by Kate Shunney
West Virginia’s Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt spoke to the Morgan County Commission during their September 2 regular meeting, touching on the agenda item of Industrial Hemp but focusing more on the value and possibilities he sees in the state’s farms and agribusiness ventures.
Leonhardt said a move by the state to push opportunities for growers to cultivate industrial hemp took a sideline as COVID emerged last spring.
West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner…
