[Payaso]

Our super-Moderator Yortbogey brought this information to my attention and I want to pass it along to all you who are interested.

Production

Cultivated industrial hemp plants usually consist of a spindly main stalk covered with leaves. Considered a low-maintenance crop, hemp plants typically reach between 6 to 15 feet in height. Depending on the purpose, variety and climatic conditions, the period between planting and harvesting ranges from 70 to 140 days.

One acre of hemp can yield an average of 700 pounds of grain, which in turn can be pressed into about 22 gallons of oil and 530 pounds of meal. The same acre will also produce an average of 5,300 pounds of straw, which can be transformed into approximately 1,300 pounds of fiber.

Industrial hemp may be an excellent rotation crop for traditional crops, because it suppresses weeds and decreases outbreaks of insect and disease problems. Hemp may also rebuild and condition soils by replacing organic matter and providing aeration through its extensive root system.

Prices
Industrial hemp seed costs up to $1.23/lb. In 2011 prices averaged between $.90 and $1.00.

Financials
Based on most recent production and price averages, the estimated value of hemp per acre is $21,000 from seeds and $12,500 from stalks.
Sources
Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA).

European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA).

Hemp: A New Crop with New Uses for North America, Ernest Small and David Marcus, 2002.

Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity, Congressional Research Service, 2013.
Hemp Industries Association - Association working to change regulations and policies prohibiting the use of hemp for commercial purposes.
Industrial Hemp, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ontario, Canada.
Industrial Hemp Production in Canada, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, 2012.

Industrial Hemp Statistics, Statistics Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2008.

National Hemp Association, Industrial Hemp Information.

https://www.agmrc.org/commodities-pro...dustrial-hemp/

Thanks Yortbogey!

If anyone else has any resource information this would be a great place to post it

[yortbogey]

splendid indeed to see this coming into shape ...

[MTNMEN]

hemp hemphemphemphemphemp

[gaiusmarius]

great to see this idea for a section becoming reality. great call Yort.

hemp farmers and rec farmers will need to agree on a safety belt of land distance, else you will have hemp farmers destroying the rec and med flower producers crops. hepa filter is good for inside but fields of flowers will be impossible unless the hemp growers agree on certain rules. like surrounding their fields with a barrier of tall plants, something to slow that male pollen down a bit.

[armedoldhippy]

Originally Posted by gaiusmarius

great to see this idea for a section becoming reality. great call Yort.

hemp farmers and rec farmers will need to agree on a safety belt of land distance, else you will have hemp farmers destroying the rec and med flower producers crops. hepa filter is good for inside but fields of flowers will be impossible unless the hemp growers agree on certain rules. like surrounding their fields with a barrier of tall plants, something to slow that male pollen down a bit.

if hemp takes off like it used to be grown, indoors/greenhouses will be the only viable option, i'm afraid. if that is what it takes, i'll work with it.

[Jellyfish]

Why don't hemp farmers plant all feminized seeds? Problem solved, where's my Nobel Peace Prize?

[yortbogey]

have yet to find any info on fem hemp... let alone a viable source
would think this has already been done... if not ... it's bound to happen ....with a quickness...

[PDX Dopesmoker]

Originally Posted by Jellyfish

Why don't hemp farmers plant all feminized seeds? Problem solved, where's my Nobel Peace Prize?

Theres already a guy on the forum who sells feminized hemp seed in bulk. Hopefully socioecologist will come in here and answer questions, but his posts in this thread https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=330712 are worth reading. He seems to be growing for CBD production rather than fiber or the dreaded grain (info about grain growers mixing badly with sinsemilla growers is in that thread), but its all hemp in the eyes of the law.
Fiber growing sounds like it could be an interesting beast. Imagine a bunch of hippies decide that their 38% THC bud can't get much danker so they tack slightly and instead spend the next few decades worth of pleasure seeking energy and cannabis expertise trying to breed the most comfortable source of underwear.

[Jellyfish]

Thanks for the info. Just to be clear, when we say 'grain', we mean seeds, right?

[aridbud]

Originally Posted by yortbogey

have yet to find any info on fem hemp... let alone a viable source
would think this has already been done... if not ... it's bound to happen ....with a quickness...

It's happening or about to happen....just not huge news item....yet.