Study: Expanding hemp could boost state’s water quality, ecological diversity

Research shows hemp diversity helps reduce nutrient runoff

LEXINGTON — Hemp has long been pitched to Kentucky farmers as a way to diversify their income, but research now suggests it could diversify the landscape itself and benefit the state’s water and wildlife.

Expanding hemp could boost Kentucky water quality and ecological diversity

Hemp has long been pitched to Kentucky farmers as a way to diversify their income. Research now suggests it could diversify the landscape itself, with measurable benefits for the state's water and wildlife.

Study: Expanding hemp could boost state’s water quality, ecological diversity

LEXINGTON — Hemp has long been pitched to Kentucky farmers as a way to diversify their income. Research now suggests it could diversify the landscape itself, with measurable benefits for the state’s water and wildlife.

Expanding Hemp Could Boost Kentucky Water Quality, Ecological Diversity

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Hemp has long been pitched to Kentucky farmers as a way to diversify their income. Research now suggests it could diversify the landscape itself, with measurable benefits for the state’s water and wildlife. Tyler Mark, Ph.D., an agricultural economist in the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE), […]