This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Ohio Valley farmers planted more than 27,000 acres of hemp last year — about four times more than in 2018 — to cash in on a booming market for popular CBD products made from the crop. Yet with that growing boom, […]
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Ohio Valley Farmers Cautiously Optimistic About U.S.-China Trade Deal
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. The Trump administration is set to sign a deal Wednesday with Chinese trade officials for what they call “Phase One” of a trade agreement after almost two years of false starts and costly, retaliatory tariffs. Ohio Valley farmers are cautiously optimistic the truce […]
Read MoreRising Waters: Aging Levees, Climate Change and the Challenge to Hold Back the Ohio River
When 78-year-old Jim Casto looks at the towering floodwalls that line downtown Huntington, West Virginia, he sees a dark history of generations past. The longtime journalist and local historian is short in stature, yet tall in neighborhood tales. On Casto’s hand shines a solid gold ring, signifying his more than […]
Read MoreWhile FDA Warns CBD Companies, Ohio Valley Industry Continues To Grow
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent out 15 letters last week warning some companies that sell cannabidiol, or CBD, about making unfounded medical claims regarding the effects of the hemp-derived compound. Many users claim CBD has a wide range of medicinal benefits but there […]
Read MoreNew SNAP Rule Could Hit Ohio Valley Hardest
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates almost 700,000 people across the country will lose food stamps in a new Trump Administration rule announced December 4. Regional anti-hunger advocates and policy analysts say the Ohio Valley — and Appalachia in particular — could be […]
Read MoreGrassroots Growing: Hemp Farmers Form Cooperatives Amid Growth and Uncertainty
This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. Tony Silvernail swings a heavy machete at a stalk of bushy hemp and chops the plant near the root, grabbing the five-foot-tall shoot with his sun-weathered hand. It’s an unusually hot October day on his farm, Beyond The Bridge LLC, […]
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