Barristers swap horsehair for hemp as they try out first vegan court wigs
The first batch of vegan court wigs are being trialled after a barrister sold 10 hemp-based headpieces to colleagues who typically wear ones made of horsehair.
The first batch of vegan court wigs are being trialled after a barrister sold 10 hemp-based headpieces to colleagues who typically wear ones made of horsehair.
In the recent years, led by the push towards plant-based and sustainable industries, hemp-based products have shown exponential growth, potential and demand.
DONEGAL farmers have a golden opportunity to become major players in the production of medicinal cannabis.
Amid years of historic drought and a push for more sustainable resources to lower carbon emissions, industrial hemp legalization may have come along at just the right time for Idaho agriculture.
Industrial hemp acres in Texas were expected to rocket after legalization, but the crop has yet to take off in a state that presents many challenges to it as a profitable commodity, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Available as a baby leaf offering and as an ingredient in leafy green mixes to both foodservice and retail, this specialty, new-to-market salad green is packed with nutrients.
Federal agriculture officials are once again asking the White House for permission to send a survey to 20,000 farmers in an effort to gather hemp production data.
Longer days and warmer temperatures are signs that planting season is around the corner for hemp growers.
A new cooperative research and development agreement between Agricultural Research Service scientists and the Midwest Bioprocessing Center aims to develop a new market for hemp.
The “huge potential” of legal cannabis crops is being explored by East Anglian farmers – who are also calling for regulatory changes to unlock the versatile plant’s full commercial value.
Cannabis farmers and cultivation operators may need to hire seasonal workers to help fill labor demands and stay on schedule during peak season.
After assembling a complete genome from a new breed of cannabis, University of Minnesota and Sunrise Genetics researchers found that high-CBD “hemp” plants have a mostly marijuana genome.