Certifying of carbon credits can advance hemp among Australian farmers
Hemp can play a vital role in reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) in Australia, conserve precious water resources, improve soil quality, and provide farmers with valuable…
Sustainability
Accelerator backs German startup developing ‘critical link’ to capitalize on carbon
German startup HempConnect has been selected for an EU-backed program that helps early-stage carbon dioxide (CO2) removal initiatives realize their business potential. HempConnect is the…
‘The real opportunity in hemp is not in cultivation, it is in innovation’
INTERVIEW: An avid student and practitioner of innovative approaches to soil and water quality management, Joel Bedard has been involved in agriculture, natural resources, engineering…
History: How a traitorous notion stalled mankind’s most precious natural ally
By Paul J. von Hartmann “THC is dangerous.” With that simple, traitorous notion, a so-called “drug war” was launched against industrial hemp in the U.S….
‘We consider the CBD boom to have been both a blessing and a curse’
INTERVIEW – Jennifer Adams is Chief Business Development Officer at the U.S.-based hemp consultancy Canna Markets Group, which offers expertise in infrastructure, supply chain management,…
‘SmartBox’ is integrated, portable solution for whole-plant hemp processing
An international team has developed integrated portable hemp processing technology that can capitalize on the entire hemp plant while supporting economically challenged communities and helping…
‘Without a large unicorn, there’s no success for an investor to replicate’
INTERVIEW: Jesse Henry is CEO at Michigan-based Heartland Industries, a biotech startup that engineers hemp materials as additives for polymers to produce stronger, lighter, cheaper,…
Researchers say hemp-based rebar could replace steel in construction
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA) say they have developed a hemp‐based rebar reinforcing technology for cement construction. Alexandros Tsamis, assistant professor of architecture and…
Interest in building materials rising fast
[Last in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] The market for hemp building materials is still small, but momentum is growing. Hemp…
Hemp fiber valued for its sustainability
[Fourth in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] From textiles to plastics to makeup, applications for hemp fiber are quickly multiplying as…
