USA: Can hemp be used in dairy cow rations?

The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (“Farm Bill”) expanded legal hemp production in the United States. But much work still needs to be done in the regulatory field regarding hemp applications. To clarify, hemp and marijuana are not the same thing. Both are from the same class of plants in the Cannabis genus, but are legally separated by their level of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the plant. Legal hemp must contain 0.3% THC or less. In short, hemp doesn't get anyone high. Hemp has a wide variety of uses, which often earn it the nickname “industrial hemp”. These include ropes, textiles, human food products, paper, bioplastics, building materials and biofuels. Before prohibition in the US more than 80 years ago, hemp was a significant commodity crop in many parts of the country. Tillery Sims, executive director of the Texas Hemp Growers Association, is working to restore hemp's role in commodity rotation for farmers. “We want to be a trusted resource for farmers to give them a ...