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Business and the Economy

Kentucky's First Legal Hemp Crop in Decades Harvested at UK Research Farm

For the first time in decades, hemp has been legally harvested from Kentucky soil. The cutting of the test plot happened Tuesday on a University of…
Health and Welfare

UK Researchers Study Aging and Lower Back Pain

The specific causes of lower back pain remain illusive. Studies show eight in ten people experience back pain at some point in their lives. A…

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