Industrial Hemp Farming Information and Videos

Scottys Hemp Farming Video Collection

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Dear Reader,  Here is a chance to get one of twenty five hemp gifts.  Take a look at the prizes in the image and show your support for the Farmers who grow our most precious resource: "The Food We Eat"

Why shouldn't Farmers be allowed to grow a plant with 100's of uses? 

Take Action through May 31 for a chance to win 1-of-25 hemp stuffed gifts!

Sign the Vote Hemp Petition by May 31 in support of the Industrial Hemp Farming Act and automatically be enrolled for a chance at 1-of-25 hemp-stuffed thank you gift packs from Hemp History Week sponsors and supporters. Together we can put pressure on Congress to remove industrial hemp from the Controlled Substances Act and once again allow U.S. farmers to grow hemp. Sign the Petition here:

http://votehemp.com/hemp-history-week-petition.php

Attend a Town Hall meeting through May 29 while Senators work from their home districts. Don't miss this opportunity to meet your Senators in person and ask them to support the Industrial Hemp Farming Act, S. 134. Visit Vote Hemp's website to search for your Senators' contact information, then call their office or search their website to learn about engagement opportunities in your area.

Call your Senators' DC offices and ask them to support the Industrial Hemp Farming Act, S. 134. We want to put the pressure on leading up to a May 29 Vote Hemp Congressional Hearing. Calls are answered by Senator aids; let these aids know about the upcoming Congressional Hearing and urge them to attend. Visit Vote Hemp's website to find Senators' DC contact information.

Hemp History Week is June 1-7. Thank you for being involved!

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Hemp History Week is the largest national grassroots marketing and public education effort to renew strong support for hemp farming in the U.S. and raise awareness about the benefits of hemp products.

Hemp History Week seeks to:
Celebrate America's rich history with industrial hemp and educate the public about the barriers to hemp farming in the United States.
Advocate for a federal policy change while sending a strong, positive message to President Barack Obama and Congress to remove barriers to hemp farming and let farmers grow the versatile and profitable crop.
Engage consumers by showcasing the range of hemp products available and the nutritional as well as environmental benefits that they provide.
Please forward this announcement widely and get involved.

Save the Date: The 6th Annual Hemp History Week is June 1-7, 2015!

Web Site: http://www.HempHistoryWeek.com
About Vote Hemp
Vote Hemp is a national, single-issue, nonprofit organization dedicated to the acceptance of and free market for industrial hemp, low-THC oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis, and to changes in current law to allow U.S. farmers to grow the crop.

Web Site: http://www.VoteHemp.com
About the Hemp Industries Association
The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) represents the interests of the hemp industry and encourages the research and development of new products made from industrial hemp, oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis.

Web Site: http://www.TheHIA.org

Hemp Farming Infrastructure Lessons

I've been watching and taking a few notes on the Kentucky and European Industrial Hemp Farmers and Hemp processing plants and the business lessons they are learning on the Fly.

This MOhemp Energy blog post will compare its business plan against the lack of planning of the Kentucky hemp farmers are now dealing with.

The snippets of information from hemp.com highlight how easily the Hemp Plants grow but then what?  Without the infrastructure (hemp processing plant) they're dead in the water as far as immediate income potential. 

MOhemp by working directly with Farmers in the growing, harvesting, and processing the Raw Hemp Materials into actual Products for use eliminates the Kentucky Lack of Hemp Infrastructure. 

Here are the snippets from the Hemp.com site that backup my claim:
          "There is still no successful infrastructure to allow local area farmers and land owners the distribution networks they need to supply commercial hemp product companies with their industrial hemp crop.
              ...the hemp crops have begun to flourish at a mind-blowing rate. The industrial hemp stalks have now grown from 6 feet to a whopping 16 feet in just two months...
                “It’s exciting,” University of Kentucky plant researcher David Williams said. “It’s new. It has potential... plans to harvest the industrial hemp crop in September and compare its growth to the 12 other varieties of hemp he has planted. “I think we can grow larger plants with a full growing season,”
             At another industrial hemp plot, Williams says he is very happy with his 7 to 8 foot plants, exclaiming, “We did have one little dry spell after planting, but have not irrigated this crop, so it’s doing quite well,” As you can read in hemp news, the crop doesn’t take much to grow and maintain. Like a weed, it will virtually grow anywhere and in any type of soil. Williams also said he wishes to experiment with fertilizers and herbicides. “This is just a baby step this year…It’s a tiny, tiny step in a very positive direction, but there’s lots that we need to know.” "

http://www.hemp.com/2014/08/update-kentucky-hemp-is-flourishing/

The Future and Green Buildings

Copied from Executive Summary-Sectors With Expected Growth The future for green building is not exclusive to one build- ing or project type. However, there are some areas with higher expected growth.

