Farmers review value of hemp in Kerry

A hemp growing experiment on a farm overlooking Tralee Bay in Kerry 56 years ago is now being recalled as a result of a growing focus on the suitability of the crop as an alternative agricultural enterprise.

The trial, which was conducted on a half-acre plot on the land of John Dillon at The Kerries, was sponsored by Kerry County Committee of Agriculture with the co-operation of what was then the Agricultural Institute, and is now Teagasc.