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A Different Kind of Crop
He wants to legalize hemp, giving farmers an alternative to the traditional corn and soy beans. From clothing and rope, to construction material and even matting for a car interior hemp, can be used in a wide variety of products but it’s an untapped crop in Illinois. That’s something Ned Behrensmeyer hopes to change.
A breakthrough in use of hair as suture material
A breakthrough has been achieved by a team of doctors of the Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College in the successful use of hair as a suture material for the first time in India on both human beings and animals.
A hazy future - Officials looking for alternative crops for state’s tobacco
Tobacco farmers, who face giving up the crop upon which Colonial Maryland’s economy was built, are struggling to answer one burning question: What could they grow that could possibly be as profitable? Some growers of the region’s distinct burley have already turned to vegetables and fruits. Others are looking at everything from wine grapes to beer hops and even hemp, the relative of marijuana. And still others will stick with tobacco until the market goes up in smoke.
Britain asked to repay millions in farm subsidies
Britain is being asked to pay back nearly £12 million to Brussels in misspent farm subsidies. The European Commission said the clawback is being demanded because of inadequate national controls on the use of the cash and for failing to comply with Euro-rules in flax and hemp production.
Conference Agenda Reflects Debate Over Hemp
Growing hemp could mean new prosperity for dairy farmers who dumped milk in a Fourth of July protest against low market prices that no longer cover the cost of their traditional operations, a county official says.
DaimlerChrysler Corporation to Expand Use Of Natural Fibers in Automotive Compon
DaimlerChrysler Corporation will equip the new Mercedes-Benz Travego travel coach with a natural fiber-reinforced engine and transmission cover as standard equipment, the first natural fiber-reinforced exterior vehicle component to go into series production.
David Bronner Steps up to Plate for Votehemp.com
We are glad to announce and are deeply appreciative that David Bronner of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps has just contributed $2,000.00 to further our efforts at VoteHemp.com. We are now at the point in our goals where we can send out the position request letter to the congressional and presidential candidates so we can begin creating the voter guide, David Bronner’s contribution will help in completing this task.
Day-long industrial hemp forum coming to town
Growing fields of industrial hemp as freely as corn or soybeans is a controversial idea that just won’t go away, said Winnebago County Board Supervisor Nancy Barker. Instead of keeping tight-lipped and in the dark, the grandmother, Menasha city councilor and agriculturally-minded county supervisor reasons, “Why not talk about it?”
Ecoproducts on the Rise: Consumers can help with planet-friendly purchases
The implications of this rapid population expansion are dramatic - some say catastrophic. But there are ways for everyone to make a positive difference for themselves as well as the future of the planet. One of the most important, and easiest, is to be a smart and responsible consumer.
European Flax Growers Face Area Aid Cut
European flax and hemp growers face a substantial cut in their area aid payments next season, after agriculture ministers there voted to reform the regime.