UW-Stevens Point Researching Hemp Farming for Economic, Environmental Benefits

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UW-Stevens Point students Sydney Polich, Meghan Schimka and Mike Ayensu-Mensah conduct research on hemp plants to learn more about how soil pollutants affect the plants growth. WISCONSIN: One hundred years ago, Wisconsin was second in the nation for growing hemp.  Grown mostly for its fiber and cannabidiol (CBD) oil, hemp is used to make rope, Read the full article...
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