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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

2022 USA Hemp Farming Predictions

The discouraging numbers follow a disturbing trend that started in 2019, when U.S. farmers planted about 500,000 acres but harvested only 120,000 as a worldwide crash in the CBD market took hold. 

Since that time, prices for CBD biomass have plunged from historical highs by as much as 90%, sparking a stampede out of the sector that has dragged down industrial hemp overall.


FARMING, NEWS, NORTH AMERICA, USA	 Flight from hemp continues in U.S., with harvest expected to fall by nearly half
FARMING, NEWS, NORTH AMERICA, USA
Flight from hemp continues in U.S., with harvest expected to fall by nearly half

PanXchange projects
  •  the 2022 flower harvest at 6,400-6,800 acres, 
  • expects the fiber harvest will range from just 8,200-9,100 acres, and 
  • estimates grain will be brought in from as few as 4,800 to 5,000 acres this year.
That would mean roughly a 46% drop in harvested acres in 2022 based on comparative figures in the first-ever hemp crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) carried out for the 2021 harvest season.

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

The Great Minds at MU missed this one

The readers of MOhemp have already read the published info and so much about growing hemp successfully, its hard to believe that bookworms at Mizzou aka MU wasted money by trying to reinvent the Hemp Wheel by using existing farming practices to grow hemp.  

General observations from the 2019 University of Missouri demonstrations and studies include: 

  •  Herbicide carryover can be an issue in fields 
  • No-till in late June/early July did not work very well 
  • Need for good seed to soil contact 
  • High soil temperatures can be an issue 
  • Narrow rows more productive, at least when planted late 
  • Weed pressure was significant at certain locations

Friday, August 7, 2020

Hemp Farmers Wanted


 


 

Friday, September 22, 2017

Industrial Hemp Farming would help Missouri Farmers

How does an Agriculture State like Missouri not recognize the potential that Industrial Hemp will bring our State? 

 Missouri Legislators where are you at? Missouri was 2nd to Kentucky in Hemp production years ago.  These other states are getting a jump on cornering the market.
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Missouri Legislators where are you at? 



With hemp taking on a rare bi-partisan approach in the United States, here’s #HempToday’s review of current efforts to advance hemp growing across the country:
Arizona: Republican Sen. Sonny Borrelli has sponsored an initial measure aimed at establishing the framework for an industrial hemp industry. The bill would legalize the cultivation, distribution and sale of industrial hemp under state oversight for licensing and regulation.The bill recently passed the state Senate 26-4 with bipartisan support and is now in the House of Representives.
Florida: Republican Rep. Ralph Massullo proposed allowing state colleges and universities to start industrial hemp programs under which their agriculture schools would be able to establish programs in research, cultivation processing and marketing. The measure should get consideration during the legislative session now under way.
Idaho: Lawmakers have at least floated the idea of making industrial hemp legal to grow for research purposes under a state-controlled regime. Republican Rep. Dorothy Moon said she’s working on the measure.
Illinois: Democratic state Sen. Toi Hutchinson has filed a bill that would allow Illinois farmers to cultivate industrial hemp as part of research projects approved by the state.
Kansas: A legislative committee recently held a hearing on a state industrial hemp bill after which lawmakers said they’ll tweak it following a “good reception.” It would create the Kansas Industry Growth Act, authorizing and promoting research, business development activities, public-private cooperation and educational initiatives to promote the crop.
Kentucky: Already well advanced in development of its hemp industry, Kentucky’s state House of Representatives recently passed a bill which aligns the state’s industrial hemp research pilot program with the federal Farm Bill. The the bill would more fully align Kentucky law with the 2014 Farm Bill, which authorized state-level research pilot programs. It also charges UK’s Regulatory Services laboratory with responsibility for THC testing. Kentucky’s governor is expected to sign off on the measure.
New Hampshire: A state House of Representatives committee has unanimously approved a bill that would remove the state ban on industrial hemp; it would not create a state regulatory structure and treat industrial hemp like other plants. The measure passed out of a state agriculture committee on an 18-0 vote and is expected to eventually be enacted into law.
North Carolina: Farmers have started filing applications to join an already established pilot state hemp research pilot set up in 2015. State rules strictly regulate hemp farming and stipulate that the crop can be used for commercial purposes only.
Pennsylvania: While proponents have complained about slow progress on hemp, one regional coalition recently got certified to research hemp under state guidelines set out earlier this year by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and expects to plant its first crop next month. The University of Pittsburgh will undertake a market analysis study.
Washington: The House of Representatives in early March passed a measure that would remove industrial hemp from the scope of the state’s controlled substances act. The bill would ensure hemp is not regulated as a controlled substance, opening the door for a full-scale commercial hemp market in the state by treating it as any other crop for farming.
Wisconsin: Republican Assemblyman Jesse Kremer recently circulated a draft bill seeking co-sponsors for a bill, which has bipartisan support, that would set a pilot program in motion under state supervised licensing. article continues
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Monday, January 11, 2016

