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[...]
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Colorado Farm Bureau Annual Meeting & Industrial Hemp Policy
We talked with many Colorado farmers while at the CFB Annual Meeting November 20th and 21st at the Hyatt Regency, Denver Tech Center. Our table displayed textile, food, and nutritional products made of hemp, (many of which were loaned to us by Lisa at Ahmisa Footwear at 1650 Marion Street in De[...]
Announcing Speakers Bureau
We’re eager to educate, so if you’re interested in having Lynda speak to your group on the history and benefits of industrial hemp, please contact our Speakers Bureau coordinator.[...]
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[...]