Bryan Harnish runs a 600-acre farm in Pequea, Pa. Last season he ventured into growing hemp for the CBD market and in this episode he talks about his first season growing the crop and how it fits into the overall operation. We also talk about handling the farm’s transition and even a little bit about wrestling!

Links:

https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/venturing-unknown-bryan-harnish-takes-chance-hemp

https://www.farmprogress.com/hemp/s-wrap-harnish-farm-s-first-hemp-harvest-winds-down

https://www.farmprogress.com/hemp/it-s-getting-hot-bryan-harnish-s-hemp-plots

https://www.farmprogress.com/hemp/testing-time-bryan-harnish-s-jungle-hemp

https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/so-far-so-good-bryan-harnish-s-hemp-plot

https://www.farmprogress.com/hemp/despite-late-harvest-harnishes-think-hemp-will-be-profitable

Shelby Watson-Hampton co-owns Robin Hill Farm and Vineyard in Brandywine, Md., with her husband, and aunt and uncle. She writes the bimonthly Generation Now column for American Agriculturist, giving a fresh perspective of someone who is young and trying to make it as a farm owner.

Working with dairy cattle and growing crops are passions for 30-year-old Dan Lyness, a first-generation farmer and owner of  Spring Run Dairy LLC in Hunterdon County, N.J.

A brief summary of this episode