Ellyn Ferguson

Rural tenants, already delaying rent, face pinch without relief

August 7, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.

The impasse between the Trump administration and congressional Democratic leaders in negotiations over a COVID-19 relief package worries both advocates for rural low-income housing and owners of Department of Agriculture-financed...

The efforts in the federal, state and tribal governments, to regulate hemp production seek to encourage the new industry and deter pot growers.

Some fear new federal rules on hemp production may go too far

December 11, 2019 at 10:48 a.m.

Congress opened the door in 2018 to what many in the agriculture sector hope will be a 21st century money crop: hemp. But the budding industry must first escape the...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky included provisions in the 2018 farm bill that removed hemp from the Controlled Substances list, where it had been classified as an illegal substance with its cannabis cousin, marijuana.

USDA’s hemp rules open door to states to set up regulations

October 30, 2019 at 11:11 a.m.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Tuesday his department was opening "a new economic opportunity for America's farmers" with the issuance of long-awaited rules governing legal hemp production and a path...

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