Hemp

Most people rarely think about where food comes from. We go to the grocery store and have so much to choose from. But global experts say small and…

On this West Virginia Morning, hemp farmers in the region are coming up short – really short – on the return on their investment into the fledgling…

John Fuller is waiting for another farmer he’s never met before to talk about a situation he never imagined he would be in.It’s an overcast January day on…

Tony Silvernail swings a heavy machete at a stalk of bushy hemp and chops the plant near the root, grabbing the five-foot-tall shoot with his…

On this episode of Inside Appalachia, we’re taking another listen to a show we aired in March. It’s an off-the-beaten-path tour of some of the region’s…

Inside the Bluegrass Hemp Oil store in Lexington, Kentucky, the CBD oils and lotions lining the walls have an origin story — a story of a family’s…

This week on Inside Appalachia, we take off-the-beaten-path tour of some of the region’s alternative cultures and economies. We’ll visit a factory where…

Assistant Commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture joins us to talk about hopes of establishing a booming hemp industry in the state,…

We turn our attention to agriculture needs in West Virginia. Host Suzanne Higgins chats with Jennifer Greenlief, Assistant Commissioner at the West…

Hemp growers in the region hope a recent change in federal law means they can finally profit from a plant that had been in legal limbo.The latest Farm…