Historically, sails, ropes and rigging were primary Uses of Hemp. Today, hemp has over 25,000 uses, from textiles and paper to foods and building supplies. Hemp is also a new opportunity for struggling farmers.
In the small town of Pilger, Nebraska, farmers gathered for the third annual Midwest Hemp Forum to hear more about this cash crop that is making a strong comeback.
Cattle markets aren’t what they used to be, and the traditional corn and soybean crops aren’t either. Nebraska lawmakers have legalized hemp-growing, and the Midwest Hemp Forum was there to provide information to farmers about growing hemp.
It’s a big investment to get started, but the versatility of hemp and the ease in which it grows make it a very opportunistic crop.
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