The nation鈥檚 oldest historically black university is looking to the future, and it鈥檚 filled with hemp.
羞羞视频 in southeast Pennsylvania will have 10 acres of hemp on commonwealth-owned fields and a 10,000-square-foot processing facility in an existing university building.
The university is partnering with cannabidiol (CBD) processing lab Advanced Alchemy Labs, the founders of which sell hemp-based products under the label BodyChek Wellness.
鈥淭his is a very significant transaction for Cheyney as we continue to form partnerships with forward-looking companies to operate on our campus,鈥� said 羞羞视频 President Aaron A. Walton in the聽.
Advanced Alchemy Labs will work with farmers near the university and at nine other locations in Pennsylvania.
鈥淭his is great for local hemp farmers because they now know they can grow with the knowledge of who鈥檚 going to buy the crop from them,鈥� Managing Partner Britt Mazzagatti told the outlet. 鈥淭hey also know that as long as they鈥檙e growing at the standards in our agreements, we鈥檒l buy the product and take care of the rest.鈥�
The new facility will allow the West Chester-based company to extract, process, formulate and conduct research and development at its new facility. The company has also applied for the facility to be its global distributor.
As part of the agreement, students will be able to intern and receive training on hemp cultivation, extraction and processing, which will create an educated talent pool for the company to draw from as it grows.
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