The livestock feed industry is always looking for new sources of protein that will deliver production results and reduce costs for farmers. A promising option is hemp, and Alberta-based AltaGreen […] Read more
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Livestock sector offers opportunity for hemp market
Alberta company works to bring hemp-based poultry feed to market
Hemp sector disappointed new report ignores deregulation
Leaders in Canada’s hemp industry were hoping an expert committee would recommend significant changes to hemp regulations so it could be treated the same as wheat, canola and other crops. That didn’t happen. Instead, the committee of experts reviewing the Cannabis Act barely mentioned hemp in its 91 page report published March 21.
Regulations, versatility pull hemp in different directions in West
Crop 'still struggling with reaching its full potential'
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 […] Read more
Cannabis firms catch whiff of opportunity in Brazil
Canadian producers among those now supplying Brazilian market
Sao Paulo | Reuters — International cannabis companies are showing interest in Brazil, both its large consumer market for medicinal products and a proposal that could legalize planting of the […] Read more
Hemp industry looking forward despite hurdles
Industry 'on the edge of turning'
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. […] Read more
Hemp poised for year of gains
Nationwide increase in acres expected
MarketsFarm — The hemp industry in Canada is set for a good year in 2021, according to Canadian Hemp Trade Association (CHTA) CEO Ted Haney. “It looks like we are […] Read more
Canopy Growth to close Saskatchewan pot plant
Ontario company stepping out of other international plays
A major indoor cannabis grow site at Yorkton, Sask. is the latest casualty as pot producer/retailer Canopy Growth adjusts its worldwide footprint. Smiths Falls, Ont.-based Canopy Growth, whose cannabis brands […] Read more
The basics of growing cannabis
There are few pesticides available to help protect the crop
There’s still a lot to learn about cannabis production in Ontario, with limited pesticide options and evolving technology. Bill MacDonald, professor and co-ordinator with Commercial Cannabis Production at Niagara College […] Read more
Canopy Growth may face challenges offloading assets, CEO says
Reuters — Canada’s biggest cannabis producer, Canopy Growth Corp., could face challenges offloading assets as it seeks to winnow its facilities down to focus on its most lucrative markets and […] Read more
For many U.S. farmers who planted hemp, CBD boom leaves bitter taste
Reuters – Dan Maclure planted eight acres of hemp on his Vermont farm for the first time this year, aiming to cash in on the exploding demand for CBD, a derivative of […] Read more