The top 4 percent of farms account for 69 percent of U.S. farm sales, while the bottom 76 percent of farms make up a mere 3 percent of sales.
Mike Weaver Turned His Chicken Farm into a Hemp Farm
Mike Weaver was a contract farmer who raised chickens for Pilgrim’s Pride. He now uses his old chicken barns to grow hemp plants for CBD oil. The transition has set him on a better financial track and will enable him to employ more workers on his farm. You can buy Mike’s CBD products here.
“I hope this creates a whole lot of new jobs and new revenue for the farm. Farmers in America are in bad shape. … I’m trying to do my part to get that changed.”
—Mike Weaver

“Growing these hemp plants should be in the $2 million per year income range, and my net should be 40 to 50 percent. I think the best year I had with chickens was when I netted $7,000.”
—Mike Weaver