The door was opened to studying hemp and even growing it with the passage of the 2018 farm bill but what is hemp?
Agriculture is a $2 Billion dollar industry in Utah. Crop production makes up just under a quarter of that total with familiar crops of; wheat, barley, corn and alfalfa. The passage of the 2018 farm bill has opened up the possibility for farmers to grow hemp and there is an increasing interest in the crop.
There are also a lot of misconceptions and flat out myths about hemp that researchers at Utah State University are looking into.
The program will present a quick overview of the differences between marijuana and hemp with Dr. Bruce Bugbee, Professor of Crop Physiology at Utah State University and Mitch Westmoreland, a PhD Student at USU. Later in the show we discuss the value of the crop and how it is regulated with Tom Paskett, Exec. Dir. Utah Cannabis Association and Trevor Ung, from Ung Family Farms.
Highlights:
Hemp vs. Marijuana
Working with law enforcement
CBD in Utah
How big is this crop in Utah?

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Produced by Derek Dowsett
Host Chad Booth
Technical Director: Brian Schuster

ABOUT THE COUNTY SEAT: The County Seat is a public affairs program about the functions and issues of county elected officials and county government in UTAH. The County Seat is designed to provide the essentials to being an informed and engaged citizens in what we view as the most important level of government to daily life, county government. Topics range from the life of a ballot to the wild horses on public lands. The majority of Utah’s 29 counties are rural with a concentration of urban issues along the Wasatch Front. This dynamic lends an interesting twist to the show where we highlight a number of rural issues that the majority of Utahns may not be as familiar with. #CountiesMatter #CoutySeatS10E24

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What is the life of a ballot? We follow the process that takes place after your ballot reaches the county clerk.
Curtis Koch, Davis County Clerk Auditor, Marki Rowley, Millard County Clerk, and Justin Lee the state director of elections join the program to discuss the checks and balances that protect elections in Utah.
Highlights:
Four pillars of security in elections
How do elections vary among the counties?
Mail-in-voting
How are elections going to be different amid COVID-19

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Produced by Derek Dowsett
Host Chad Booth
Technical Director: Brian Schuster

ABOUT THE COUNTY SEAT: The County Seat is a public affairs program about the functions and issues of county elected officials and county government in UTAH. The County Seat is designed to provide the essentials to being an informed and engaged citizens in what we view as the most important level of government to daily life, county government. Topics range from the life of a ballot to the wild horses on public lands. The majority of Utah’s 29 counties are rural with a concentration of urban issues along the Wasatch Front. This dynamic lends an interesting twist to the show where we highlight a number of rural issues that the majority of Utahns may not be as familiar with. #CountiesMatter #CoutySeatS10E25

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This week on the program we had the honor of covering a debate among the candidates for governor in Richfield. This debate was focused on issues that are top of mind in rural communities around the state. Spencer Cox, Greg Hughes and Thomas Wright participated in the debate on June 6th at Richfield High School. Unfortunately Jon Huntsman was unable to attend because he had contracted COVID-19.

Below is a list of topics and questions that were asked during the debate:

National Monuments in UTAH
Will you defend President Trump’s downsizing of monuments in Utah?

Land and Water Conservation Fund
What will you do to halt the federal government’s use of the LWCF to purchase private land?

Federal Land Policy and Management Act
Would you support a court challenge to FLPMA and the land retention policy that came with it?

Payment in Lieu of Taxes
How would your administration address PILT?

RS2477
How will your administration handle Utah’s lawsuit on over 20,000 RS2477 roads?

USFS Timber Sells
What is your plan to rebuild timber infrastructure in Utah?

Economic Development
What would you change to make economic development work for Rural Utah?

Rural Online Initiative
Do you support the ROI and would you include it in the state’s budget?

State Agencies
How will you fix the disconnect between some state agencies and Rural Utah?

Relocating State Agencies
What are your thoughts on decentralizing some state agencies and moving them to rural areas of the state?

Department of Wildlife Resources
What will your administration do to address the negative impacts of elk herds on ranching?

Predator Control
What is your support of the private trapping industry as a way to assist statewide predator control?

