Small business excited about future of Kentucky hemp production
The owners of Freedom Seed and Feed have been involved with Senate Bill 50 since its inception. Here’s what they have to say now on where things are going for the future.
Last summer was a productive one for Michael Wilson. He’s the chief operating officer at Freedom Seed and Feed.
"Well I don’t think we could’ve asked for a better season," said Wilson about his inaugural attempt and the unexpected yield. "You know, we put a crop in the ground last year, we tended it, it was kind of all encompassed with taking care of the crop and learning it and now we’re seeing the fruits of our labors."
Breaking the crop down for production for the business has allowed it to double in size.
The expansion of Kentucky’s hemp production pilot projects is also exciting for pioneers of the crop, like Jacob Graves, long-time Central Kentucky farmer, now retired.
"You plant some seed and 25-years later it might come up," says Graves.
Graves isn’t talking about the actual seed, rather his advocacy for hemp production for the past quarter century. In Lexington, his son Andy announces an investment in Kentucky’s budding hemp industry.
"So if I can work at an old age for a plant that can feed me, clothe me and shelter me then I feel like I’ve done something worthwhile."
Freedom’s owners say they will be putting seed in the ground on May 30th.
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