HCFR#1, May 1999 , HCFR#2, June 1999 , HCFR#3, July 1999 , HCFR#4, Sept. 1999 , HCFR#5, Oct. 1999 , HCFR#6, Nov. 1999 , HCFR#7, Dec. 1999 , HCFR#8, Jan. 2000 , HCFR#9, Feb. 2000 , HCFR#10, April 2000 , HCFR#11, May 2000 , HCFR#12, June 2000 , HCFR#13, Aug. 2000 , HCFR #14, Oct. 2000 , HCFR #15, Dec. 2000


Issue #15, December 2000 click here:

In this issue:

Part 1: Top of the Crop
Saskatchewan to enter the Ethanol Energy Economy?
II) Three new seed varieties announced: Anka, Carmen and Deni first North American cultivars
III) New regulations and regulatory rollbacks worry industry
IV) Infra-red cooking technology approved by Health Canada
V) PAPTAC forms nonwood pulping committee
VI) December's Celebrity Hemp Awareness Index: Margaret Atwood

The Hemp Report's Annum Cannabis 2000: the year in hemp

 Part 2: Market Development Special
2000's new products from Canada, US and the World
Market Development around the Hemp World
Bedding Deal: Can you fill this order?
Hemp is available here

 Part 3: Agriculture
Hemp Field Notes from the Great AgVenture now online
The Benefits of Irrigation in FIN-314 Hempseed Cultivation
FERAL PERIL- DITCHWEED 2000 Essay by Dr. Alexander Sumach

 Part4: Conference
NAIHC Conference Report I:
Realism key to the success of hemp NAIHC Conference Report II:
NAIHC needs to rethink its agenda by John McPartland
Report: Functional Foods Update in Saskatoon
REVIEW: Canadian Hemp: Bibliography and Resource Guide
ABSTRACT: GC-MS analysis of the total delta9-THC content of both drug- and fiber-type cannabis seeds [In Process Citation]
Webworthy
Working in Hemp Foods? Two sites to visit
Recommended: Sources of Web News
Upcoming Events


Issue #14, October 2000 click here:

IN THIS ISSUE:

1) New!Company Profiles:
The Merry Hempsters: Hemp products good for the Body, Mind & Soul
Hemp Oil Canada: Hemp Oil Canada Inc. launches new hemp food and hemp bodycare product lines

2) Top of the Crop:
Woody wins; goes nonwood
Canada's magic mirror: the reverse embargo
Hemp clothing seized in France
Taking the Go Out of Embargo Analysis and Insight by Dr. Sumach
More on Hemp Beer By Dr. Sumach
3) America!:
Nader's third way
VoteHemp.com Releases "Hemp Friendly" Voter Guide By Eric Steenstra
US State Legislation Update: 2000 By John Howell
DEA Raid Pine Ridge: Hemp Lost
The United States now has more prisoners than farmers…
American Beauty: DEA threat moving slow, meet savehemp.org, Hawaii celebrates and much more

4)Hempseed and Hemp Foods:
Hempseed Oil: A Smart Start By Kelly Smith
The Nutritional properties of Hempseed Oil By Kelley Fitzpatrick
Book Review The Hempnut ™ Health and Cookbook Review by Dr. Sumach
Hempseed Considered Effective Medication against Tuberculosis in Prewar Czechoslovakia

5) Agriculture:
Brant County Hemp Mission to Germany By Doug Albin
Hemp Essential Oil: Sweet Smell of Success By Dr. Sumach
The Very Last Word on CGP
Low THC Breeding Project Underway
Rodale Institute releases Farm Systems Trial (FST) Study By Jason Freeman
Two Abstracts for Bioresource Hemp 2000 By Gordon Scheifele

6) NEW! Fibre Front:
Daimler Chrysler Expands Use of Natural Fibres in Automotive Components
Kafus' Directors Resign: company files for bankruptcy
Johnson Controls Excited about Hemp, Natural Fibres
Management Change at Fibrex Québec

