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Farmers all over the world are switching to industrial Hemp as the benefits are many!

Growing HempGrowing industrial hemp either commercially or on a large scale is an exciting opportunity. For the farmer, an educated decision is the best plan when considering growing hemp.  Industrial hemp has many benefits as a crop and has a great market potential.  Growing hemp on a large scale is something we at hemp.com belief in and want to help farmers to make the switch. Below we have pages about the various important parts of growing hemp commercially. You can jump around or follow them through the entire process.  If your looking to learn more about what hemp can be used for check out the ! Although growing industrial hemp is just now becoming legal in the USA now, it has been legal in many countries including Canada. 

Industrial hemp basics

Industrial hemp is made up of varieties of cannabis sativa that contain less than 0.3% THC as described earlier. It is an annual broadleaf plant with a taproot and is capable of very rapid growth under ideal growing conditions. The female flowers and seed set are indeterminate, meaning that the seeds continue to develop and mature over an extended period of time. This means there are both ripe and immature seeds on the same plants at time of grain harvest.

When grown as a fiber crop, hemp may grow to a height of 2-4 m without branching. In dense plantings, the bottom leaves atrophy due to the exclusion of sunlight. Male plants die back after shedding pollen.

The stem has an outer bark that contains the long, tough bast fibers. They are similar in length to soft wood fibers and are very low in lignin content. These give the quality and strength for which hemp is renowned. The core contains the hurds, or short fibers, similar to hard wood fibers, that are useful in other applications like particleboard or horse bedding.

For grain production, the plants may branch and reach heights of only 2-3 m. Tall plants do not necessarily produce more grain than short ones. Shorter plants are preferred for combining.

In well-structured and well-drained soils, the taproot may penetrate 15-30 cm deep. In compacted soils, the taproot remains short and the plant produces more lateral fibrous roots.

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