Missouri Farmers Hemp Freedom Act

Missouri SB584HB1973 and HB2038 would legalize industrial hemp for commercial production, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same. These bills have not received committee assignments at the present time.
PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support these important bills.
1. Contact your State Senator. Strongly, but respectfully urge them to cosponsor and support SB584. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email, so make sure to take a few minutes to call.
2. Call your State Representative. Strongly, but respectfully urge them to cosponsor and support HB1973 and HB2038. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email, so make sure to take a few minutes to call.
3. Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days. Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.
4. Spread the Word. Share this information widely by facebook, twitter, email and other social networks.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Missouri looks to legalize industrial use of hemp

Missouri looks to legalize industrial use of hemp



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Missouri Farmers Lets Grow Hemp


Prеfіlеd on Dес. 1 fоr іntrоduсtіоn during thе 2016 legislative session bу Sеn. Brіаn Munzlіngеr (R-Wіllіаmѕtоwn), Sеnаtе Bіll 584 (SB584) ѕеtѕ uр thе frаmеwоrk tо еffесtuаtе a соmmеrсіаl hеmр fаrmіng рrоgrаm іn the state. It rеаdѕ, in раrt:

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  • Industrial hеmр ѕhаll bе аn аgrісulturаl рrоduсt that іѕ ѕubjесt to rеgulаtіоn bу thе department оf аgrісulturе, including compliance wіth аn industrial hеmр рlаnt mоnіtоrіng ѕуѕtеm
  • Anу grower and handler of industrial hemp ѕhаll obtain a license frоm thе dераrtmеnt. Grоwеrѕ аnd hаndlеrѕ еngаgеd іn thе рrоduсtіоn оf аgrісulturаl hеmр ѕееd shall аlѕо hаvе an аgrісulturаl hеmр ѕееd production реrmіt.
In оrdеr to operate an іnduѕtrіаl hеmр field lаwfullу under SB584, fаrmеrѕ wоuld be rеԛuіrеd tо hаvе thеіr сrорѕ іnѕресtеd by regulators tо insure thеу dо “nоt еxсееd three-tenths of оnе percent on a drу wеіght basis.” Fаrmеr wоuld also bе rеԛuіrеd tо рау “rеаѕоnаblе fееѕ as determined by thе dераrtmеnt [оf аgrісulturе] for thе purpose оf carrying out thе dutіеѕ оf the department.”
Sіnсе thе enactment оf thе unconstitutional fеdеrаl controlled-substances act in 1970, thе Drug Enfоrсеmеnt Agеnсу hаѕ еѕѕеntіаllу рrеvеntеd thе production оf hemp wіthіn thе Unіtеd Stаtеѕ. Whіlе thе аgеnсу сlаіmѕ thаt grоwіng іѕ not рrоhіbіtеd, іt аlѕо stipulates that grоwіng саn only be done with a DEA-іѕѕuеd lісеnѕе.
BEYOND FEDERAL PERMISSION
Eаrlу in 2014, Prеѕіdеnt Barack Obаmа signed a nеw fаrm bіll іntо lаw, which іnсludеd a рrоvіѕіоn allowing a hаndful оf states tо bеgіn limited rеѕеаrсh programs grоwіng hеmр. Thе “hemp аmеndmеnt”
…аllоwѕ Stаtе Agrісulturе Dераrtmеntѕ, соllеgеѕ and unіvеrѕіtіеѕ tо grow hеmр, dеfіnеd аѕ thе non-drug оіlѕееd аnd fіbеr vаrіеtіеѕ оf Cаnnаbіѕ, for асаdеmіс оr аgrісulturаl research рurроѕеѕ, but it applies only tо states whеrе industrial hemp farming is already lеgаl undеr state lаw.
