Harshawn Ratanpal
Environmental Impact ReporterHarshawn Ratanpal is a Report for America corps member and reports on the environment for KBIA and the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk. You can contact him at harshawnratanpal@gmail.com.
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Programs that provide drought relief to farmers use the U.S. Drought Monitor to determine eligibility, but some experts say it doesn’t always capture local conditions. -
At the press conference announcing the task force, Governor Mike Parson left the door open for legislative efforts to regulate the hemp industry. -
The belief that the Lieutenant Governor might reverse the ban led members of Missouri Hemp Trade Association to support Kehoe's bid for governor. -
Governor Mike Parson's crackdown on hemp-derived drugs is already affecting some Missouri businesses. -
Kevin Halderman said he was already facing market pressure, but the executive order banning psychoactive hemp products was the nail in the coffin. -
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Gov. Mike Parson reviewed his approach to governing in an interview with the Missourian and KBIA. -
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Decades of hemp being illegal to grow has left farmers in Missouri without the infrastructure to grow their business.
