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Tennessee farmers pivot to other crops as looming federal ban on hemp approaches

NPR | By Marianna Bacallao

Published July 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM EDT

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In some states, farmers must adjust to changes in the Farm Bill that closed a loophole they used to grow hemp for use in THC products.