GenCanna Breaks Ground on Mayfield Hemp Facility

An industrial hemp manufacturer broke ground Thursday on a planned processing facility near Mayfield.

Representatives from GenCanna joined local leaders and other guests Thursday at the 34-acre site off of US-45 to officially break ground for construction of the company's 220,000 square foot hemp processing facility. The plant is expected to be the largest facility of its kind in the state of Kentucky, and is set to be completed in time for the harvest season this year. It will employ more than 80 workers, and will have the capability to process 10,000 acres of harvested hemp into CBD oil.

"The western Kentucky community continues to be extremely supportive of GenCanna. We are appreciative of the support and are excited to be breaking ground on our first-class facility for our network of hemp growers to bring their crops to," said Chris Stubbs, GenCanna chief science officer.

GenCanna began operations in Winchester, KY in 2014 as inaugural members of the Kentucky Industrial Hemp Pilot Program.