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What Chad Elkins chose as a double crop for his northern Warren County farm this fall may be causing a few double takes because of its distinctive leaf structure. After his corn silage crop was harvested, Elkins opted to plant industrial hemp, a member of the cannabis family and a close...

Elkins Farms in Smiths Grove is busy growing fields full of hemp. Mike Bullock, local agriculture specialist with South Central Community and Technical College says the farm hopes to promote the hemp industry and educate people on the potentials available through growing commercial hemp...