The window to apply for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s 2021 hemp licensing program is now open.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture, which administers Kentucky’s hemp licensing program, is hosting an online application portal on its hemp webpage, kyagr.com/hemp. Grower applications must be submitted by March 15, 2021. Processor applications may be submitted year-round.
Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles says, “We believe there will be a long-term hemp market in Kentucky, but across America the hemp industry has been having a difficult year. Acreage is down significantly across the nation in light of FDA regulatory burdens and overproduction concerns. There are some bright spots on the horizon, but we’ve always said we are building an industry from the ground up and that it is going to take time for the market to mature.”