overall, between 2012 and 2015, the sectors with the largest opportunities for green building around the world include new construction and renovation projects. Between now and 2015, 63% of firms have new green commercial projects planned, 45% have plans for new green institutional projects, and 50% have plans for green renovation work.

United States (US) an established green build- ing market, there is planned green activity in all types of us construction projects, including commercial interiors and retrofits. probably one of the most important shifts is the increased importance of the health and well-being benefits as a reason to build green. evidence of these benefits will help move the us market.

McGraw-Hill Construction Research & Analytics 34 Crosby Drive, Suite 201 Bedford, MA 01730

1-800-591-4462

MHC_Analytics@mcgraw-hill.com 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vqop2jirhH9k8fXoAaWO8toQ72HeFrO8jDaamhWWWn4/edit?usp=docslist_api

Hemp oil production SeedOil stats

Hemp Oil Production  link

Using the previously mentioned information and average yields of 37 Gal / Acre

200 acres

Oil- 7,400 gals

@ $2.50/gal= $18,500 (or $92.5 / Acre)-

@ $3.00/gal= $22,200 (or $111.11 / Acre)

Farmer receives 3,700 Gallons of Fuel for the Land Use: $9,200.00 at $2.50/gal

1000 Acres

Oil- 37,000 Gallons

@ $2.50/gal= $92,500 ( or $92.5 / Acre)

@ $3.00/gal=$111,000 (or $111 / Acre)

Seed Cake Production and Sales

By Product of the biodiesel production is what I call the Seed Cake or Cake.  The seed pressers compresses the seeds- Oil is produced as well as Cake see Pictures (x) that can then be fed to Livestock as a high protein supplement/feedstock.  If the Farmer does not have a use for the Cake, the company can either buy the cake from the farmer, or sell the cake for the Farmer.

average yield is between 600 to 800 lbs per acre Hemp Seeds are 30% Oil = 420-560= 490 lbs/acre  

490 @ $1.00/lb= $490.00

490 @ $.50/lb=$245.00

I place a value on this cake at: $X / lb (note see how much alfalfa, soy, etc cake costs for a comparison)

http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/econ9631 Production is estimated using information on yield and acres harvested. Industrial hemp yield (grain or fibre) varies with variety, plant population, soil conditions, timing of harvest, and annual climatic conditions. The highest seed yield recorded to date in Canada has topped 2,000 lbs per acre; an average yield is between 600 to 800 lbs per acre, but rising (Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance). An acre will also produce an average of 5,300 lbs of straw, which can be transformed into about 1,300 lbs of fibre.

In Manitoba, hemp grain yields range from 100 to 1,200 lbs per acre while yield for crops grown and managed solely as fibre crops, range from 1 to 6 tonnes per acre (Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives online report). The link to the report is as follows:http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/crops/hemp/bko02s00.html). Typical grain yields in Saskatchewan vary from 660 to 1,071 lbs per acre (740 to 1,200 kg per hectare2). In Alberta, hemp grain yield from research plots have been found to vary from 196 lbs per acre (220 kg per hectare), to about 1,607 lbs per acre (1,800 kg per hectare)3. The expected yield would likely average nearly 759 lbs per acre (850 kg per hectare). Hemp straw yield under dryland conditions have an average of between 2.4 to 4.8 tonnes per acre (6 to 12 tonnes per hectare) for the higher yielding varieties like Crag (Alberta Agricultural Research Institute, 2008).

