Researchers say hemp-based rebar could replace steel in construction
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA) say they have developed a hemp‐based rebar reinforcing technology for cement construction…
New research: synthetic nitrogen destroys soil carbon, undermines soil health
Just precisely what does all of that nitrogen ferilizer do to the soil?“Fertilizer is good for the father and bad for the sons.”–Dutch saying For …
U.S. Hemp: Time to move beyond the platitudes, focus on seed and fiber
For U.S. hemp it’s time to get real, time for action, not platitudes. Only legal three years now, acreages harvested are falling, a third of the …
Lack of rules hinders development in Morocco’s Rif, but co-op keeps building
The Moroccan government last year passed a law that could give impoverished farmers in the country’s Central Rif a chance to give up illegal cannabis …
U.S. hemp association elects three new board members
The (U.S.) Hemp Industries Association (HIA) elected three new board members and re-elected a fourth during elections held at the end of 2021…
Mountaineers Are Devastating Mountains With Plastic Waste! Hemp Bioplastic To The Rescue
Millions of kilograms of plastic are lost into the environment every year. Where does it all go?Among other places, is a site very close to …
Working her own farm helps keep Cornell hemp researcher grounded
INTERVIEW: Heather Grab is Senior Lecturer at Cornell University’s School of Integrative Plant Science where she teaches and mentors students in the Hemp Science Master’s Program. …
Novel foods and hemp in Scotland
I’ve been involved in the CBD industry in Scotland since 2013 and would like to bring some clarity to this article, as the recent developments …
Insulation with Hemp Makes Good Sense, If Not Yet Profits
Among the many hemp fiber product categories vying for respective footholds among the industrial marketplace are construction materials…
Multi-cropping combine adds technology that strips plant tops
Germany’s Hanf Farm GmbH has added new technology to its Multi-Combine HC 3400, incorporating a stripper into the highly flexible hemp harvesting ensemble which has been crawling …
Model supply chain in Paraguay starts with small farmers, ends with exports
Hemp stakeholders in Paraguay are developing a supply chain based on production that starts with local indigenous communities and ends up in a growing volume …
