Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The market for hemp fibre may be on its way up again and Jeff Kostuik of Verve Seed Solutions says it’s based on a part of the plant that used to be considered waste. At a crop demonstration in Manitoba this summer, he pulled apart a hemp stem and showed the hurd, […] Read more
Suddenly hemp fibre is in high demand as hempcrete use jumps
U.S. builders are using hempcrete more frequently due to its insulating properties and moisture tolerance
With new markets opening up, demand for new hemp varieties emerging
New uses mean a new spectrum of genetic traits for hemp breeders to tailor for
Reading Time: 5 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Canada has taken on a leading role in hemp production since the crop was legalized in 1998. Initially it was grain and products like hemp hearts and then nutraceuticals like cannabidiol. But now Canada is staking out a new leadership area in the hemp sector: genetics. It’s still comparatively early days for […] Read more
Bruderheim to be home to continent’s biggest hemp-processing facility
Canadian Rockies Hemp says its facility can produce 160,000 tonnes of fibre and hurd annually
Reading Time: 4 minutes [UPDATED: Feb. 22, 2021] The town of Bruderheim will soon be home to North America’s largest hemp-processing facility. Canadian Rockies Hemp Corporation says its under-construction plant in the community northeast of Edmonton is on track to be finished this summer. “Construction started last fall (in 2019), but it was put on hold for the last […] Read more
For many U.S. farmers who planted hemp, CBD boom leaves bitter taste
Reuters – Dan Maclure planted eight acres of hemp on his Vermont farm for the first time this year, aiming to cash in on the exploding demand for CBD, a derivative of the plant reputed to ease anxiety and other ills without the high of its close cousin, marijuana. He persevered when some of his hemp plants grew white […] Read more
Alberta college courses offer hemp agronomy 101
NorQuest College of Edmonton hopes to provide new growers with information on the crop
Reading Time: 3 minutes As hemp production jumps across the Prairies, more first-time producers are being drawn to the crop, prompting an Alberta college to offer a course in how to grow it. NorQuest College offers two courses, one on hemp production and another on processing and products. The Edmonton community college aims to equip continuing education students with […] Read more
Cannabis legalization opens the doors to new hemp markets
Hemp seed has driven most of Alberta production, but CBD offers rich promise for the future
Reading Time: 4 minutes Jan Slaski was one of many Canadians who celebrated last fall’s passage of the act legalizing cannabis — but not for the reasons you might think. After 17 years of researching industrial hemp, Slaski was simply excited what he views as the next Cinderella crop might finally make it to the ball. “It’s a game […] Read more
U.S. approves marijuana-derived drug for epilepsy
Reuters — The U.S. health regulator approved GW Pharmaceuticals’ epilepsy treatment on Monday, making it the first cannabis-based drug to win approval in the country and opening floodgates for more research into the medicinal properties of cannabis. The drug’s approval permits its use in patients aged two years and older with Dravet Syndrome (DS) and […] Read more
Red tape seen costing hemp growers market share
CNS Canada — Canadian hemp producers are missing out on a potential billion-dollar market opportunity due to government regulations, an industry group warns. Canadian hemp farmers are only permitted to use certain parts, the stalk and seeds, of the plants they grow. As a result, the growers are missing out in the market, said Kim […] Read more
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