In ѕhоrt, сurrеnt fеdеrаl lаw authorizes thе farming of hеmр – bу research іnѕtіtutіоnѕ оnlу, fоr rеѕеаrсh оnlу. Fаrmіng for соmmеrсіаl рurроѕеѕ by individuals аnd buѕіnеѕѕеѕ іѕ ѕtіll рrоhіbіtеd. Thе Mіѕѕоurі bіll rеjесtѕ thіѕ рrоhіbіtіоn and authorizes соmmеrсіаl fаrmіng and production аnуwау.
OTHER STATES
Bу rejecting any need for fеdеrаl аррrоvаl, SB584 would set thе ѕtаgе tо nullify thіѕ fеdеrаl ban in рrасtісе. Passage would jоіn Mіѕѕоurі with other states – іnсludіng Cоlоrаdо, Orеgоn, South Cаrоlіnа, Cоnnесtісut, Mаіnе, Nоrth Dаkоtа аnd Vеrmоnt – thаt have раѕѕеd ѕіmіlаr mеаѕurеѕ.
Fаrmеrѕ in SE Colorado ѕtаrtеd harvesting thе рlаnt іn 2013, аnd fаrmеrѕ іn Vermont bеgаn hаrvеѕtіng іn 2014, еffесtіvеlу nullіfуіng fеdеrаl rеѕtrісtіоnѕ оn ѕuсh agricultural асtіvіtіеѕ. On Feb. 2, thе Oregon hemp industry оffісіаllу opened for buѕіnеѕѕ and one wееk later, thе fіrѕt lісеnѕе went tо a ѕmаll nоn-рrоfіt group. Laws раѕѕеd last уеаr in Tеnnеѕѕее аnd Sоuth Cаrоlіnа, аnd thіѕ уеаr in Nоrth Dakota, Cоnnесtісut аnd Maine, all legalize hemp even thоugh the federal gоvеrnmеnt соnѕіdеrѕ this рlаnt іllеgаl.
“Whаt thіѕ gets down tо іѕ the роwеr оf the people,” ѕаіd Mike Mаhаrrеу of thе Tеnth Amеndmеnt Cеntеr. “Whеn еnоugh реорlе tеll the feds to роund ѕаnd, thеrе’ѕ nоt much D.C. саn dо tо соntіnuе their unconstitutional рrоhіbіtіоn on thіѕ рrоduсtіvе plant.”
HUGE MARKET FOR HEMP
According to a 2005 Cоngrеѕѕіоnаl Rеѕеаrсh Service rероrt, thе U.S. is thе оnlу dеvеlореd nation that hasn’t dеvеlореd an іnduѕtrіаl hеmр crop for есоnоmіс рurроѕеѕ.
Exреrtѕ ѕuggеѕt thаt the U.S. mаrkеt fоr hеmр іѕ аrоund $600 mіllіоn реr уеаr. They count аѕ mаnу аѕ 25,000 uѕеѕ for іnduѕtrіаl hemp, іnсludіng food, соѕmеtісѕ, plastics аnd bio-fuel. Thе U.S. іѕ currently the wоrld’ѕ #1 іmроrtеr of hеmр fiber for vаrіоuѕ products, wіth China аnd Canada асtіng аѕ the tор twо еxроrtеrѕ іn the world.
During Wоrld Wаr II, thе Unіtеd Stаtеѕ mіlіtаrу rеlіеd heavily on hеmр products, whісh rеѕultеd in thе fаmоuѕ саmраіgn аnd government-produced film, “Hеmр fоr Vісtоrу!”.
SB584 іѕ аn essential first ѕtер tоwаrd hеmр frееdоm іn thе ѕtаtе оf Mіѕѕоurі. It has уеt tо be аѕѕіgnеd tо a committee аt thе рrеѕеnt mоmеnt, аnd wіll be соnѕіdеrеd durіng the nеxt legislative уеаr.
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Friday, December 4, 2015

Kenaf Fibers For Sale 300T





My Hemp and Kenaf Farm contact has just informed me that they have 300 Tons of recently harvested and baled Kenaf Fibers for sale.

Below are images of the Kenaf Fiber Bales.  If I can assist you in anyway let me know.  Feel free to use the contact form or send me an email.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Lawmakers push USDA to fund hemp research | AgriPulse

 A bipartisan group of lawmakers is appealing to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to award research funding for industrial hemp research. 

