Tag: queensland
Hemp Farms Australia: Let’s talk about hemp
As fibres go, hemp is old news, yet since being legalised for human consumption, it’s grabbing headlines, sometimes for the wrong reasons. Hemp has been grown and used across the globe for thousands of years. It is known for its strength, breathability, durability, sustainability, UV protection, and has been the fibre of choice for sails and ropes throughout maritime history.Believed
How Hemp is changing the agricultural industry
An already established worldwide industry opportunity has landed in Australia, as the Hemp Industry forges its place in the Australian agricultural industry. As an upcoming agent, Hemp Farms Australia has become the front runner in the upcoming hemp industry. The company was founded in 2013 by Lauchlan Grout and his partner Harrisson Lee. “We started this with the belief that industrial hemp has an
Hemp seed demand growing but more education needed about difference to cannabis, experts say
The Australian industrial hemp market is steadily growing, but industry leaders in Queensland say the public needs to be better educated about the difference between cannabis and hemp, for the industry to really excel. Key points Food Standards permitted the sale of hemp as food last year Since then domestic demand has grown for locally grown hemp seeds Industry experts
Building a hemp industry: Duo educating farmers
LAUCHLAN Grout and Harrisson Lee broke into the industrial hemp industry when they realised there wasn’t a market for it in Australia. They started their business Hemp Farms Australia in 2013, before hemp was legalised for human consumption in Australia. Since then the human consumption of hemp has been legalised. “We realised there wasn’t anyone growing commercial scale hemp at
Queensland entrepreneurs sowing the seeds for the newest superfood
Despite hemp only recently being legalised for human consumption in Australia, it is already being promoted as the newest superfood to hit the local markets. Hemp — a variety of the cannabis sativa plant species — has been grown in Australia for two decades as an industrial product, but last month the Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Code permitted the