{"id":11338,"date":"2017-01-05T18:02:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T23:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=11338"},"modified":"2017-01-15T17:47:07","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T22:47:07","slug":"more-farmers-approved-for-hemp-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2017\/01\/05\/more-farmers-approved-for-hemp-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"More Farmers Approved For Hemp Growing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/10\/19\/hemp-growing-applications-sought\/hemp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hemp.jpg?fit=165%2C121&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"165,121\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hemp\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hemp.jpg?fit=165%2C121&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hemp.jpg?resize=165%2C121\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"121\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1471\" \/><br \/>\nKentucky farmers plan to produce nearly three times more hemp than a year ago as testing accelerates on its potential as a cash crop.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The state Department of Agriculture said Thursday it approved 209 applications from growers, allowing them to produce up to 12,800 acres of hemp for research purposes this year.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, 137 growers were approved to plant up to 4,500 acres.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky has been at the forefront nationally in efforts to return hemp to mainstream status.<\/p>\n<p>Experimental projects began in Kentucky with 33 acres in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Growing hemp without a federal permit was banned in 1970 due to its classification as a controlled substance related to marijuana. 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