Rhode Island is making Hemp History, as hemp is harvested for the first time in 50 years.
Dawson Hodgson, co owner of Sodco Turf Farm in Rhode Island, planted 65 acres of hemp this year, and is harvesting up to 70,000 plants. Hodgson is taking the lead for Rhode Island’s new hemp industry.
The hemp crop at Sodco Turf Farm has been a great success. Good weather conditions made cultivation easy, with the need to water only once. Harvesting and processing has had its challenges, but as Hodgson says, you fix the problems and move on.
Since Congress removed hemp from the list of controlled substances last year, the industry has experienced rapid growth all across the U.S.A.
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