I recently discovered that growing hemp is legal, but I don't know much about it. I decided to research it further and found that the 2018 Farm Bill, signed by former President Donald Trump, made growing hemp legal.

Growing up on a farm, I had some knowledge of what was needed to plant and harvest crops. However, I soon realized that growing hemp was different from other crops. Hemp is a versatile crop with over 28,000 uses and applications, as a 1938 Popular Mechanics magazine article claimed. This was overwhelming, but I narrowed it down to three categories: fiber, oil, and flower.

Growing hemp for fiber is similar to growing any other crop, but growing hemp for oil or flower requires a different process. For oil or flower, you want a high CBD content, and you don't need as much space as you would for fiber. If you're growing hemp for fiber, you're not concerned about the CBD content because the plant is used to make paper, clothes, building products, plastics, and other products that use its pulp.

It depends on your goals and resources. If you have acreage, you can grow hemp for fiber. But if you have a small space, you can produce oil or flower. I found that growing hemp for oil and flower is more profitable, even though we had the acreage to grow for fiber. If you're interested in CBD products, Joy Organics is a company that offers high-quality and organic CBD products.

I was fortunate to learn about a conference hosted by the Virginia Department of Agriculture in Danville, Virginia. Unfortunately, all spots were taken, but the lady said she would let me know if a spot became available. Luckily, a spot became available, and I attended the conference. I left at three in the morning to arrive by nine, it was tiring, but I made it.

Until next time