Chinese seeds top 1.5% THC in Tasmania
A Tasmanian hemp farmer has destroyed his entire hemp crop after seeds he planted from China went beyond Australia’s legal THC limit of 1.0%. Farmer…
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Australian project will set technical plan for fiber production
A project in Australia will map out technical needs for a processing value chain that makes use of stems from hemp plants grown mainly for…
Australian fiber processing startup completes fundraising
Australian hemp processing startup X-Hemp Pty Ltd says it has met its target for capital raising after a five-month campaign. The funding will let X-Hemp move…
Australian project seeks consultants
AgriFutures Australia is looking for a project coordinator and hemp agronomist for its Industrial Hemp Variety Trials (IHVT) project. The project is developing hemp test fields…
CBD firms eye distribution deal
Australia-based nutraceuticals maker Creso Pharma signed a letter to enter a distribution deal with ImpACTIVE Holdings Ltd, Canada. ImpACTIVE is to distribute Creso’s suite of…
Australian firm says it will bring HempBLOCK system to USA
An Australian company has secured an exclusive distributorship in the USA for a hempcrete building system it says is cost competitive with traditional construction. Queensland-based…
Australian group sets strategic plan
The Australian Industrial Hemp Association (AIHA) will study a wide range of hemp projects with funding from AgriFutures, a government agency. Several AIHA subcommittees are…
Israeli company pursuing deals with suppliers on plant-based ‘meats’
Israel-based Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies Ltd. (Roots) said it is entering the plant-based meat business, and has established a new department specifically for the emerging…
Australia loosens CBD rules, but stakeholders say it’s not enough
Australians will be able to access some CBD products from pharmacists without a prescription after authorities announced re-written drug standards. But some critics are calling…
Government continues its support for hemp in South Australia
South Australia has approved 21 licenses for industrial hemp for the 2020-2021 growing season, as the state moves into a fourth year of hemp farming…