Whats next is whats always next when your business is built on shrinking markets, declining margins and a relentless rise in production: more tough times.

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Third Wave Farms opened a 22,000-square-foot hemp drying and processing facility in Kokomo in November. The plant converts industrial hemp into a stable, storable and market-ready product. It has the capacity to process over 75,000 pounds of material a day. The ability to process the green hemp flower quickly is critical to helping farmers mitigate risk by ensuring their crops get dried quickly and are in a controlled, food-safe environment.

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When June 2020 rolls around, young swine showpeople will pack their showboxes, load the pigs and turn their cars, trucks and trailers a different direction. “The Exposition is the live swine show that was formerly held in conjunction with the World Pork Expo. It is now a separate event,” said Cassie Godwin. In 2019, to prevent any possible introduction of the deadly African swine fever into the United States, the National Pork Producers Council canceled the World Pork Expo. The expo is traditionally conducted in early June at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.

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