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Hemp Bill gives Victorian farmers opportunity to grow: VFF
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is backing a private members Bill that would remove regulations stopping farmers from growing industrial hemp. VFF President Emma Germano said the Hemp Industry Bill 2024 introduced into the Victorian Parliament by the Legalise Cannabis Party provided an exciting opportunity for Victorian farmers and industry to unlock the benefits of hemp.
Local hemp dreams heard
Farmers, community members and potential investors gathered at cluBarham this week to learn more about an exciting opportunity for the region. Attendees listened to how the growing, processing and value-adding of industrial hemp could provide great opportunities to producers, in employment and provide a boost to the local economy.
Tasmania’s industrial hemp variety trial results on show at Epping Forest: AgriFutures Australia
Tasmanian farmers have the opportunity to take a close-up look at the results of a three-year industrial hemp variety trial at a field day to be held in the Northern Midlands ... Fairfield is home to one of nine sites across the country that make up the AgriFutures Australia national Industrial Hemp Variety Trial (IHVT) program.
Country music legend James Blundell shares industrial hemp trial results: AgriFutures Australia
Industrial hemp grower and country music legend James Blundell will open the gates to his southern Queensland property where a range of different industrial hemp varieties are being trialled for their suitability to the local growing conditions ... The sites are among nine across the country that make up the AgriFutures Australia national Industrial Hemp Variety Trial (IHVT) program...
Hemp farming draws a crowd to hear the benefits
Logan Walker has a lot to say about hemp. Its fibres are as strong as steel, it puts carbon back in the ground and it doesn’t deplete the soil, he said. Logan is in the right place to be extolling the virtues of growing hemp.
University to research sustainability and profitability of hemp cropping in Australia
It has the potential to be one of the most sustainable and profitable cropping solutions in Australia and now the University of Southern Queensland is spearheading an innovative research bid to explore the immense production possibilities of hemp. UniSQ is collaborating with research and industry partners nationally and internationally to investigate how hemp could be the basis for a profitable, sustainable national industry that is globally competitive into the future.
Not so high but healthy and growing
Wayne Hawthorne. Mick Anderson from Good Country Hemp at Bordertown created high interest as he outlined to Probus the benefits of industrial hemp and his processing company. Industrial hemp with its low THC (<0.3%) must never be confused with cannabis (25-40% THC) and its highs. Industrial hemp seed products tick most health “boxes”.
Marrying varieties with conditions to accelerate hemp industry growth
AgriFutures Australia invests in research, development and extension and has partnered with the industrial hemp industry to support the industry reach the annual GVP target of $10 million by 2026. Central to this was the establishment of the Industrial Hemp Variety Trials (IHVT) which seeks to provide producers with a clear understanding of the optimal industrial hemp grain (seed) or dual purpose (seed and fibre) varieties for Australian conditions and provide growers the best opportunity for success.
Hemp trials: fibre & seed, man
For a second, I thought I had stumbled into the mellow haze of Woodstock, but this pungent aroma had no buzz or medicinal properties. It was all about fibre and the seed. Western Murray Land Improvement Group’s 7-hectare flood irrigation trial had over 70 attendees from as far away as Queensland. Five varieties were included in the trial to see what grows best in our region.
