Hemp...

[Mortis]

Anyone growing this at the moment? I know the interest of a few years ago has waned, but there is a possible new investor making enquiries...?!

 

[Mdt]

A farm not to far away is growing hemp for a variety of products, logs, bricks insulation. Seems to be a good thing going for them.

 

[T Hectares]

For fibre or seed ??

 

[Mortis]

For fibre for plastics substitutes

 

[T Hectares]

OK, was asked to grow some for seed for oil production organically on a contract job.

Was assured it would out grow any weed problem....

Didn't survive the ensuing Couch grass tsunami on this particular farm !!

 

[Mortis]

Usually the "retting" that generates a "never again" curse!

 

[T Hectares]

Growing it for seed for conventionally would be really interesting.

Organically, nooo...

 

[Still Farming]

Think you got to have a Home office licence to grow it ??

 

[TripleSix]

Know of some planted locally.

Watching with interest!

 

[Farmer Roy]

I planted some a few months ago for a neighbour on irrigation
it was for seed production

 

[Sid]

Growing it for seed for conventionally would be really interesting.

Organically, nooo...

We grew some organically when we had acres spare when we took on a large block.
We would have been better off planting a cereal to sell then growing hemp due to the hassle factor of the job than the yields or weeds

 

[mikep]

Think you got to have a Home office licence to grow it ??

Used to but not any more, just need to make sure to have a market. I am soaking some at present to try to lure a nice chub next week.

 

[Elj]

How did those Farmer’s growing hemp this year get on with it?
Yields?
End markets seem the major hurdle!
Cheers
Elj