Yesterday we covered how Hemp Resource, and Australian-based is both lobbying to legalize hemp in Australia and working with the Chinese government to see how well hemp can be adapted to a tropical environment. Well, after posting the story, we sent them some word of encouragement, and their Managing Director and CEO, Kim Hough, got back to us with the following update on their Chinese crop:
The hemp is approximately 70 days old and was in excess of 3 metres at that time and has continued to excel since. With seed set at about 75-80% now, the harvesters will be working hard as of next week.
My understanding was that a hemp crop needed 110 days to mature, which would give them another 40 days before their harvesters would have to get to work, but I guess hemp grows differently in tropical climates. In any case, it’ll be interesting too see what the Hemp Resource team learns from this project.
Kim also sent me these photos of some of the folks involved in the project. Just click on them to enlarge.
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