Covering arthropods that impact agriculture in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Friday, December 6, 2019

Reality Check From the Hemp Harvest

Interesting article that discusses a lot of the issues growers are facing in states where they are  (legally) growing hemp.


https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/11/08/farmers-struggle-as-hemp-harvest-winds-down

Although not yet legal in Texas, there has been a lot of interest in this crop.  However, there is a lot of basic groundwork to be done regarding infrastructure as well as disease and pest management before we can consider this crop to be a reasonably safe gamble.
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