Industrial hemp is non-psychoactive varieties of the Cannabis plant grown for fiber and seed. Hemp has a remarkable number of beneficial uses, and we support its use in agriculture, manufacturing and trade. Hemp oil improves our soaps because it contains such a high proportion of poly-unsaturated fa[...]
Archive for November, 2009
Colorado Farmers — Benefits and Politics
Colorado farmers are facing increasingly limited water supplies; these constraints affect near- and long-term viability of agriculture and agricultural communities. There is a broad and growing movement across the country to re-introduce industrial hemp as an agricultural option. We in Colorad[...]
Hemp Seed Evaluated as Potential Livestock Feed
CANADA – Researchers with the University of Manitoba are confident the nutritional benefits of hemp seed in human food products can be effectively applied to livestock rations, writes Bruce Cochrane. Farm-Scape is sponsored by Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork Farm-Scape is a Wonderworks Can[...]