Webworthy:
Hemp and the Open Directory Project by industrialhemp
Japanese Hemp Distributors
Recommended: Sources of Web News

Upcoming Events:
October 26-29, 2000: CHFA Expo East, Toronto, Ontario
October 29-30, 2000: Nutraceutical & Functional Foods Update, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
November 2-4, 2000: North American Industrial Hemp Council, Annual Meeting and Conference 2000, Rosemont, Illinois
November 9-11, 2000: Alberta Horticulture Congress and Prairie West Trade Show, Edmonton, Alberta
January 26-28, 2001: 20th Annual Organic Conference, Guelph, Ontario

Issue #13, August 2000 click here:

 IN THIS ISSUE:
Part One:
Editorial
Top of the Crop:
1) Health Canada's 2000 License Report released
2) New Study Finds Hemp Foods and Workplace Drug Testing Not in Conflict
3) New Zealand Approves Hemp Trials in Principle
4) Hemp Draws SRO Crowd of State Legislators
 American Beauty: the good, the bad, the Navajo, Nader & Pokemon too
Herbs 2000: Show Report and Review
Hogtown Hops Ahead With Heady Hemp Beer by Dr. Alexander Sumach
Marketing Hemp Products by Lucy Letourneau

PART TWO:
Location, Location, Location (Part II: Seedbed preparation) by Jon Cloud
Harvesting, Handling and Storage Checklist by Sasha Przytyk
Harvest Timing for Hemp Grain/Seed Production by Jack Moes

PART THREE:
Hemp Germplasm Trials in Canada by Ernest Small & David Marcus
Feral Hemp Project Update by Dr. Alexander Sumach
Hemp Shorts
a) Review: Hemp Diseases and Pests: Management and Biological Control
b) Ethics in Action nominates two west coast businesses
c) International Hemp Journal Yearbooks Released
d) Webworthy
Association News:
Alberta New Crop Network created
NAIHC Update
Marketplace
 Upcoming Events
Masthead, Credits, and more info


Issue #12, June 2000 click here:

PART ONE:
Editorial
Top of the Crop:
 1) Hemp and climate change study
2) Kline & Co: significant markets emrging for natural fibres
3) Vote Hemp wants you
4) Lear Corporation introduces two natural fibre polymers
NEW COLUMN: American Beauty
FEATURE: Fibrex Québec: processing of natural fibres in North America remains a pioneering activity
PART TWO:
Location, location, location by Jon Cloud
British Columbia: Peace Region Research
FEATURE: Cross Canada Crop Report 2000
SPECIAL ADVERTISING FEATURE: Licensed Testing Lab Directory

 PART THREE:
Functional Marketing Perception, low consumer awareness and price are all barriers to marketing hemp foods
Hemp Shorts
a) First Canadian grown and woven textiles are now on the market
b) Fiber Ethics Magazine launches
c) OhMega!
d) HCFR readers are needed for Non-wood Pulping Survey
e) Webworthy: egroups.com
ASSOCIATION NEWS: OHA officially up and running
Marketplace
Upcoming Events
Masthead, Credits, and more info

Issue #11, May 2000 click here:

Part One:
Editorial
To the Editor:
Ditchweed requires special licensing
True numbers surrounding fibre supply
Top of the Crop:
1) Future Looks Bright for Manitoba Growers
2) US Border Clears Up Again … for the time being
3) Hemp Has a Hard Time...staying on the food shelves
4) MEPs Oppose Proposal for Reform of Flax and Hemp Subsidies
5) Health Canada Splits Three Ways
6) Hemp to Keep Status as "Novel" Food
Gear and Clothing and Lost Wages

Part Two:
Hemp’s Enemy Weeds
Hemp as Silage: Alberta Research Results
Peace River, Alberta: Rycroft Hemp Trials
Hemp Farmer Makeover
1999 Comparison of Industrial Hemp Grain composition for oil, protein, fibre, essential amino acids and fatty acids from across Northern Ontario