Detailed market information for hemp seed is not directly available. Based on discussion with some producers in Alberta, the cash sales price of hemp seed in 2011 was approximately 90 cents to $1.00. As shown in Table 3, Canada had 38,828 licensed acres in 2011. Over 80 percent of this was for seed production. Even though average yield vary, a reasonable yield estimate is approximately 1,100 lbs per acre (500 kg per acre). Based on this price and yield estimate, Canadian hemp seed production is estimated at approximately 15,513 tonnes assuming all acres cultivated to seed were harvested. This translates to estimated gross revenue of between $30.75 million to $34.17 million ($990 to $1,100 per acre)

It is important to understand, therefore, that the quality of modern hemp seed for human consumption far exceeds anything produced historically. This seed meal should be distinguished from the protein-rich, oil-poor seed cake remaining after oil has been expressed, that is used for livestock feed. The seed cake is also referred to as “seed meal,” and has proven to be excellent for animals (Mustafa et al. 1999).

Food:

Hemp seed can be pressed into a nutritious oil, which contains the highest amount of fatty acids in the plant kingdom. Essential oils are responsible for our immune system responses, and clear the arteries of cholesterol and plaque.2

The byproduct of pressing the oil from hemp seed is high quality protein seed cake. It can be sprouted (malted) or ground and baked into cakes, breads, and casseroles. Hemp seed protein is one of mankind's finest, most complete and available-to-the-body vegetable proteins. 2 http://www.hempcar.org/hempfacts.shtml

Hemp seed was the world's number one wild and domestic bird seed until the 1937 Marijuana prohibition law. Four million pounds of hemp seed for songbirds were sold at retail in the U.S. in 1937. Birds will pick hemp seeds out and eat them first from a pile of mixed seed. Birds in the wild live longer and breed more with hemp seed in their diet, using the oil for the feathers and their overall health. 2

1 acre produces 715 lbs seed cake https://books.google.com/books?id=w0qvkVGO0sgC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=hemp+production+cake+per+acre&source=bl&ots=DoXfUKGONA&sig=SWcUMI49BQN7ZaFW71futs0Dw5g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-qcQVeS-EIi9ggTryYLgDw&ved=0CB8Q6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=hemp%20production%20cake%20per%20acre&f=false

Oil Crops Outlook Economic Research Service ERS

http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/OCS/OCS-03-12-2015.pdf

Description:Examines supply, use, prices, and trade for oil crops (primarily soybeans and products), including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Includes information on cottonseed, peanuts, sunflowerseed, tropical oils, corn oil, and animal fats.Publication Coverage: Jan 13, 1995 to Mar 12, 2015

Latest Releases: Oil Crops Outlook, 03.12.2015

Year

Soybeans Cottonseed Sunflowerseed Canola Peanuts Flaxseed

$/bushel  $/short ton  $/cwt. $/cwt.Cents/pound $/bushel

2009/10    

  9.59         158.00     15.10   16.20     21.70             8.15

2010/11    

 11.30       161.00     23.30   19.30      22.50             12.20

2011/12     

 12.50      260.00     29.10    24.00    31.80       13.90

2012/13    

 14.40        252.00     25.40     26.50    30.10       13.80

2013/14    

 13.00       246.00     21.40    20.60    24.90       13.80

Farm Crop Income Comparisons

University of Missouri Crop Resource Guide-5 year average annual value of Missouri corn production between 2010 and 2014 $2,028,491,200.00 http://crops.missouri.edu/audit/corn.htm#budget

2015 Corn Crop Budgetc

Dryland Corn

(after beans)

Irrigated Corn

Yield/ac.

135 bu.

185 bu.

Market Price/Bu.

$3.70

$3.70

Estimated Income/Acre

Grain Sales (yield x price/bushel)

