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Hemp As A Livestock Feedstuff: A Review Of Current Literature, Sarah Mead, Alyx Shultz
Hemp As A Livestock Feedstuff: A Review Of Current Literature, Sarah Mead, Alyx Shultz
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Hemp was removed from the list of controlled substances in the 2018 Farm Bill, making regulated hemp production legal in the United States. Kentucky agriculturalists and entrepreneurs are at the cutting edge of the United States hemp production and processing industries. Hemp production generally falls into one of three categories: grain, fiber, or floral (CBD extraction). Each production category also produces byproducts; one such byproduct is meal. In order to make hemp oil and fiber processing viable, markets for the remaining meal must be found. The high fiber, fat, and protein of hemp meal make it a potential feedstuff for …