Part Three:
HCFR Special: Oglala Sioux Plant Industrial Hemp
Seeds for Sovereignty

Part Four
Small Ontario company has Big Plans for Hemp-based Frozen Desert
Hemp Shorts
a) Domtar releases hemp/sugarcane Weeds paper
b) Canolio Cosmetics preaches beauty through health
c) REVIEW: Nelson's Hemp Husbandry is one of the best
d) Now available: OTA's Organic Fiber Directory
e)COMING SOON --- Canadian Hemp: Bibliography and Resource Guide
f) Web Worthies...you've got mail!
g) HCFR Recipe of the Month: Beer for the home brewer
Show Reports
NCCT Conference Report
Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo Report
Saskatchewan Hemp Association Update
Upcoming Events
Marketplace
Masthead, Credits, and more info


Issue #10, April 2000 click here!

Part One:
Editorial
Top of the Crop:
1) Latest ONDCP Position On Industrial Hemp
2) The View From Up Here
3) CGP Declares Bankruptcy; Canadian Hemp Industry Moves On
4) Hemp Foods Study to be Released in May 2000
5) More Hemp Market Data
6) MCIC Offers Crop Insurance For All Hemp Grain
HCFR Seed Guide 2000, Part II
So you want to be a hemp farmer?

Part Two:
Hemp 2000 Report
Conference Notebook: Some Highlights
Show Reports
FIBREX 2000 (March 8th, 2000), Delta, BC
Northern Alternatives Conference at UNBC (March 25-26th)
CHFA Expo West Report (April 1-2)
Hemp Shorts
A) Nutiva Launches New Line of Hemp Chips
B) New at Hempology.org
C) Young, Innovative Company on Tour with Organic Hemp Oil
D) Howell Becomes Hempwell Inc.
E) HCFR Recipe of the Month: Hemp Carrot Cake
Association News
Manitoba Industrial Hemp Association Update; 1999 in review
Upcoming Events
Marketplace
Masthead, Credits, and more info

Issue #9, February 2000 click here!

  • Part One:
    To the Editor
    Top of the Crop
    1) Border Status of Hemp Remains Unresolved
    2) How Much Hemp?
    3) Manitoba Supports Industrial Hemp Through ARDI Program
    4) Nutraceuticals in Manitoba Industrial Hemp: Background and Objective
    5) Northwestern Ontario Research 1999 Findings are Now Available
    HCFR Seed Guide 2000, Part I
    Pioneers of the Hemp Industry,     by Jon Cloud


  • Part Two:
    Comparison of Bast Fibre and Whole-Stalk Mechanical Pulps, by Wade Chute
    Hemp Shorts
    A) New Website to Help Farmers Develop New Markets and Industry to Use New Materials
    B) Hemp Times Magazine pulls out of print; Planet Hemp to become principally private label catalogue
    C) Web Worthy: Globalhemp.com
    D) Hemp Smoothie Recipe
    Association News
    Ontario Hemp Alliance Update
    Upcoming Events
    Feb29 -March 1:HEMP 2000 Speaker Series & Trade Show, Winnipeg, Manitoba
    March 23-26, 2000 Natural Products Expo - West, Anaheim, CA
    March 25-26: Northern Alternatives Conference, UNBC, Prince George, BC
    March 30-April 2: Canadian Health Food Association's Expo West Conference & Trade Show, Anaheim, CA
    April 6-8: The First National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, The University of Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, Iowa
    May 13-14: Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo, Santa Cruz, CA
    August 5-7: Natural Life Festival, St. George, Ontario
    September 8-11: HIA Convention 2000, Ontario, Canada
    September 12-14 : Outdoor Farm Show, Woodstock, Ontario
    September 13-16: Bioresource Hemp 2000, Wolfsburg, Germany
    September 22-26: Natural Products Expo East 2000    , Baltimore, Maryland

    Marketplace
    •


    Issue #8, January 2000 click here!

