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“High” praise for an unusual protein powder
From one of the leading hemp food companies in the U.S. comes Nutiva’s new Organic Hemp Protein Powder. Introduced this past May with a “superior protein profile,” it is the “gold standard of plant protein,” claims the company. But does this unusual protein source deserve such compliments?
Barrie hemp company taking root
Hemp grower Greg Herriott is getting high — off success. Hempola Valley Farms, which Herriott and his wife, Kelly Smith, started in 1995 as a marketing project for his graphic design work, is growing at a rate of 50 per cent annually. Sales are projected to top $1 million this year.
Canadian agriculture on display at World Food Fair
Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lyle Vanclief will help promote Canadian agriculture and food products this weekend when he visits Anuga, the world’s premier food and beverage exhibition, in Cologne, Germany.
DEA shuts down experimental hemp farm
The dream some had of industrial hemp replacing sugar as Hawaii’s latest cash crop has evaporated.
Ecofriendly firm gaining attention
When Katie and Mic LeBel started a public relations business in 1999 on a foundation of environmental concern, their company stood well outside the mainstream. But the economic current has shifted, and Planet Friendly Public Relations now finds itself going with the flow.
End federal hysteria about growing hemp
Refusal by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to grant a permanent permit for an experimental industrial hemp project in Wahiawa has resulted in its closing. The drug agency’s confusion of hemp with marijuana was responsible for its silly recalcitrance. The agency should end its hallucination and allow a long-lasting project to develop a crop that could be a profitable part of Hawaii’s growing diversified agriculture.
Experts turn on green light for hemp farming
Marijuana may be illegal for humans, but cows may soon chew legally on hemp, the industrial crop from which the drug is extracted.
Farmer fined for laughing cows
A farmer from Tullycross has received a six-month suspended jail sentence at Ballyhoo District Court after pleading guilty to feeding his cattle a controlled substance.
Funding difficulties close trial hemp farm
A 4-year-old experimental hemp farm on a quarter acre of land in Wahiawa has been shut down because investors declined to continue funding the project.
Grasping the nettle
Environmental concerns have prompted the search for alternative textiles to cotton. In recent years, organisations such as the European Union and the Interactive European Network for Industrial Crops and their Applications (IENICA) have been funding scientists to develop environmentally friendly textiles that are economically viable. Hemp, flax and stinging nettles have all come under the spotlight.