Ottawa to fund BC hemp plot trials - Manitoba Co-operator

Ottawa to fund BC hemp plot trials
Manitoba Co-operator, Canada - Apr 24, 2008
The project will look at the viability of an industrial hemp processing facility for the area and will also include the production of 200 acres of

Federal Mountain Pine Beetle Funding for Hemp Pilot Project … - Government of Canada Newsroom (press release)

Federal Mountain Pine Beetle Funding for Hemp Pilot Project
Government of Canada Newsroom (press release), Canada - Apr 24, 2008
This project will assess the viability of an industrial hemp processing facility, and includes the production of 200 acres of industrial hemp crop

Sowing the seeds for hemp’s future - Northern Rivers Echo

Sowing the seeds for hemp’s future
Northern Rivers Echo, Australia - Apr 16, 2008
Seeds from Australian varieties of hemp are scarce and Ecotechnology Australia has lately focussed on producing seed for the industrial hemp industry,

WHY NOT HEMP - Blue Springs Examiner

WHY NOT HEMP
Blue Springs Examiner,  USA - Apr 15, 2008
The crop is industrial hemp, Cannabis sativa L. subsp. sativa var. sativa, not the variety commonly referred to as marijuana. The primary difference between

Forbes considered for hemp trial crop - ABC Online

Forbes considered for hemp trial crop
ABC Online, Australia - Apr 14, 2008
Further trials of industrial hemp will be planted in central west New South Wales due to a change in State Government legislation.

Minister defends commercial hemp licence delay - ABC Online

Minister defends commercial hemp licence delay
ABC Online, Australia - Apr 9, 2008
The New South Wales Minister for Primary Industries, Ian Macdonald, is defending the delay in approving the commercial growing of industrial hemp.

Hemp given green light in Australia - Ecotextile News

Hemp given green light in Australia
Ecotextile News, UK - Apr 9, 2008
SYDNEY – [09.04.08] New legislation in Australia will allow farmers in New South Wales to grow industrial hemp as the government looks to establish a new

Farmers to get go-ahead to grow hemp - The Age

Farmers to get go-ahead to grow hemp
The Age, Australia - Apr 8, 2008
Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said a potentially lucrative industrial hemp industry was not far off, following changes which will be introduced

Farmers in NSW going to pot - Sydney Morning Herald

Farmers in NSW going to pot
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Apr 8, 2008
"Industrial hemp fibre produced here in NSW could pave the way for the establishment of a new viable industry that creates and sells textiles,

Hemp advocates tout plant’s virtues - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide


Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
Hemp advocates tout plant’s virtues
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide, ID - Apr 1, 2008
By TERRY SMITH Hemp advocates see the plant as a viable alternative crop for US farmers. But federal law fails to distinguish industrial hemp from its more