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By Greg Barnes and Emily Davis A Senate committee approved the proposed Farm Act of 2019 on Wednesday, paving the way for turning hog waste into energy and adding regulations to the state’s growing hemp industry. The proposed bill, which was unanimously approved, now moves from the Senate Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee to […]

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