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Hops and Hemp
The National Pist’s devoted armchair scientists have taken precious time away from the laboradistillatory deep within the labyrinthine basements of our head offices to doff their white coats, kick back and enjoy a beer with us. They’re an interesting bunch, at the vanguard of cutting-edge boozy research, and they’re a veritable fount of interesting information. Their latest advice from the world of science, knowledge to ennoble our dear readers: beer and hemp are actually distant cousins.
Minerals and Long Fibers To Grow at 25% Annually in Natural & Wood Plastic Compo
The rapid growth in demand for wood-plastic composites (WPC) and the emergence of new processing and formulation technologies is helping to launch the second generation of WPC products, which show great potential for select minerals and long fibers. Consequently, minerals and fibers in natural & wood plastic composites are forecast to grow at 25% per year or more through 2010.
Ontario Hemp Alliance Initiates Major Industrial Hemp Breeding Project
The Ontario Hemp Alliance (OHA), with the backing of several Ontario companies active in hemp processing and with the generous support of the Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC), has launched a hemp breeding/seed production project. The objective is to develop hemp grain/fiber varieties with improved agronomic and quality characteristics and strong adaptation to Ontario growing conditions.
Production plant is very low-tech
Students have used it for years as the ‘special’ ingredient in their roll-up cigarettes. But in the future anything from shirts to parts for cars could be made from hemp grown in Yorkshire fields.
Trends in looks, life and love
Environmentally friendly furnishings are on the rise, especially in the upscale arena, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Zero-tilling study gets grant
Lope Tabil of the U of S department of agriculture and bio-resource engineering at the college of engineering, is looking at ways to make it easier to use either hemp stalk or flax shive (straw) as raw material for insulating materials the college is calling Eco-Fill and Eco-Brick.