- By GEORGE PLAVEN Capital Press. Updated Mar 26, 2021
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Hemp is already touted for its healthful and therapeutic benefits in humans.
Researchers at Oregon State University are now studying whether the plant could also be part of a nutritious diet for livestock. The project, which received a nearly $300,000 USDA grant in February, aims to determine whether “spent hemp biomass” can be fed to animals including lambs, chickens and dairy cows, and whether any residual cannabis compounds are present in the meat and milk. Spent hemp biomass is the leafy byproduct left over after processing hemp for cannabidiol, or CBD, oil, which makes up the vast majority of Oregon hemp production.