested in participating in the 2015 round of industrial hemp pilot projects must apply by Jan.1, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture has announced.
A physical address of the location for the production fields to be used to grow, process, or store industrial hemp must be submitted with the application.
Applicants are asked to provide global positioning coordinates for the property if possible. Applicants who are selected will undergo background checks and site visits.
A person with a felony drug conviction within 10 years of submitting an application shall not be
eligible to participate in any pilot project.
The application is available for download on the department’s website at www.kyagr.com/hemp. Applications may be completed electronically and submitted to doris.hamilton@ky.gov. Applications also may be printed, filled out, and mailed to Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Industrial
Hemp Program, 111 Corporate Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601.
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