Cedar Valley Farms is a family-owned agri-business – one of the first to apply for hemp licensing in Ohio - that is creating a new market for hemp to thrive in, bringing the plant up-to-speed with established best practices in agriculture in order to resolve the volatility of the current market it exists in. Using a holistic approach, Cedar Valley is dedicated to becoming the pioneer this industry needs. Operating as one of the few in a group of hemp trailblazers, we are taking the steps to identify and navigate the nuances of this industry for ourselves and others through research and development, technological advancement, and precision agriculture. Our aim is to establish a map for hemp to function as a commercial enterprise, with a business model where the ideologies of operational management take the place of traditional farm-to-market methods. All while honoring the values of a family farm that has been in operation since the early 1800s.