Growing Industrial Hemp (2019)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2019-10-25
Duration: 00:05:47
Subjects: Hemp | Agriculture | STRAIN, MIKE
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Strain, Mike Interviewee
Description
This segment from the October 25, 2019, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s interview with Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain. He discusses: the state’s plan to allow farmers to start growing industrial hemp in 2020; the different varieties of hemp; the difficulties in establishing a new crop; and the regulations that farmers will have to follow.