Aussie farmers learn to harvest hemp, ‘toughest plant on the planet’ 🌿 | Landline | ABC Australia



Hemp has long been proclaimed a wonder plant. And for just as long demonised as a narcotic. But it’s the fibre — not the leaf or …

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  1. Fantastic! Bring back the hemp fibre and the chunks. Durable, eco friendly and the crops help farmers with lands with less fertility, and in times of droughts.

  2. The US at the time ruled the Phillipines which produced Manilla hemp, from a completely different plant related to the pineapple and which can be grown only in the tropics. This was much cheaper to produce than real hemp which was much stronger for rope making. However the change of ships from sail to steam and the introduction of steel ropes reduced the demand for vegetable cordage of any kind,

  3. Crikey. Considering the history we have been through regarding the cannabis plant over the past 60 odd years, it seems bizarre that it is now seen as a wonder plant.

  4. The value of growing industrial hemp extends beyond its uses; the plant's ability to grow in polluted soils and capacity for scavenging heavy metal pollutants means that hemp can be grown for hempcrete on formerly industrial land as part of a reclamation or rewilding program if the hempcrete is made into sealed bricks or blocks for construction use.

  5. Hemp is a great mop for soil. It pulls all kinds of contaminates out of the soil that could flow into waterways, so it's especially useful along the edges of ponds, lakes, rivers and the like.

    Hemp seed is very beneficial for regulating bowel movements (1-2 ounces/day).

    Hemp Crete won't grow mold either.

  6. 20 years ago we had textiles from sheep, making cotton, that employed 1000's that are no longer existent
    When they bought in for free trade; alot off Aussie's went broke!!!!! & no longer here.
    Be careful, because the government will not look after their own!!!

  7. For a country with so much marginal land – this will be an essential commodity. Let's hope the govt have the foresight to promote policies that encourage investment in the wider industrial infrastructure. It would be a shame if the end result of all this good science and engineering were simply a low-value-add industry focused on selling the basic material to offshore manufacturers.

  8. I've worn hemp clothes, and they were very comfortable and durable. Much more durable than cotton. It can be as light as linen or as heavy as canvas, so it's very versatile. It would be great to see Australian hemp made locally into clothes.

  9. "Not many farmers in Australia know how to grow hemp yet." Lol! Im thinking that there are more than you think and more than will admit. Any questions, just come visit the north coast emerald triangle, in the poor parts of any college town, or in the hills where old hippies are still smoking. Knowledge is there, if you know where to look.

  10. Is nobody aware why and when hemp was forbidden???? I say only Randolph Hearst a criminal puplisher .. helped Chemical company Du Pont sell their product. 🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤮🤮🤮🥳🥳it's the same always, in this case criminalize some thing with the help of mainstreammedias and …… sounds very familiar and American 🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🥳🥳🥳🥳🤮🤮🖕

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