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by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) when Commissioner Quarles submitted Kentucky’s plan to Secretary Perdue moments after the 2018 farm bill was signed into law in December. The 2018 farm bill removed hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act and established minimum requirements for a state hemp regulatory framework to win USDA approval. Until the USDA approves state plans, the federal agency has directed states to operate under the 2014 Farm Bill, which authorized states to develop research pilot programs.
Fall Female Opportunity Sale September 7, 2019 • Michie, TN • Noon
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The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) has approved more than 58,000 acres for hemp cultivation in 2019, more than any other state and more than 3½ times the 16,000 acres approved in 2018. Hemp applications were approved for a record 101 Kentucky counties. The KDA also approved more than 6 million square feet of greenhouse space for hemp cultivation. It is unlikely that all approved acres will be grown. The amount approved is a sizable jump from the 33 acres grown in 2014, the first growing year. Kentucky hemp processors reported $57.75 million in gross product sales last year, compared with $16.7 million in gross product sales in 2017. Processors paid Kentucky farmers $17.75 million for harvested hemp materials in 2018, up from $7.5 million the year before. Hemp processors spent $23.4 million in capital improvements and employed a total of 459 people in 2018, the processors reported to the KDA.
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BW -.1, WW +51, YW +93, Milk +26 CW +32, MARB +.92, RE +.59 FAT -.025 $M +42, $W +54, $F +82, $G +70, $B +152, $C +239
Mile High 9360, the famous and prolific Crazy K Ranch and Fairway Angus donor, sells as a special headliner of the 2nd Crazy K Ranch Fall Female Opportunity Sale. Mile High 9360 is one the all-time high-income producers to ever work at Crazy K Ranch and she sells due 12/5/19 to the Crazy K and EZ Angus sire, VAR Heritage 5038.
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BW +1.8, WW +58, YW +102, Milk +34 CW +49, MARB +.36, RE +.55, FAT -.026 $M +54, $W +70, $F +98, $G +43, $B +140, $C +236
Lucy 0905 is a powerful direct daughter of the $3.5 milliion producer, Lucy 3829 sired by the proven growth and CW leader, Upward. Lucy 0905 was selected as a featured donor of a past Black Gold Genetics sale and sells due 12/23/19 to Sydgen Enhance.
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517.546.6374 www.cotton-associates.com
COW COUNTRY • AUGUST 2019
CRAZY K RANCH
Sammy and Sherry Kiser, Owners • 833 North Prather Road • Michie, TN 38357 Charlie Adkins, Manager • Phone 731-439-7350 • crazykranch@hotmail.com
www.crazykranch.com
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