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Plant breeding is essential to all seed commodity industries, by boosting yields, improving disease and pest resistance and providing more reliable harvests, farmers can be confident with consistent returns. Syngenta Quotes: Plant breeding is essential to developing better seeds for farmers, with increased innovation in a seed having the potential to boost yields and provide […]

From hempcrete in construction to animal bedding, carbon sequestration to biochar, pallets to the phytoremediation of end-of-life mine sites, a plethora of market channels have opened up for industrial hemp and Brisbane-based Hemp Farms Australia is seizing the opportunity. Founded by Lauchlan Grout and Harrisson Lee in 2013, Grout tells Business News Australia the company […]

Last Tuesday, the AgriFutures team had the privilege of joining the launch event at Southern Cross University, where we celebrated the commencement of the Australian Industrial Hemp Program of Research (AIHPR). 💰 AgriFutures Australia’s Emerging Industries Program has invested $2.5 million over five years, focused on pioneering research in four key areas: hemp seeds and […]

Variety Characteristics King Gee 2.0 Variety Facts HFA King Gee 2.0: a resilient, dual-purpose dioecious variety of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) meticulously developed through recurrent selection techniques. This remarkable strain boasts an unrivalled high-yielding biomass capability (fibre and hurd) in various cultivation systems. In addition to its impressive physical attributes, this variety showcases an […]

In all the debates on curbing climate change, hemp is rarely mentioned. Better known as cannabis, modern industrial hemp varieties, such as the ones we specialise in, are too weak to use as narcotics. Still, they are incredibly efficient at absorbing and locking up carbon. Hemp is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world […]

Hemp Farms Australia – Ruby cultivar that was grown in Mildura and planted late in the year for the purpose of seed multiplication destined for fibre production in 2023. You can see the stark difference in the landscape colour, showing the vigour of hemp as an agricultural crop here in Australia. Australian Hemp Council – […]

Australia’s industrial hemp industry is booming, and we’re at the forefront with our new cultivar, King Gee 2.0. 🌞 Bred to thrive in Australia’s tough climates, King Gee boasts an astounding 18-tonne per hectare yield of premium biomass (fibre & hurd). 🚀 We’re seed increasing to commercial quantities to meet the soaring demand for fibre-focused […]

We have updated our cultivar catalogue with yield performance updates and adjustments made on sowing times. On the topic of cultivars, it is important to recognise whether you are producing a fibre-focused crop for fibre & hurd output, or producing a grain-focused crop for seed output. It is important to understand, growing a fibre-focused variety […]

A recent field day at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Frank Wise Horticulture Research Institute showcased the progress of an Industrial Hemp Variety Trial, co-funded by AgriFutures Australia. The 1.4-hectare plot is one of nine sites across seven states and territories evaluating a variety of performance and time of sowing, including […]

Co-Founder Lauchlan Grout sat down with Gregory McFerran and discussed challenges certain sectors of the industrial hemp industry is facing.