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A hemp plant in Alberta. (Jennifer Blair photo)
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Regulations, versatility pull hemp in different directions in West

Crop 'still struggling with reaching its full potential'

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MarketsFarm — Accounting for 60 per cent of Canada’s 1,100 cultivation licenses as of 2020, according to Health Canada, Western Canada is the country’s most important region when it comes to hemp production. But while there are more products on store shelves, more cultivars than ever before and high prices for the crop, demand for
(Jennifer Blair photo)
Crops, Markets

Hemp industry looking forward despite hurdles

Industry 'on the edge of turning'

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MarketsFarm — The number of hemp acres grown in Canada, of which more than 80 per cent are on the Prairies, have ebbed and flowed over the past few years. In 2018, 41,200 acres were planted, according to Statistics Canada, but the total more than doubled the next year to 91,100. In 2020, that number
A hemp plant in Alberta. (Jennifer Blair photo)
Crops, Markets

Hemp acres expected to double due to crop versatility

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MarketsFarm — Canada’s hemp acres are set to double in 2019, according to the most recent principal field crop acreage report from Statistics Canada. The hemp industry is experiencing somewhat of a boom as hemp products of all stripes enter mainstream consumer markets. “Health Canada is running at least double the number of hemp license
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Tilray to buy hemp food maker Manitoba Harvest

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Reuters — Shares of cannabis firm Tilray Inc. rose as much as seven per cent on Wednesday after announcing a deal to buy hemp food maker Manitoba Harvest for up to $419 million as it seeks to gain a foothold in the lucrative business. The deal comes after the U.S. farm bill, which legalized commercial
(Jennifer Blair photo)
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Red tape seen costing hemp growers market share

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CNS Canada — Canadian hemp producers are missing out on a potential billion-dollar market opportunity due to government regulations, an industry group warns. Canadian hemp farmers are only permitted to use certain parts, the stalk and seeds, of the plants they grow. As a result, the growers are missing out in the market, said Kim
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Organic hemp a money-maker

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Manitoba organic farmers could be reaping excellent returns from the “green buffalo,” according to the co-founder of the world’s largest vertically integrated hemp food-processing facility based in Winnipeg. Only five per cent of the 7,000 acres of organic hemp seed contracted each year by Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods and Oils comes from its home province,
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Hemp For Livestock – for Aug. 5, 2010

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How does hemp fit in with grazing and livestock? Surprisingly, the plant with 50,000 uses can work for a few more, according to MAFRI diversification specialist Keith Watson. Hemp meal, the leftover mush from squeezing the grain for oil, can be fed to cattle. High in essential omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, it is also
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Waskada Group To Build Hemp Oil Plant

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Agroup of Waskada entrepreneurs had received $4.895 million from the federal gover nment and another $75,000 from the province to build a hemp oil-processing plant in the community. “This is a great day for Waskada and the R. M. s of Brenda, Arthur and Winchester,” said Keith Hannah, president of Farm Genesis Group Marketing Inc.

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