Viable Fiber

"New report highlights unique opportunity to build beneficial production systems for fiber h**p. Textile Exchange releases Growing H**p for the Future: A Global Fiber Guide.

The report looks at the production of fiber h**p around the world, identifying its benefits and concerns, providing recommendations to guide fiber h**p programs toward a resilient future.

Since its recent legalization in countries around the world, the global textile industry is increasingly turning to h**p, celebrating the plant’s ability to enhance soil health, support biodiversity, suppress weeds, and increase yields among subsequent crops – all while relying on little or no inputs.

Fiber h**p holds strong sustainability potential, but as it gains popularity, it is vital that we look at how it is grown. This means taking onboard lessons learned from other fiber crops, where heavy synthetic pesticide and fertilizer use have become the norm..." Read more on this week's **p featured article, letstalkh**p.com/growing-h**p-for-the-future!

“Currently Schneider’s company is selling off super sacks of material, weighing anywhere from 300 to 500 pounds, at $15 per sack. He noted that demand for his h**p compost is very strong, to the point where he has already pre-sold 50 super sacks. “If you were a small-time farmer, you’d kill to buy 300 to 500 pounds of alfalfa for that much,” he added.”

What Can be Done with Millions of Tons of H**p Waste? - H**p Benchmarks The immediate approach to the h**p waste issue is simply disposal. However, potential markets for extracted biomass are being explored and developed.