Scots farmers urged to boost production of 'super crop'

Rural Policy Centre calls on UK to rethink hemp licensing dates to help growers benefit from sales

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Hemp has been hailed as 'super crop' by Scottish exports
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Hemp has been hailed as 'super crop' by Scottish exports

UK authorities have been urged to review hemp licensing dates in a bid to encourage more Scottish farmers to grow the so-called ‘super crop'. On a new podcast launched by Scotland's Rural College's...

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