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farm406 20 hemp biomass into CBD oil that meets the quality, scale, and rigorous regulatory standards of Fortune 500 companies who are developing CBD products for consumers around the world. Grant Briggs of the Portage area has signed on as MFDG's agronomist and will work with the three farmers this season and additional farmers in the future to bring the hemp crop through harvest. He is also a certified crop advisor. For several years he has been leading crop diversification strategies for the Crow Coulee Farmer Coalition, a 20+ farm coalition throughout Montana, comprising over 200,000 acres of farmland. "My farmer clients typically make around $50-$55 per acre growing wheat. MFDG's model will yield upwards of $3,000- $5,000 per acre by growing hemp. Of course, there will be variables based on the changing market rates for hemp, but my estimates are using the rock boom pricing," said Briggs. For more details or to request a visit to the fields of one of the farmers who has contracted with MFDG, call area MFDG representative, Mike Nelson, at 406-788-3103. "We would like to contract a combination of irrigated and dry land fields for growing hemp during the 2021 seasons. One of the things we learned this year is that if there is enough moisture in the spring, the ground doesn't have to be irrigated," said Mike Nelson, Director of Field Operations. This corn planter was fitted with special disks for planting hemp seed.

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