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Harvesting Alternatives
After 300 years of growing tobacco, the state is paying its farmers, including the Hances, to get out of the business. An average farmer will get $10,000 a year for 10 years to quit growing tobacco. Government urges farmers to stop growing tobacco.
Hawaii Industrial Hemp Field Day
The Second Annual Hawaii Industrial Hemp Field Day is tentatively scheduled for Labor Day Weekend 2001 in Wahiawa.
Hawaii Plants Hemp Hopes
Hempsters ended the century on a high note in December, when political, business, and spiritual dignitaries gathered in Hawaii to ceremoniously plant the first sanctioned hemp crop on U.S. soil since 1957. But because of financial limitations and biological frustrations, the tiny plot-a quarter of an acre in Oahu’s Whitmore Village-will hardly satisfy hemp proponents’ dreams.
Hemp US Flags Introduced
Introducing hemp US flags from Fuelandfiber.com. These flags have the rich texture and feel of hemp fabric and the warm colors are produced using responsible coloring methods. The flags are limited to 500 (numbered), and are handcrafted by Arizona Industries for the Blind.
Hemp bad for marijuana growers, good for farmers
At a recent Heart of Illinois Sierra Club meeting, I asked the following question to both District 18 Rep. Ray LaHood and candidate Joyce Harant: “The State of Illinois has adopted resolution HR553, urging the U.S. Congress to acknowledge the difference between marijuana and industrial hemp, and to clearly authorize the commercial production of industrial hemp. What is your position on HR553?”
Hemp festival Tuesday in Wahiawa
Legislators, government officials and agricultural experts will attend a celebration of Hawaii Industrial Hemp Field Day at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Wahiawa.
Hemp foods giving soy heady competition in nutrition, versatility
No, you can’t get high from it, and yes, it’s one of the most nutritious plant foods in the world. Hempseed-based foods, according to the Hemp Food Association (www.hempfood.com) are functional foods or nutraceuticals, and are projected to be one of the fastest-growing segments in the food industry.
Hemp growers, buyer sue
The growers of thousands of hemp plants seized August 24 and a Delaware company that had contracted to buy the plants have filed federal lawsuits in Rapid City to bar the destruction of the plants. Nearly 4,000 plants were taken by federal authorities from two plots on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Hemp seed oil is nutritionally unique
Hemp seed oil is the current darling of nutrition experts. Now the challenge is to let the public in on the secret, says Jason Freeman, president and general manager of BioHemp Technologies, which recently moved its headquarters from Vancouver to Regina.
HempNut, Inc. founder Richard Rose guest appearance on the Roseanne Show
HempNut, Inc. founder Richard Rose guest appearance on the Roseanne Show.