The taboo has noting to do with its potential as a fiber.
Once past Prohibition, it can compete on its merits. That's what's happened in the Willamette Valley.
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Willamette Valley Assured
https://www.wvassured.com
Willamette Valley Assured's mission is to develop a continuous learning system for the Industrial Hemp production industry. The early focus is to learn and provide support and training to producers and farmers engaged in the production of Industrial Hemp in its many forms.
Hemp panelists offer tips to Willamette Valley farmers ...
https://www.capitalpress.com/state/o...ba277b5bd.html
Hemp is gaining significant ground in Oregon after it was legally defined as an agricultural commodity in the 2018 Farm Bill. House Bill 4060 established Oregon's industrial hemp program in 2016,...
Nature's Cropland
https://www.naturescropland.com
By the 1970s this valley was the most productive grain, fruit and vegetable processing region in the world. Change started in the 1980s when most Willamette Valley farmers turned to growing grass seed for use in lawns and golf courses. Today the Willamette Valley grows 90% of the US supply and 50% of the world supply of grass seed.
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