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This Lancaster Farming podcast feature follows Pure Shenandoah’s growth as a family-owned Virginia hemp company producing CBD products while expanding into fiber and hurd processing. Abner Johnson discusses the company’s CO2 extraction operation, downtown Elkton storefront, partnerships with local growers, and decision to develop new markets for the hemp stalk. The conversation also explores Pure’s hempcrete research and its work to make hemp a larger part of sustainable agriculture and manufacturing in Virginia.