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iHemp Magazine #15 Hemp Pioneers  Dave & Anne Jordan standing in front of their decortication machine inside their huge hemp fibre factory, near Christchurch Understanding history helps us see the future.  Most readers of this magazine would understand the value proposition of industrial hemp for New Zealand and the world. 

More and more New Zealand farmers are planting a crop that they were banned from growing for eight decades or so. They are setting aside land to raise hemp, for use in cereals, oils and textiles. It’s still very much in its infancy, but for some, hemp is seen as a

Hemp, could it become New Zealand’s next billion dollar industry?  According to a recent report the industry could see a massive leap from $30 million to $2 billion in just 10 years. New Zealand Hemp Industries Association Chair Richard Barge joined Mike Hosking to talk about hemp’s potential growth in

Article: Dr Nick Marsh NZ is a small country which is renowned for its food and beverage exports- in short, we are a world leader in growing and exporting food. But our Food economy is battered by the closing of the borders and the resultant loss of tourist (and student)