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Dispatch from the Ninth Federal Reserve District, Minneapolis— "While industrial hemp for fiber and seed is relatively low maintenance and grows well in the district’s climate, hemp flower requires a lot more hand-holding. For one, only female plants produce significant cannabinoids, and those degrade after pollination, so care needs to be taken to sort out male plants. Flowers blooming late into the season are also ripe territory for mold and pathogens, so the plants do better if they’re grown under protection. … "It remains to be seen whether the change currently encoded in federal law will take effect." Burned out on hemp By Joe Mahon Director, Regional Outreach https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2026/burned-out-on-hemp #hemp #farming #Midwest #uspol