Source: Paul Schrimpf, CROP LIFE AMERICA, 12/25/19


Some of the earliest enthusiasts in hemp production have emerged from tobacco country, where the existing farm practices and production infrastructure the crop requires are already in place and available. So it made perfect sense for an old-line leaf manufacturing company, like Morrisville, NC-based Pyxus International, Inc., to steer a course toward formalizing and proliferating the production of hemp. Pyxus is a consolidated organization of agricultural companies, with roots that date back more than 145 years.

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