Beef
Research shows feeding hempseed to calves increases appetite
Findings from research into the behaviour of veal calves that were fed milk containing levels of hempseed cake were recently...
Beef
Findings from research into the behaviour of veal calves that were fed milk containing levels of hempseed cake were recently...
N.Ireland
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for the immediate establishment of a hemp processing facility in Ireland. “Hemp is the...
Agri-Business
Hemp Cooperative Ireland (HCI) has said that a shortfall in government policy has resulted in a lack of EU funding...
Agri Politics
Senator Victor Boyhan has called on the government to encourage the growth of hemp in Ireland, following the release of...
Other
A report that is exploring the growing potential of fibre crops such as hemp is near completion, according to Minister...
Environment
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) will continues its series of free meetings for small businesses next week with...
Environment
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture Matt Carthy has said that the hemp sector, if developed, could deliver a viable extra...
Environment
Two Co. Cork secondary school students have won a national environmental award for their project that aims to promote the...
Tillage
Hemp – a vegetable regulated as a controlled drug – has the ability to sequester 15t of carbon per hectare...
Tillage
In 2019, 77 licences were issued to grow hemp in Ireland. That figure was at just eight just four years...
Tillage
The establishment of the US Domestic Hemp Production Program was announced this week by the US secretary of agriculture, Sonny...
Rural Life
The UK’s largest hemp farm has been forced to destroy its crop after the country’s Home Office declined its application...
Tillage
Up to 80,000 rural jobs could be created if suitable farm enterprises opted to diversify into hemp production, a Teagasc...
Tillage
Organic farming in Co. Wicklow, Edward Hanbidge runs a herd of Dexter cattle alongside a sheep enterprise. In addition to...