{"id":4134,"date":"2015-05-09T03:50:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T03:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/?p=3253"},"modified":"2015-05-09T03:50:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T03:50:24","slug":"kentucky-hemp-will-contribute-to-the-landscape-of-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/kentucky-hemp-will-contribute-to-the-landscape-of-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky: Hemp Will Contribute To The Landscape Of The State"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/kentucky-hemp-will-contribute-to-the-landscape-of-the-state\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>With industrial hemp helping define the future economic landscape of Kentucky, Freedom Seed and Feed, LLC has partnered with the University of Pikeville to develop a research institute designed to facilitate the development of this new industry within the coalfield region of Eastern Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Paul E. Patton, chancellor and interim president of the University of Pikeville, shared his enthusiasm for the project. \u201cBeing the leading university of Central Appalachia, we are the perfect anchor institution for this type of initiative,\u201d said Patton. \u201cThe institute\u2019s focus on student-based research is an essential ingredient to enriching the University of Pikeville\u2019s focus on service learning. Research development will be a critical component in helping create a stronger economy in Appalachia. We are excited about this partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis institute will bring some of the brightest minds in the world together to develop what I believe to be one of the most sustainable industries in the world. I couldn\u2019t think of a better mix,\u201d said Mike Lewis, COO of Freedom Seed and Feed. \u201cThis is not only an investment into industrial hemp, this is an investment into a region that has given our country so much. Central Appalachia\u2019s transition is an important investment that all American\u2019s should strongly consider.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the most innovative, hardest working and resilient people in the American workforce live and work right here in Central Appalachia, and it is that energy and innovation that we intend to harness and empower with this project,\u201d said Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>According to J. Eric Mathis, the institute\u2019s senior innovation consultant, the Institute for Regenerative Design and Innovation or IRDI, will be \u201ca leader in the emerging field of regenerative development that will provide premier research and development services beginning with the industrial hemp sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSituated in one of the most biologically diverse regions in the world, IRDI is actively linking industrial hemp to this invaluable asset. Presently, we are identifying biologically derived materials from within the region and then blending them with established industrial hemp products,\u201d said Mathis.<\/p>\n<p>With a specific focus on industrial hemp, the institute is charged with developing a regional research and development model centered on regenerative design. A leading expert in the management of research and development and an innovation consultant for the institute, director of Aalto University\u2019s Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research Hans Schaffers, stated that \u201cwhile the average innovation success rate is fairly low, products launched using our proposed open-innovation methodology will potentially have a considerably higher success rate due to the institute\u2019s unique public-private-user partnerships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe market applications of regenerative design cross the entire spectrum of the industrial hemp sector. From bio-pharmaceuticals to building materials, the regenerative design approach to innovation will set a new precedent in market development,\u201d said Mathis. \u201cIt is really quite simple, by involving potential consumers and producers from the beginning, we create inherent efficiency within the innovation process as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the early stages of the industrial hemp sector, this innovation process is well suited to produce profitable outcomes,\u201d said Schaffers.<\/p>\n<p>Open-innovation requires more than a partnership between a private entity and a university. \u201cIt requires support from the government as well. Kentucky is a perfect storm for integrating a collaborative governance process. With SOAR and the bi-partisan support of industrial hemp, eastern Kentucky is ripe for capitalizing on these synergistic opportunities,\u201d said Wendy Willis, director of Policy Consensus Initiative and senior collaborative governance consultant for the institute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my hope that the institute will convene all the necessary partners to situate industrial hemp as the predominant force in ushering in a new era of regenerative development in Central Appalachia and beyond,\u201d said Lewis. \u201cRegenerative design and innovation provides hope for the next generation and industrial hemp will lead the way in providing an applied model for this new approach to development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The University of Pikeville will begin its 2015 industrial hemp pilot projects in early spring.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/gallery\/data\/1412\/13881.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News Moderator: Jacob Redmond <a href=\"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">420 MAGAZINE \u00ae<\/a><br \/>\nFull Article: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floydcountytimes.com\/news\/news\/152909284\/Industrial-hemp-helping-define-Kentuckys-economic-landscape\" target=\"_blank\">Industrial hemp helping define Kentucky\u2019s economic landscape &#8211; Floyd County Times &#8211; floydcountytimes.com<\/a><br \/>\nAuthor: Web Staff<br \/>\nContact: <a href=\"mailto:slemaster@civitasmedia.com\">slemaster@civitasmedia.com<\/a><br \/>\nPhoto Credit: Wikipedia<br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floydcountytimes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Floyd County Times &#8211; floydcountytimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With industrial hemp helping define the future economic landscape of Kentucky, Freedom Seed and Feed, LLC has partnered with the&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/2015\/05\/kentucky-hemp-will-contribute-to-the-landscape-of-the-state\/\" class=\"read-more\">[Read More]<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1607,9,1,3],"tags":[4175],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}