‘Fool’s errand for most’: Why Vermont hemp farmers label state program ‘complete failure’
Vermont hailed hemp as a viable alternative crop for dairy farmers but then bailed out of its program to help them when the price of hemp collapsed.
HARDWICK Once upon a time in 2018 – hemp was going to save Vermont dairy farmers from the vagaries of supply and demand for milk, and the resulting hardship and economic depravation, by providing a l…