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Flood of hemp harvest hitting the market could sink price, profits for farmers

Farmers rushed to plant hemp in hopes of striking it rich, but a flood of it hitting the market this year could lower profits.

Kathleen Butler in a hemp field at Butler Farms in Bourbon County on June 21, 2019. Butler Farms has the first U.S. contract with Patagonia as an organic hemp supplier.
Kathleen Butler in a hemp field at Butler Farms in Bourbon County on June 21, 2019. Butler Farms has the first U.S. contract with Patagonia as an organic hemp supplier.Read moreRyan C. Hermens / MCT
    by April Simpson and Sophie Quinton, Stateline
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