BDN, WABI cover Growing Hemp conference
The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) covered the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Growing Hemp in Maine Conference. While on sabbatical last year, John Jemison, Extension professor of soil and water quality, observed the growing, harvesting, drying and marketing of hemp in Colorado. He came away with respect for large industrial farms there and the knowledge that if Maine wants to compete in that hemp market, it needs to blaze its own path, according to the story. Jemison advised that if Maine growers want to make inroads on the rapidly saturating CBD market, they have to develop unique characteristics with their hemp through sharing information and trial and error in the fields. Growers have to get creative with their crops. “Think of a novel, value-added product,” he said. “Why not a CBD body butter? Just have fun with it.”