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US seed bank could bring in new cultivars within 5 years

Cornell University will host the only U.S. industrial hemp seed bank in its Geneva campus in New York, It will be called Industrial Hemp Germplasm Depot. The U.S. Department of Agriculture provided $500,000 in federal funds for the project. The seed bank, expected to be ready within five years, will benefit producers by developing varieties adaptable to different climate and soil conditions. […]