State Office Building
Are you in favor of tearing down the state office building and plans to build a $165M parking garage and museum in its place?

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ABOUT THE COUNTY SEAT: The County Seat is a public affairs program about the functions and issues of county elected officials and county government in UTAH. The County Seat is designed to provide the essentials to being an informed and engaged citizens in what we view as the most important level of government to daily life, county government. Topics range from the life of a ballot to the wild horses on public lands. The majority of Utah’s 29 counties are rural with a concentration of urban issues along the Wasatch Front. This dynamic lends an interesting twist to the show where we highlight a number of rural issues that the majority of Utahns may not be as familiar with. #CountiesMatter #CoutySeatS10E24
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We finish up our series with the 4 republican candidates for governor with Jon Huntsman Jr. and Thomas Wright. Our interview followed the same line of questions as our previous interviews with Spencer Cox and Greg Hughes. You can see our previous interviews by clicking this link: https://youtu.be/TsRySJwjGmg

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Topics we were able to cover on the program with each candidate:

Top Priorities of Governance?

https://youtu.be/Hfz7XeYBgwo?t=48 Jon Huntsman Jr.
https://youtu.be/Hfz7XeYBgwo?t=720 Thomas Wright
Thomas refers to his plan which you can read at this link to his campaign website: https://www.wrightutah.com/jumpstart

How does Rural Utah fit into the bigger economic picture with the State of Utah?
https://youtu.be/Hfz7XeYBgwo?t=176 Jon Huntsman Jr.

https://youtu.be/Hfz7XeYBgwo?t=824 Thomas Wright
https://youtu.be/Hfz7XeYBgwo?t=1040 Thomas Wright

What is the role of Oil, Gas and Coal in Utah’s Energy Portfolio?
https://youtu.be/Hfz7XeYBgwo?t=333 Jon Huntsman Jr.
https://youtu.be/Hfz7XeYBgwo?t=867 Thomas Wright

What are your biggest priorities for public lands and water in the state?

https://youtu.be/Hfz7XeYBgwo?t=469 Jon Huntsman Jr.
https://youtu.be/Hfz7XeYBgwo?t=1206 Thomas Wright

There were topics we weren’t able to cover on-air which will be shared on our social media channels. https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheCountySeatTV/videos/

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ABOUT THE COUNTY SEAT: The County Seat is a public affairs program about the functions and issues of county elected officials and county government in UTAH. The County Seat is designed to provide the essentials to being an informed and engaged citizens in what we view as the most important level of government to daily life, county government. Topics range from the life of a ballot to the wild horses on public lands. The majority of Utah’s 29 counties are rural with a concentration of urban issues along the Wasatch Front. This dynamic lends an interesting twist to the show where we highlight a number of rural issues that the majority of Utahns may not be as familiar with. #CountiesMatter #CoutySeatS10E23

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We sit down with two of the candidates running for Governor to talk about some of the issues facing the state and how their administration would handle the
challenges.
Topics we were able to cover on the program with each candidate:
Top Priorities of Governance?
What is the role of Oil, Gas and Coal in Utah’s Energy Portfolio?
What are the biggest challenges to Utah’s Economy?
What are the biggest priorities for public lands and water in the state?
There were topics we weren’t able to cover on-air which will be shared on our social media channels.
Tune in this Saturday Night at 11:05 or Sunday Morning at 8:30 to watch on KTVX ABC4 Utah or click the image above to watch on YouTube.
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Produced by Derek Dowsett
Host Chad Booth
Technical Director: Brian Schuster
ABOUT THE COUNTY SEAT: The County Seat is a public affairs program about the functions and issues of county elected officials and county government in UTAH. The County Seat is designed to provide the essentials to being an informed and engaged citizens in what we view as the most important level of government to daily life, county government. Topics range from the life of a ballot to the wild horses on public lands. The majority of Utah’s 29 counties are rural with a concentration of urban issues along the Wasatch Front. This dynamic lends an interesting twist to the show where we highlight a number of rural issues that the majority of Utahns may not be as familiar with. #CountiesMatter #CoutySeatS10E22
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