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OB Farmers: How do you see hemp legalization playing out?
Posted on 12/30/18 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 12/30/18 at 7:30 pm
I’ve read the money is not in the hemp fiber but from pressing oil from the plant and seeds.
It can all be legally sold as long as you don’t make medical claims on the product (FDA issue) or sell across state lines.
Another issue seems to be seed availability. I browsed Google and saw almost no sites for bulk seed purchase. I’m guessing it has to be a certified seed that is tested for low THC content?
Any of you plan on exploring this as a new crop addition for the spring or have any information on the subject?
It can all be legally sold as long as you don’t make medical claims on the product (FDA issue) or sell across state lines.
Another issue seems to be seed availability. I browsed Google and saw almost no sites for bulk seed purchase. I’m guessing it has to be a certified seed that is tested for low THC content?
Any of you plan on exploring this as a new crop addition for the spring or have any information on the subject?
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Posted on 12/30/18 at 7:38 pm to texag7
I think it will be a few years before most people will jump into growing it. Not only do you need seed, but you need all the implements and crop information on it. Fertilizers, etc
Also, how does hemp impact your soil in terms of you regular crop rotation?
Last, a stable market with reliable purchasers needs to be in place before anyone is going to jump in.
I anticipate most farmers will wait a while on this one.
Also, how does hemp impact your soil in terms of you regular crop rotation?
Last, a stable market with reliable purchasers needs to be in place before anyone is going to jump in.
I anticipate most farmers will wait a while on this one.
Posted on 12/30/18 at 7:47 pm to texag7
It should cut down in farmers needing to plant 1,000.00 acres of crop to make a living.
This post was edited on 12/30/18 at 8:13 pm
Posted on 12/30/18 at 7:52 pm to CoachChappy
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how does hemp impact your soil in terms of you regular crop rotation?
Farmer buddy of mine says the feds didn’t want any open blocks where they had soybean before so they planted sun hemp to fill in. It’s supposed to produce nitrogen and is good for the soil.
Posted on 12/30/18 at 7:53 pm to CoachChappy
From the little research I’ve done on it, it seems to be pretty weed and drought resistant.
Seed harvested with a combine and the stalks can be cut and rolled like hay
But you are correct. It will probably take several years before ag/extension services get the information out for it to become widespread
Seed harvested with a combine and the stalks can be cut and rolled like hay
But you are correct. It will probably take several years before ag/extension services get the information out for it to become widespread
This post was edited on 12/30/18 at 7:55 pm
Posted on 12/30/18 at 8:01 pm to texag7
Should play out pretty good
Posted on 12/30/18 at 8:12 pm to texag7
Been telling my dad to prep for this 
Posted on 12/30/18 at 8:22 pm to texag7
Do deer eat hemp?
Posted on 12/30/18 at 8:30 pm to texag7
Will they just hurry up and legalize weed and get it over with...
Posted on 12/30/18 at 8:51 pm to texag7
We grew a few varieties developed by Auburn Universtiy a few years ago to test for a cover crop or biomass. I think it was AU Durbin or AU Golden.
Posted on 12/30/18 at 9:01 pm to Big_country346
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Farmer buddy of mine says the feds didn’t want any open blocks where they had soybean before so they planted sun hemp to fill in. It’s supposed to produce nitrogen and is good for the soil.
Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria juncea) is a legume, and is not related to industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa). Sunn hemp is very good for the soil, and some studies in Louisiana have shown it to fixate nitrogen at an estimated rate of 250+ lbs/acre in as little as 60 days from planting.
Posted on 12/30/18 at 10:02 pm to texag7
Mid south farmers will probably have a wait and see approach, or at least I will. I’ll be interested in whatever research there is for rotations, input costs, etc.
I think guys in like Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina will be more willing to jump in. My understanding is that area is the ideal climate.
I think guys in like Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina will be more willing to jump in. My understanding is that area is the ideal climate.
Posted on 12/30/18 at 10:23 pm to prostyleoffensetime
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think guys in like Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina will be more willing to jump in
It’s being heavily marketed to those guys as an alternative to tobacco farming. Lots of them have grown highly disillusioned with that particular crop ever since the quotas were removed, and their soil is simply too sandy to push yield in many other traditional row crops.
Posted on 12/31/18 at 1:08 am to CoachChappy
It’s a nitrogen producer and would compete with beans in that regard
Posted on 12/31/18 at 4:03 am to Warrior Poet
Haven’t you heard baw??? Flyway Federation of Louisiana said dat growing hemp gonna short stop dem damn ducks
Posted on 12/31/18 at 8:42 am to texag7
Hemp is still illegal under state law in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia so it will be a while before producers in these states can take advantage. Also local or regional markets will need to be established and that won’t happen until it becomes legal in those states.
Posted on 12/31/18 at 9:32 am to GREENHEAD22
quote:Everything eats hemp, especially the seed. Hemp seed is one of the most nutritional sources there is. Hemp flour/meal is a thing. Here's an award winning, based on taste, hemp pretzel maker in Pa. Hempzels
Do deer eat hemp?
Market exists and is growing for hemp products. Auto makers use it for dashboards and door interiors combined with plastic. Hemp is the longest natural fiber making applications involving synthetic materials eventual (aircraft wings/fuselage/auto body). There's some tests underway on the viability of replacing sheetrock with hemp fiber boards as well as synthetic wood for home construction. Some of the Dakotas Indians have an ongoing project of a test of completely hemp fiber housing in various forms (from hemp sod house to A-frame from hemp "wood").
https://www.capitalpress.com/state/oregon/deer-devour-hemp-crops-at-s-oregon-farm/article_2878dca7-d814-5f36-9ad2-6c857b25ea95.html
"The company planted roughly 1,000 plants in the section the deer got into, and Thomason said there are only about 40 left."
Posted on 12/31/18 at 9:59 am to Sidicous
Hell yea, get the cane farmers in on it and SLA will be rolling in deer.
Posted on 12/31/18 at 11:12 am to texag7
A couple of thousand acres in the Rio Grande Valley would break the market I suspect.
(That is the same reason I would not invest in the pot stocks either. As soon as growing the dope product is legal the subtropical, deep south growing areas will quickly flood the market.)
(That is the same reason I would not invest in the pot stocks either. As soon as growing the dope product is legal the subtropical, deep south growing areas will quickly flood the market.)
This post was edited on 12/31/18 at 11:14 am
Posted on 12/31/18 at 11:28 am to TT1234
I think you are confusing hemp with pot. Industrial hemp has minimal to no thc value.
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