$499.50

$684.50

Estimated Total Income/Acre

$499.50

$684.50

Estimated Operating Costs/Acre

Seed

$101.25

$108.00

Fertilizer and soil amendments

118.80

153.00

Crop protection chemicals

58.00

58.00

Crop supplies, testing

1.00

1.00

Crop insurance

21.00

21.00

Custom application

6.00

6.00

Energy: machinery fuel, drying, irrigation

42.07

91.88

Machinery repairs and maintenance

16.78

50.27

Value of operator and hired labor

15.73

22.61

Operating interest @ 6% x ½ year

11.42

15.35

Total Operating Costs/Acre

$392.05

$527.11

Estimated Ownership Costs/Acre

Farm business overhead

$4.53

$4.80

Machinery overhead

25.70

47.77

Machinery depreciation

29.50

51.46

Real estate charge

160.00

200.00

Total Ownership Costs/Acre

$219.78

$304.03

Estimated Total Costs/Acre

$611.78

$831.15

Income over Operating Costs/Acre

$107.45

$157.39

Income over Total Costs/Acre

-$112.28

-$146.65

Operating costs/bushel

$2.90

$2.85

Ownership costs/bushel

$1.63

$1.64

Total costs/bushel

$4.53

$4.49

Missouri Soybean Facts

Five-year average annual value of Missouri soybean production between 2010 and 2014a $2,476,185,600 http://crops.missouri.edu/audit/soybean.htm

One Bushel of Soybean Produces:

1.5 gallons of soy oil AND

48 pounds of soybean meal, which supplies 21 pounds of protein animal feed.

Industrial uses of soybean are inks, plastics, solvents and biodiesel.

2015 Soybean Crop Budget

Soybeans

Yield/ac. 45 bu.

Market Price/Bu. $9.00

Estimated Income/Acre

Crop income(yield x price/bushel) $405.00

Estimated Total Income/Acre $405.00

Estimated Operating Costs/Acre

Seed $68.00

Fertilizer and soil amendments 55.10

Crop chemicals 51.00

Crop supplies, testing 1.00

Crop insurance 12.00

Custom application 6.00

Machinery fuel 16.22

Machinery repairs and maintenance 12.30

Value of operator and hired labor 13.47

Operating interest @ 6% for ½ year 7.05

Total Operating Costs/Acre $242.13

Estimated Ownership Costs/ Acre

Farm business overhead $5.10

Machinery overhead 18.35

Machinery depreciation 23.33

Real estate charge 160.00

Total Ownership Costs/Acre $206.78

Estimated Total Costs/Acre $448.92

Income over Operating Cost/Acre $162.87

Income over Total Costs/Acre -$43.92

Operating costs/bushel $5.38

Ownership costs/bushel $4.60

Total costs/bushel $9.98

NEWS RELEASE Agriculture STATISTICS HEARTLAND MISSOURI

 FIELD OFFICE 601 Business Loop 70 West, Suite 213E, Columbia, Missouri 65203

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bob Garino May 2015 (800) 551-1014

USDA SEEKS INPUT FROM GROWERS ABOUT 2015 CROPS, STOCKS, INVENTORIES, VALUES

Columbia, MO – During the next several weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct two major mid-year surveys, the June Agricultural

Survey and the June Area Survey. The agency will survey over 6000 farms across Missouri to determine

crop acreage for 2015 and stocks on hand as of June 1.

“Due to the widespread impact of its results, the June Agricultural Survey, also known as the Crops/Stocks Survey, and the June Area Survey, are two of the most significant surveys NASS conducts,” explained Bob Garino, director of the NASS Missouri Office.

“Information growers provide serves as the first clear sign of the prospective production and supply of major commodities in the United States for the 2015 crop year.”

NASS gathers the data for the June Agriculture Survey online, by mail and/or by phone. For the June Area Survey, agency representatives will visit randomly selected tracts of land and interview the operators of any farm or ranch on that land. Growers will provide information on crop acreage – including biotech crops—as well as grain stocks, livestock inventory, cash rents, land values, and value of sales.

NASS will compile and analyze the survey information and publish the results in a series of USDA reports, including the annual Acreage report and quarterly Grain Stocks report, both to be released June30, 2015. Survey data contribute to NASS’s monthly and annual Crop Production reports, as well as the annual Small Grains Summary and USDA’s monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.

As with all NASS surveys, information provided by respondents is kept strictly confidential, as required by federal law.

“NASS safeguards the privacy of all responses and publishes only state- and national-level data, ensuring that no individual operation or producer can be identified,” stated Garino. “We recognize this is

a hectic time for farmers around the state, but the information they provide is essential to everyone involved in U.S. agriculture. I urge them to respond to these surveys and thank them for their cooperation,” he added.

All reports are available on the NASS website: www.nass.usda.gov. For more information on

NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Missouri Field Office at (800) 551-1014.

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