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Will Hemp be Illinois’ Next Billion-Dollar Bumper Crop?

Gov. J.B. Pritzker ushers in a new era of hemp farming to the state.

05/06/2019 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Will Hemp be Illinois’ Next Billion-Dollar Bumper Crop?

Clip: 5/6/2019 | 7m 17sVideo has Closed Captions

Gov. J.B. Pritzker ushers in a new era of hemp farming to the state.

In the first two days the Illinois Department of Agriculture began accepting applications to grow and process industrial hemp, a whopping 350 applications came in from farmers who want to start planting this spring.

05/06/2019 | Rating NR

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