Uses of Hemp – North Carolina begins hemp program

North Carolina will become more familiar with the Uses of Hemp as the state begins cultivating and researching the new crop. This year, some farmers will be replacing their corn fields with fields of hemp. Farmers in North Carolina are being encouraged to participate...

Uses of Hemp – Hemp’s health, environmental and economic benefits

There are health, environmental and economic Uses of Hemp. Hemp can be used to reduce cholesterol levels, cut down on toxins, help with joint inflammation, make a sustainable replacement for concrete, and bring jobs to farmers and manufacturers while boosting the...

Uses of Hemp – North Carolina gets ready to grow

There are many Uses of Hemp, from horse bedding and particle board to fabric and car-door interiors. It’s a long list of over 30,000 uses. Patrique Veille, co-owner of American Hemp LLC in Winston-Salem, has been in the industrial hemp business for a number of years...

Uses of Hemp – Kentucky’s Conn Center to pursue hemp research

Kentucky’s Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research, located at the University of Louisville, received generous funding for research into the Uses of Hemp and it’s economic benefits. Industrial hemp is a whole new venture for the centre but it’s an appropriate...

Uses of Hemp – How hemp can replace harmful industries

Durable and sustainable textiles are one of the many Uses of Hemp. Rob Jungmann’s story of creating a hemp clothing company is both inspiring and admirable. When Rob Jungmann was a young boy his family moved from Phoenix to Washington. Coming from desert country, he...

Uses of Hemp – Bowen Island business builds tiny hemp homes

There are many Uses of Hemp, and one of them might be solving the housing dilemma in B.C., by building tiny homes out of hemp. In the spring of 2016 Kim Brooks, the CEO of Hempcrete Natural Building, and her partner, Jayeson Hendryson, started the construction of two...

Uses of Hemp – Virginia joins the hemp crop crusade

The state of Virginia would like to cash in on the many Uses of Hemp. Marty Phipps, a business owner in Richmond, Virginia, offers a unique kind of animal bedding material. It’s a frayed material that is absorbent, repels bacteria and limits odour. The material is...

Uses of Hemp – Trial hemp plot in Ruatoria

A trial hemp plot in Ruatoria will explore the economic benefits and Uses of Hemp. The Health Ministry of Ruatoria has granted Hikurangi Enterprises permission to grow a test plot of industrial hemp. The company wants to find out if hemp is a viable crop for farmers...

Uses of Hemp – Presentation of hemp benefits at Texas Tech University

In an all-day seminar, the Texas Hemp Industries Association presented the many benefits and Uses of Hemp to a public audience at the Texas Tech University. Sheila and Coleman Hemphill of the Texas Hemp Industries Association, paid a visit to the Texas Tech University...