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Hello hemp! The new superfood on the rise
...AgriFutures Australia were proud sponsors of the Australian Industrial Hemp Conference in Geelong VIC earlier this month. It’s an exciting time for the hemp industry in Australia, particularly with the recent lifting of a ban on the sale of hemp seeds for food.Growers, researchers, processors...
The Australian International Industrial Hemp Conference
...custr13_NPP PRJ-010776 Kirsty Williams 02 6923 6900 Stuart Gordon Patel, Mithun CSIRO Provide a forum for Australian farmers interested in growing industrial hemp as a broad acre rotation crop and Australian businesses interested in selling or using industrial hemp products, i.e., seed, fibre...
Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Industrial Hemp Conference
...Australian industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), i.e. low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) hemp, has a wide range of applications, such as building materials, stockfeed, cosmetics and food for human consumption, making this crop a versatile interchangeable crop. However, while the Australian industry...
Opening the gates to hemp-grazed livestock in Australia
...’) for the contaminant, and the contaminant does not exceed that level. FSANZ has not set a maximum level for THC in animal products due to lack of data. Work in this area is critical to progressing regulation and allowing hemp to be used as a livestock feed in Australia. Very little data exists on hemp biomass...
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Tasmania’s industrial hemp variety trial results on show at Epping Forrest
...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 on Friday February 16.Located 30minutes from Launceston on alluvial river flats and brown loam soils over clay, Fairfield...
Opening the gates to hemp grazed livestock in Australia
...custr13_NEI PRJ-012286 Kirsty Williams 02 6923 6900 Bronwyn Blake Hooper, Roena Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (WA) This project will provide preliminary data on the fate of THC in sheep fed whole plant hemp. It will also provide preliminary data on nutritional value...
Industrial hemp project gets green light
...A new AgriFutures Australia project will seed the future of industrial hemp – an ancient fibre crop earmarked as having potential to exceed $10 million as an emerging food and fibre industry by 2025.Tom McCue, AgriFutures Australia, Senior Manager Emerging Industries said the project would map out...
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Industrial Hemp Variety Trials now with national footprint
...The emerging industrial hemp industry now has varietal trials in the ground in every state, and the Northern Territory in Australia. Farmers interested in growing the crop are invited to inspect the sites at a series of field days planned for 2023, dates include:SA Loxton –Wednesday, 18 January...
Developing a northern Australia industrial hemp value chain
...Production of industrial hemp, Cannabis sativa (i.e. low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) hemp), has rapidly spread throughout the world due to the plant’s multiple uses and broad adaptability, including in building materials, textiles, paper, rope, fuel, oil, stockfeed and human food. The value...
AgriFutures Industrial Hemp Industry Profile: Andi Lucas
...Tasmanian Andi Lucas discovered industrial hemp after a year of personal tragedy prompted her to search for a career which would allow her to make a difference. She is now heavily involved in the Australian industrial hemp industry, which has been tipped to reach $10 million in annual gross value...
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New research is set to bolster the Australian industrial hemp industry
...Food, fabric, even fence posts have the ability to be made from industrial hemp.AgriFutures Australia is championing the burgeoning industry through three newly-published industrial hemp reports to help the Australian industrial hemp sector reach its production target of more than $10 million per...
Marrying varieties with conditions to accelerate hemp industry growth
...AgriFutures Australia invests in research, development and extension (RD&E) 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...
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Industrial Hemp Variety Trial and Sesame Central Field Days 2024
...The emerging Industrial Hemp and Sesame industry now has varietal trials in the ground in Katherine NT and Kununurra WA. Farmers interested in growing the high value rotation crops are invited to inspect the sites this June. Details on each event are as below: Katherine, NT – Tuesday, 18 June...
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Australian industrial hemp best management practice gap analysis
...Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an emerging industry that is gaining increasing attention in Australian agriculture. To help the industry grow, AgriFutures Australia invested in the development of an industrial hemp best management practice (BMP) manual and this associated gap analysis...
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Developing technical plans for processing Australian industrial hemp straw
...Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa), i.e., low THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) hemp, is a quick-growing and high-yielding biomass crop. Production in Australia has increased from less than 500 ha in 2017 and is now around 2,500 ha. Recent production has stabilised at this level with a growing proportion...
Developing a northern industrial hemp industry value chain
...custr13_NEI PRJ-012812 Kirsty Williams 02 6923 6900 Muhammad Sohail Mazhar Hansen, Cliff Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade Conduct a value chain analysis for Industrial Hemp production in Northern Australia.The proposed value chain analysis will include: i) mapping...
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Country music legend James Blundell shares industrial hemp trial results
...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.Mr Blundell, a passionate advocate for the hemp...
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Industrial Hemp trial sites open for inspection at VIC & SA field days
...Farmers interested in adding industrial hemp to their crop rotations are invited to attend a series of field days in Victoria and South Australia this summer.The Industrial Hemp Variety Trial (IHVT) field days, to be held in Hamilton VIC on 30 January, Maaoupe SA on 31 January and in Loxton SA on 2...
Proceedings of the 2nd Australian Industrial Hemp Conference 2020
...The industrial hemp industry is experiencing strong growth as new technologies improve production and a range of value-added products are developed. The hemp industry in Australia is equipping itself to increase the size and scale of production predominantly through improved agronomy...