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2015
It appears that USDA has the authority to award competitive grants for the development of industrial hemp,” the lawmakers wrote. “Nevertheless, it seems the USDA has provided conflicting information regarding whether the agency is willing to exercise its authority to award existing federal grant dollars for the research of industrial hemp.”
The letter was signed by 37 House members and 12 senators, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee. The House members included Tom Massie, a Kentucky Republican, and Jared Polis, a Colorado Democrat, who are co-sponsoring a bill to legalize industrial hemp nationwide.
The lawmakers said the 26 states with laws authorizing industrial hemp pilot studies or production have received conflicting information from the USDA as to whether their programs are eligible for federal grants under the 2014 farm bill and whether the funding is even worth pursuing. article continues at the following link Lawmakers push USDA to fund hemp research | AgriPulse










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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

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Hemp and Kenaf Farm images from my latest Hemp Farm Connection that sells:
  • Hemp Seeds for Fiber or Seed, 
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  • Hemp Hurds in 3 different sizes for different applications and uses, 
  • Hemp Fibers
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  • Mobile and Stationary Equipment needed to process your Hemp or Flax into sellable and useable items.
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Industrial Hemp is Four Crops



$580 Million US Market in 2014 22% Market Growth
Seed
Bast Fiber
Core Fiber
Industrial Hemp is Four Crops
Greens


24% 240,000 PPM
Mari- juana
Hemp vs Marijuana
It’s been said that all crows are blackbirds,...
but not all blackbirds are crows.
Marijuana is a man-made cultivar of hemp specifically bred to be high in THC.
Industrial Hemp has been bred for centuries to be low in THC - so low it is virtually not there.
Standard for THC in Industrial Hemp
The same can be said for industrial hemp and its hallucinogenic cousin marijuana.
0.30% Marijuana 3,000 PPM
is hemp, but Industrial Hemp is not Marijuana.
0.005%
0.001% 50 PPM
10 PPM
THC in commercial hemp oil
for Canadian Standard
hemp oil
Vote Hemp.


A modified harvester can remove seed and stalk at the same time.
Hemp has been called the plant of 25,000 uses - as long as you don’t use it in the United States. Many of its traditional markets have shrunk or gone overseas since it was banned in 1937. It is unlikely they will come back.
But a new generation has discovered the powerful nutritional benefits and the new markets for biocomposites that make a strong case for hemp’s valuable contributions to our health, environment and economy.
The Hemp Seed is rich in Omega-3 oil and amino acids. In all the plant kingdom, nothing so matches the brain’s Omega oil profile as hemp seed.
Packaged Nut Hemp Milk Hemp Butter
Hemp Nut
Hemp is Highly Nutritious Food
Cracking
Shell
Oil
Food Fiber
Food Personal
Care
Industrial
Soap Shampoo Lotion Salad Oil EFA Supplement
Paints Lubricants Margarine
Bio Diesel
Pressing
Seed Cake
Animal Feed Protein Powder


Scutching Hackling Carding Combing Sizing
Hemp is Two Fibers
Different Retting Methods
Ground Enzyme
Water Steam Different retting processes may be used to separate fiber from stalk
Retted stalks are baled and shipped for
Long
Decorticator
Decorticating
Plant Fibre
Fiber Waste (20%)
Core
Geotextiles
Fuel Pellets Insulation Cordage Textiles Paper Fiber Reinforced Plastics
Animal Bedding HempCrete Particle Board Wood Flour
The Long and Short of it
Pressboard, Fiberboard and Chipboard
Short Fibre
Breaking Sizing Cleaning Packaging


Which Fiber Should be Banned?
Of the 46 pesticides used, 20 are moderately hazardous, 8 are highly hazardous and 5 are extremely hazardous
Hemp requires little input, but it loves nitrogen. It works well
Worldwide Everything
Cotton Else Combined Pesticide Market Share per Acre
in rotation with vegetables using their leftovers.
Hemp likes a good rain now and then. It can protect waterways by absorbing nutrients with strong roots to hold farm runoff.
Hemp is good for soil. Its roots go deep to find water and aerate the soil. Farmers leave the stubble as a soil conditioner.
Farmers leave the stalks on the ground to dry and ret. The leaves fall off returning nitrogen and adding tilth.
Hemp grows so tall and dense it drives out weeds. Farmers employ it in rotation to remove weeds naturally for organic crops to follow.
24% of the world’s pesticides are applied to cotton, and only a quarter of that lands on target. Worse, it’s not much land.
Cotton is the world’s thirstiest crop depleting ground water and polluting river basins.
Cotton depletes the soil and heavy irrigation poisons the land with salts.
Cotton uses defoliants before harvest.
Cotton requires chemical weed control.
Hemp is called Evil. Cotton is called Natural.
Hemp vs Cotton


