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Murray welcomes the hemp industry

Story by Cady Stribling Staff writer cstribling1@murraystate.edu Calloway County will soon welcome its first HempWood manufacturing operation to expand the hemp industry. Governor Matt Bevin announced plans on March 19 for a new $5.8 million investment that will create 25 full time jobs, according to the press release. Kentucky recently approved the 2018 farm bill, Read More

Annual farm event provides fall fun

Orange pumpkins, bales of hay and golden mums blanketed the fields of Stanley Pullen Farm in preparation for crowds of school children attending Murray State’s annual Fall on the Farm Sept. 30. Murray State students operate the event. Tony Brannon, dean of Hutson school of Agriculture, said the idea for Fall on the Farm came Read More

Student attends US Department of Agriculture national forum

Murray State recently honored senior agriculture business student, Samantha Anderson, for her invitation to the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program in Arlington, Va., Feb. 21-22. Anderson was one of 20 students nationwide selected to attend the event. The students invited to the diversity program were selected based on their responses to an essay Read More

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