New Zealand Hemp Industries Association
Promoting the Economic, Environmental, Health and Social Benefits of the NZ Hemp Industry
In short, yes. With a little bit of help from arable farming, “the silent partner to sheep, beef and dairy“. Dr. Simon Loveday, an AgResearch senior scientist, recently asked this question at the American Dairy Science Association’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. Some interesting observations and insights can be gained for those in hemp growing in …
Webtools Agriculture is a diverse team of tech enthusiasts and developers who provide tech consulting, custom software development, and off-the-shelf solutions. The NZHIA have been working with Webtools and SFF Futures on the Digitise for Sustainability project to help Hemp Growers, Contractors and Merchants. Webtools have created technology to help companies succeed in the highly regulated hemp …
Kia ora, Welcome to your NZHIA June update, here’s a sneak peek of this month’s newsletter; IN THIS ISSUE: An update from the NZHIA Chair Callaghan Innovation Capability Roadmaps We need YOU – iHemp Magazine In the News Resources UPCOMING EVENTS: 12 – 13 OCTOBER 2021: Medcan 2021 Summit 20 – 22 OCTOBER 2021: ASTM …
Our Commercial Hemp Growing Experience:Simon & Kelly Cooney My husband Simon Cooney, a Rural Bank Manager and I – Kelly Cooney, run Shangri-La Farm; a sheep and beef farm based out of Timaru in South Canterbury. We have two young children who love their hemp smoothies! I am passionate about all things hemp, and chair …
Kia ora, Welcome to your NZHIA May update, here’s a sneak peek of this month’s newsletter; IN THIS ISSUE: iHemp Summit & Expo Update Latest iHemp Magazine: Fibre Construction iHemp Resources: Webinar Series 2020 Hemp Lexicon In the News UPCOMING EVENTS: 16 – 19 JUNE 2021:Fieldays 20 – 22 OCTOBER 2021: ASTM International Workshop on …
Hemp Seeds contain only trace amounts of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, and are exceptionally nutritious and rich in healthy fats, protein, and various minerals. Our February 2021 iHemp Magazine is dedicated to hemp food and inside you’ll find recipes and helpful hints to add this superfood into your diet. Did you know? Hemp …
The virtual hemp webinar series is an industrial hemp digital resource that includes knowledge and guidance from industry leaders, government officials, researchers, growers and manufacturers. The series is a collection of 11 episodes, with each webinar hosted by NZHIA Chairman Richard Barge. The panel of guest speakers present and the webinar concludes with a summary …
“Out of the ashes of the Christchurch earthquake rebuild rose a desire in me to change the inefficiencies in the building industry,” says Antoine Tane from Kohu Hemp, a builder with 10 years experience, whose father is an architect. “We have a program called Educate to Regenerate (www.kohuhemp.nz). Where we plan to teach people everything …
Hemp pioneers Dave & Anne Jordan, founders of the HempFarm brand and grower program have taken industrial hemp to new highs in the quest to normalize the crop and all products made from it. Read about the addition of a decortication machine to their factory – the first and only one of its kind in …
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