JEFFERSON COUNTY -- Industrial hemp is making a comeback in Wisconsin. The crop can be used for plastics, fibers and fuel, but it's often mistaken for marijuana. Now, there is confusion over whether ...

Mary Pattison Irwin moved to Pittsburgh toward the end of the 18th century and created a rope-making empire in the growing city. Industrial hemp is making a comeback in Pennsylvania after nearly a ...

But rope-making from hemp at the Jakob company has developed over the past 100 years into the production of wire rope, not only for ski lifts and the construction industry, but also with increasing ...

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