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= Hemp farming =
= Hemp farming =
In 2019 there were 5430 acres of hemp growing in Arizona, but by 2021 there were only 156 acres of hemp being cultivated.<Ref>Stats AK, Sweat KG, Masson RN, Conrow KD, Frazier AE, Leung MCK. The Desert Whale: the boom and bust of hemp in Arizona. J Cannabis Res. 2023 Jun 9;5(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s42238-023-00187-8. PMID: 37291630; PMCID: PMC10251686.</Ref>
The Arizona department of Agriculture started an industrial hemp program in 2019. In 2019 there were 5430 acres of hemp growing in Arizona, but by 2021 there were only 156 acres of hemp being cultivated.<Ref>Stats AK, Sweat KG, Masson RN, Conrow KD, Frazier AE, Leung MCK. The Desert Whale: the boom and bust of hemp in Arizona. J Cannabis Res. 2023 Jun 9;5(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s42238-023-00187-8. PMID: 37291630; PMCID: PMC10251686.</Ref> Yuma county is the largest producer of Hemp in Arizona and accounts for 30 percent of agricultural revenue of Arizona.
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Some factors contributing to the failure of CBD hemp in Arizona were: poor sources for seeds, inconsistent genetics, diseases, and a lack of knowledge about the hemp life cycle.<Ref>Stats AK, Sweat KG, Masson RN, Conrow KD, Frazier AE, Leung MCK. The Desert Whale: the boom and bust of hemp in Arizona. J Cannabis Res. 2023 Jun 9;5(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s42238-023-00187-8. PMID: 37291630; PMCID: PMC10251686.</Ref>
Some factors contributing to the failure of CBD hemp in Arizona were: poor sources for seeds, inconsistent genetics, diseases, and a lack of knowledge about the hemp life cycle.<Ref>Stats AK, Sweat KG, Masson RN, Conrow KD, Frazier AE, Leung MCK. The Desert Whale: the boom and bust of hemp in Arizona. J Cannabis Res. 2023 Jun 9;5(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s42238-023-00187-8. PMID: 37291630; PMCID: PMC10251686.</Ref>


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Revision as of 19:32, 29 July 2023

Hemp farming

The Arizona department of Agriculture started an industrial hemp program in 2019. In 2019 there were 5430 acres of hemp growing in Arizona, but by 2021 there were only 156 acres of hemp being cultivated.[1] Yuma county is the largest producer of Hemp in Arizona and accounts for 30 percent of agricultural revenue of Arizona.

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Some factors contributing to the failure of CBD hemp in Arizona were: poor sources for seeds, inconsistent genetics, diseases, and a lack of knowledge about the hemp life cycle.[2]

Sources

  1. Stats AK, Sweat KG, Masson RN, Conrow KD, Frazier AE, Leung MCK. The Desert Whale: the boom and bust of hemp in Arizona. J Cannabis Res. 2023 Jun 9;5(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s42238-023-00187-8. PMID: 37291630; PMCID: PMC10251686.
  2. Stats AK, Sweat KG, Masson RN, Conrow KD, Frazier AE, Leung MCK. The Desert Whale: the boom and bust of hemp in Arizona. J Cannabis Res. 2023 Jun 9;5(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s42238-023-00187-8. PMID: 37291630; PMCID: PMC10251686.