News, Facts, and Information about the Hemp Plant
Australian based firm, Hemp Resources, that recently conducted hemp trials in China just concluded additional trials in its native country. It also seems that they went well enough that the firm is considering cultivating another crop next year, even though Australian law would prevent them from selling it in the country. As ABC.net.au reports: Western [...]
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Farmers in Ontario, Canada, are bracing to feel the economic crunch of world markets this spring. It is common for farmers in this area (and many others) to borrow money to plant crops, and lending markets may not be so favorable come springtime. Consequently, experts in the are are looking at alternative crops and, of [...]
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Less than a month ago, the Manitoba government invested $4 Million into a hemp processing plant. Despite this encouraging influx, area farmers are still hesitant to adopt the crop. Both processing the hemp and marketing it pose a challenge. As the Portage Daily Graphic reports: While plans for a new hemp production plant in Dauphin [...]
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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 [...]
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An Australian based firm, Hemp Resources, is preparing to harvest its first crop of industrial hemp grown in China. Although industrial hemp is already gown in China, the purpose of these trials is to determine how the plant copes in the country’s tropical regions. So far, the crop seems to be doing just fine. As [...]
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