The Case for Bioplastics – from Industrial Hemp

The Case for Bioplastics – from Industrial Hemp

The amount of plastic thrown away daily is staggering. In the US alone we toss 110,000 pounds of plastic into trash bins, alongside the road, or into water – daily. Let me repeat that – 110,000 pounds every day – 365 days a year. None of this plastic EVER goes...
GHA Fiber Hemp Seed Trials – Protocols and Costs

GHA Fiber Hemp Seed Trials – Protocols and Costs

Projects start because there’s a problem to solve. In the case of industrial hemp, there wasn’t any national database for farmers to access. Farmers make decisions based on yield, ease of production, profitability, and how a new crop will fit into their existing farm...
7 Questions to Ask Before You Buy Any Hemp Seed

7 Questions to Ask Before You Buy Any Hemp Seed

Interested in growing hemp next year? Here are the first 7 questions you need to ask. They’ll give you the information you need to make an informed and profitable decision. The 2018 Farm Bill made industrial hemp legal under federal law. But your state hemp program...
Hemp – the Healthy Building Material

Hemp – the Healthy Building Material

In September 2022 hemp took a huge step toward being used in building in the United States.  Hempcrete has been approved by the International Code Council (ICC) to in the appendix for the 2024 International Residential Code governing building codes in 49 of the 50...
GHA Starts National Fiber Hemp Seed Trials

GHA Starts National Fiber Hemp Seed Trials

What is one of the biggest issues for fiber hemp growers? Getting quality seed with genetics suitable for their growing region and end use. The Global Hemp Association (GHA) in partnership with Friends of Hemp (FoH) is addressing the genetics issue by conducting fiber...