OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO IMPLEMENT THE SAFE USE OF HEMP BYPRODUCTS IN LIVESTOCK DIETS AND TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THEIR NUTRITIONAL AND POTENTIAL MEDICINAL PROPERTIES TO IMPROVE ANIMAL HEALTH AND THE QUALITY OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS. IN OREGON, HEMP IS PRIMARILY GROWN FOR CANNABIDIOL PRODUCTION. THIS PROCESS YIELDS A HIGH AMOUNT OF EXTRACTED BIOMASS, A BYPRODUCT OF HIGH NUTRITIVE VALUE; HOWEVER, HEMP BYPRODUCTS ARE NOT YET FDA APPROVED TO BE USED IN LIVESTOCK DIETS. THEREFORE, WE EXPECT TO GENERATE DATA ESSENTIAL FOR FDA APPROVAL AND TO DEVELOP AN EXTENSION PROGRAM ON FEEDING HEMP BYPRODUCTS TO LIVESTOCK.OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO GENERATE FUNDAMENTAL DATA TO ALLOW FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF HEMP BYPRODUCTS TO BE USED TO FEED LIVESTOCK AND TO CREATE AN EXTENSION PROGRAM TO CONNECT PRODUCERS WITH THE HEMP INDUSTRY.THE SPECIFIC AIMS ARE:DETERMINE THE RESIDUALS OF CANNABINOIDS IN MILK, MUSCLE, AND ADIPOSE TISSUE AND THE EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND PRODUCTION IN DAIRY COWS FED A RATION CONTAINING EXTRACTED HEMP BIOMASS. WE WILL EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF REPLACING ALFALFA WITH EXTRACTED HEMP BIOMASS IN THE RATION OF MID-LACTATION COWS ON ANIMAL HEALTH, MILK YIELD AND COMPOSITION, AND LEVELS OF CANNABINOIDS IN MILK, ADIPOSE TISSUE, AND MUSCLE.DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EXTENSION PROGRAM TO EDUCATE LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS, GENERAL CONSUMERS, AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF FEEDING HEMP BIOMASS BYPRODUCTS TO LIVESTOCK. WITH THE SUPPORT OF DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS, WE WILL CONDUCT SURVEYS TO EVALUATE PRODUCERS' AND CONSUMERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF HEMP TO FEED LIVESTOCK AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TARGETING LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT THE USE OF HEMP BYPRODUCTS.