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

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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

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hemp foods body care markets

Info provided by HIA .  The hemp foods and body-care markets alone were estimated at $620 million in 2014 -- up 21% from the year previous. And this doesn’t reflect the potential in building materials and bio-composites, both of which will surpass foods and body care in light of their potential to help reach federal carbon-reduction goals . . . and move into broad mainstream application. 

   

The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) is a non-profit trade group representing hemp companies, researchers and supporters. We are at the forefront of the drive for fair and equal treatment of industrial hemp. Since 1994, the HIA has been dedicated to education, industry development, and the accelerated expansion of hemp world market supply and demand. Read more-http://www.thehia.org/

Biodiesel Advice by USfreedomfuels

John advises:

Let me start by saying, any triglyceride oil will work for producing Biodiesel fuel. This includes beef fat, pork fat, chicken fat, and fish oils. I have even produced excellent Biodiesel from mink oil.

When you open your mind to options other than WVO, the options truly become limitless.

For example, you could use Palm oil or sunflower oil, both make great fuel.

You could use algae.

The algae need to have the water removed, then pressed to extract the oil. Algae contain about 50% oil by weight, and it is completely renewable, grows like crazy, and can be harvested from the same plates every 24 hours.

Now that I have your mind open to alternative feedstocks, I want to caution you.

Do your homework.

Each feedstock has a unique requirement for extracting, handling and processing.

Your geographical location will be the determining factor in your feedstock choice.

For example; we are currently working with a farmer from Idaho.
He is 60 miles from the nearest city.  WVO is not readily available, so he has planted a dozen acres with Camelina.

He purchased a small screw press, and he will have a yield of 5000 gallons of oil from his Camelina.

This is enough to operate his farm, and heat his home.

His first year savings based on the current off-road diesel price of $2.50 per gallon will be $8500.

Another customer from Nova Scotia had access to 700 tons of mink oil per year. Mink oil has excellent low temperature flow ability, no special handling was required.

700 tons works out to 14,000 gallons of the finest Biodiesel fuel I have ever seen.

It has the color of Kerosene, and the BTU's of #2 diesel fuel. The first year saving, based on current Canadian fuel prices will be in excess of $45,000.

Two great examples of looking outside the box!

Whether you build your fuel from WVO, Chicken Fat, Soy Beans, or Salmon, the result is the same.
You will be doing your part to reduce our dependency on foreign oil, and saving yourself some serious money.  (Or Industrial Hemp like MOhemp is planning)

Regardless of your feedstock, we have a Processor to handle the job, and give you the results you deserve!

ASTM Spec Biodiesel Fuel, Consistently!
Warm Regards,

John Harrod, President
U.S. Freedom Bio Fuels, LLC
847-756-7600
http://www.usfreedombiofuels.com
U.S. Freedom Bio Fuels LLC

369 Scout Rd
Mosinee, WI
54455

Statewide Farming with MOHemp

Scotty writes- MOhemp can be a successful venture on a smaller scale.  Per the Oregon Study and what the Colorado hemp growers have accomplished in the past few years (see preceding blog posts).  It is possible to make money in the Industrial Hemp business.

What differentiates MOhemp from other business models is the total Farm-to-Market approach for the finished goods.  And the reasoning behind the importance of building and operation of the MOhemp Hemp processing facility and its Statewide approach that enlists Farmers statewide.

This is part if the quandary that I'm dealing with. 
1-I've received an offer to operate and manage a hemp farm in Arizona. 
2-I've also received investment and business solicitation from outside the USA.
3-I could grow Industrial Hemp on a small farm.

To truly make a difference in cutting pollution will require: more than one small farms production of hemp seeds for nonpolluting biodiesel and energy efficient building products. 

I'll admit a small scale hemp operation will have benefits that a large scale hemp business would entail.  But then I would really only be helping myself.  I wouldn't be helping Missouri Farmers statewide grow their own non polluting Fuel. And or- I wouldn't be building more than 1 energy efficient home per year. 

I truly want to make a difference on a grand scale-  Jobs, Income, Pollution Free Energy, Green Buildings for more than just myself.  Which is why I'm seeking partners and investors for MOhemp.

Disruptive Investors Wanted

Snippets of info contained in the MOhemp startup business plan for investors.

The Green Building MOhemp Construction Crew will utilize the products made by the company to build new and renovate existing buildings for energy efficiency and creature comforts.

It would beneficial for the company to have a display home or building that utilizes the company made hemp products.  Showcasing how great the product is and the wide variety of uses.  (In addition to a company store.)

This will also give the company a building to test for real life energy stats, fire resistance demonstrations, advertising, product building demonstrated, community relations, and more. (see Impact Resistant Wall Structure Videos soon to be released)

The building products showcased: Hemp Hurds and Fibers will be used as Natural Sustainable and VOC free insulation.

  

• Europe and other countries have been utilizing the hemp plant for a few years now, advertised using the Timber Frame construction techniques.

• For New Construction: Hempcrete can be adapted into the different types of construction used today.

• Standard Framing such as the home in South Carolina, deemed America's first Hempcrete Home.

• I compare the European Timber Frame Construction techniques to American Post Frame building technology.

• The most economical way to build buildings is by utilizing the Post Frame Construction Techniques.  This is very similar to the Timber Frame Construction Technique.  What is appealing for this type of construction is the reduced lumber needs.

• MOhemp Building Products will also be available for purchase in the company store, online website ordering, and through building suppliers/lumber yards.