PBS News Weekend

Season 4, Episode 31 of 99

On Saturday, NewsHour Weekend explores a new experiment to save Kentucky's flailing agriculture industry. As demand for tobacco diminishes, the state's farmers are turning to growing hemp under a five-year research program. Officials say the cash crop is attracting new investors looking to develop the industry, even as the state grapples with federal legislation that bans hemp farming. NewsHour's Christopher Booker reports.

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10/17/2015
4 p.m.
10/17/2015
7 p.m.
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