Reading Time: 2 minutes An Alberta Agriculture crop specialist says there are opportunities for growing hemp in the province, particularly organic hemp. “Many people may now be aware that the majority of the hemp grown in Alberta is for seed purposes,” said Harry Brook, crop specialist with the Alberta Ag-Info Centre in Stettler. “The market is strong for hemp […] Read more
Opportunities for organic hemp growers
Manitoba Harvest and Hemp Oil Canada are still looking for organic producers
Hemp holds potential for Alberta farmers — if they can grow long-fibre varieties
A new southern Alberta hemp fibre-processing facility will give hemp growers a market for what is currently an unwanted byproduct
Reading Time: 3 minutes A $30-million hemp fibre-processing facility is set to open in southern Alberta this fall, but it won’t — at least for now — be sourcing hemp from Canada. “I’ll be moving into a facility in about two months, and we’ll be operational from there,” said Brett Boag, chief executive officer of Cylab International. “But I’ll […] Read more
There’s a reason why Alberta is Canada’s hemp leader
The ‘dope’ on industrial hemp is that it’s good news for Alberta producers looking for a new crop for their rotation
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farming Smarter – There was a time in Canada’s history when homesteaders received free hemp seeds because the plant products served so many purposes. Hemp seed is a source of food and its stalks provide fibre. Jan Slaski — Alberta’s hemp expert — provided this tidbit of information when he spoke at the Farming Smarter AGM […] Read more
Industrial hemp acres on the rise, especially in southern Alberta
Industrial hemp has a huge variety of uses, and is gaining new markets for both seed and fibre
Reading Time: 4 minutes Industrial hemp is moving into the mainstream and Alberta is at the forefront, says a researcher who has been helping to develop the crop for more than a decade. Upwards of 100,000 acres will be grown in Canada this year, said Jan Slaski, a crop physiologist with Alberta Innovates Technology Futures in Vegreville. “Processors have […] Read more
Tractor parts may soon sprout in farmers’ fields
Tractors made with hemp-based panels have hit the fields as Versatile tests out new technologies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers are one step closer to growing their own tractor parts. Buhler Versatile has begun field testing tractors with a number of resin-infused hemp and agave biofibre composite parts manufactured by the Eastside Group of Companies in Winnipeg. So far, the results from field tests in Canada and the United States have been positive. Now […] Read more
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