Caudill Seed becoming poster child for hemp legalization

Caudill Seed becoming poster child for hemp legalization Louisville-based Caudill Seed Co. is quickly becoming the poster child for the legalization of hemp production in Kentucky. The company has been featured in a CBS News report, on WDRB-TV in Louisville... More

Caudill Seed becoming poster child for hemp legalization Louisville-based Caudill Seed Co. is quickly becoming the poster child for the legalization of hemp production in Kentucky. The company has been featured in a CBS News report, on WDRB-TV in Louisville and in several newspaper articles, with owners Dan Caudill and Pat Caudill explaining what they think a legal hemp crop would mean for Kentucky and their company. The two became interested in the issue when they met James Comer, now Kentucky’s Secretary of Agriculture, during his 2011 campaign for the office. Legalizing hemp to give Kentucky farmers a new revenue stream is one of Comer’s priorities. Because it has so many hills, Kentucky has a lot of land that's only marginal for agriculture, Dan Caudill said in an interview. Hemp is an ideal crop for the state because it can grow nearly anywhere, just like tobacco. Aside from farmers, the rest of the state would benefit if it could create hemp-processing facilities that would provi Less