The University of Florida holds one of the few “Industrial Hemp” licenses and is growing non-hallucinogenic cannabis in various locations as a pilot project. We visited one location in Wimauma, Florida at the annual Agriculture Expo this month.
Standing room only. Over 800 attendees. Happy grasshopper Typical young hemp plant will have many buds for extracting CBD oil Typical tall hemp plant grown for fiber Hops for making beer Hops vines up to 18′ tall Young hops plants Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “Florida is the specialty crop state.”
Among the many speakers were experts from the departments of agriculture in Kentucky and North Carolina who told us of their experiences and market update.