Cars must eliminate their landfill requirement, increase their recyclability, reduce their weight and reduce their carbon footprint.
Hemp fiber added to bio-plastic resins does all that.
Lotus made the whole car of hemp composites.
The Mercedes C-class uses 20 kilograms of hemp to make reinforced plastic panels for doors, headliners, trunk liners, glove boxes and consoles.
Bio-Resin
Fillers Additives
Wood Flour Ground Glass Glass Bubbles
Mixer
A wide range of products are possible for Sheet Molding Compound.
Pultrusion Molding
Cord Belt or Sheet
UV or Heat Curing
Produces Rods, Strips, Sheets or Custom Profiles (eg. Decking)
Sheet Molding and Pultrusion are two plastic molding methods that are readily converted to Bio-Resins and natural fibers. At End of Life, the parts can be chipped and molded into large objects such as highway furniture.
BioResin
To
Warehouse
Bio-Composites Stronger & Lighter
Takeup Reel
Top Film
Chopper
Bottom Film
Sheet Molding Compound Machine
Hemp Fiber Roving


Hempcrete is a biocomposite
formed with Lime and Hemp Shiv. It is renewable, recyclable and sustainable. It makes quiet, energy efficient housing (R30-R50 insulation) with no synthetic materials and an excellent 2-hour fire rating.
The walls breathe inhibiting the formation of mold and mildew causing no asthma or allergies. No “sick building syndrome” forcing premature demolition.
$65,000 of hemp shiv, lime binder and lime render were imported from England - money that could go to American farmers and producers. Approximately 4 acres of hemp were used.
Water, Lime and Shiv are lightly mixed in a conventional mortar mixer. The mixture is lightweight and easily skidded around the site.
When dry, a special lime-based hard render exterior is applied similar to stucco.
The brick face was specially designed to maintain breathability.
Annual energy savings is about $900 per year.
When dry, hempcrete is about a seventh of the weight of cement. It floats in water. Material is poured between forms and tamped down. It sets up sufficiently to pull forms in as little as an hour. The material is light and can be passed bucket-brigade fashion to workers on scaffolding.
With forms removed, the walls are protected from rain for a week and kept moist to control the curing.
Hempcrete can be applied as loose-fill insulation. The attic is filled 12” of loose fill. The mixture uses less binder, but the lime continues to provide the fire rating.
The curtains are removed and the walls are left to dry and cure.
Tarpon Springs, FL
The house absorbed about 14 tons of CO2. Hempcrete can last a thousand years sequestering carbon all the while.
Hemp Makes Healthy Efficient Houses


Hemp for Phytoremediation
Hemp roots go deep to pull contaminants up into the canopy.
Hemp absorbs heavy metals like Lead, Cadmium and even radioactive Cesium.
The metals concentrate in the leaves. Stalks and seed are little affected.
Dried leaves can be crushed to reduce volume and trucked away for disposal.
Stalks can be processed in the conventional manner for fiber. Seed might be safe for animal feed.
Hemp is being used to remediate Radioactive Cesium at Chernobyl. Fukushima is also studying it.
America’s Hanford, WA site is not allowed to use Hemp.


Containment Booms
Florida has experienced oil spills on our beaches just from shipping accidents in our ports. Many Floridians filed claims in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Spill.
Hemp is very absorbent. The hemp core can be blown into simple netting material to make containment booms from all natural fiber for about a quarter of the price of synthetic booms.
Florida can produce enough hemp to make a hundred thousand miles of 12” boom - enough to surround many Deepwater Horizon spills. It can be stored and shipped on large reels and cut to size for the immediate need. It is lightweight and can be flown to disasters.
There is no reason barges of inexpensive boom material can’t be stored in all our ports ready for immediate deployment.
The used material can be incinerated or composted depending on the material contained. But Paul Stamets, a noted mycobiologist, has shown that the best way to remove oil is to plant wood eating fungii. Oyster mushrooms work the best, and hemp core is woody material. Paul uses hemp rope inoculated with oyster mushroom spores as the starter medium for his mushroom farm.
It’s possible you could eat the next oil spill. Or maybe you’d rather eat the last one...



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