  • Part One:
    Editorial
    Top of the Crop
    * Border Uncertainties Return as US DEA Makes New Recommendations to Customs
    * USDA Releases Market Report
    * Europe Changes Some Rules; Lowers Hemp and Flax Subsidies
    * Speakers Announced for Hemp 2000
    * CGP Makes Moves
    Hemp Freeze Out


  • Part Two
    The HCFR interview: Cynthia Thielen and Dave West
    A Discussion of Cannabis Cannabinoids -THC & CBD
    Hemp Shorts
    * "Certified Organic" Nutiva's Hempseed Bar Available in Stores Nationwide
    * Breakfast with Hemp Plus
    * Hempola Shifts Headquarters to Huronia
    * Hemp Agro Cleared of Marijuana Charges
    * Carbohydrate Economy Email Bulletin is now available
    * Europe Changes Some Rules; Lowers Hemp and Flax Subsidies
    Association News
    * NAIHC Conference Report
    Upcoming Events
    * Montreal: January 31st-February 4th: Paperweek 2000
    * Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 29th and March 1st: HEMP 2000 Speaker Series & Trade Show
    * May 13th-14th, 2000: Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo
    Marketplace
    •


    Issue #7, December 1999 click here!

    IN THIS ISSUE:

    Part One:
    Editorial
    To the Editor
    The Year in Review: The Top Stories
    Genetically Modifed Hemp?

    Part Two:
    Harvest Notebook, Part III:

    1. Poor Organic Farming Practices Produce Poor Yields
    2. Hemp Report and Update for Northern Ontario

    Performance-Based Industrial Hemp Fibres Will Drive Industry Procurement in the 21st Century, (Part II)

    Part Three
    Benchmarking Study on Hemp Use and Communication Strategies
    By the Numbers: The HCFR List
    Historical Hemp Highlights
    Association News:
    * Northern Hemp Gathering in Hazelton, BC
    Upcoming Industry Events
    * Guelph Organic Show
    * Paperweek 2000
    * Hemp 2000
    * Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo
    Marketplace

    Issue #6, November 1999 click here!

    IN THIS ISSUE:

    Part One:
    Editorial
    To the Editor
    Top of the Crop
    1) Kenex Resumes Shipping
    2) Hemp as a Novel Food
    Harvest Notebook, Part II
    * Manitoba Overview
    The Benefits of Regulation
    Traditional Uses of Culinary Hemp Seed

    Part Two:
    Performance-Based Industrial Hemp Fibres Will Drive Industry Procurement in the 21st Century, (Part I)
    * Leaders in Fibre Utilisation
    * Manipulation of Fibre
    * Production Technology
    Hemp Shorts
    * Farming the Ag Internet
    * Crying Wolf
    * The Farm Crisis for Non-Farmers
    * Les échos du Chanvre
    * Recipe: Carrot/Hemp muffins
    * More hemp history
    Association News:
    * BC Industrial Hemp Grower's Association AGM
    * Ontario Hemp Alliance (OHA) Kick-started with Public Funding
    Upcoming Industry Events
    * Paperweek 2000
    * Hemp 2000
    * Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo
    Marketplace

    Issue #5, October 1999 click here!

    IN THIS ISSUE:

    Part I:
    Editorial
    Top of the Crop
    * US Border Closing?
    * New Products from Hempline
    * Anka Update
    * Ruth's Hemp Foods Launches
    * European Acreages
    Harvest Notebook, Part I
    * Record Yields
    * Moisture Chart Released
    * CHC becomes NAH Inc    .
    Processing Oil Seed Straw Options
    The Rhizosphere

    Part II:
    Hemp Pulping 101
    Small Wonders
    Hemp Shorts
    * Echo Oils Opens
    * News From Rella/Hempnut
    * Fighting Words
    * California, Here We Come…
    * The HCFR and Hemp Hazards
    HIA Convention Report
    Canadian Health Food Show
    Upcoming Industry Events
    Marketplace

      ISSUE #4, September 8, 1999 click here!

      Highlights include:

    • Editorial
    • Top of the Crop
    • The Value of Value-Added Hemp Seed Foods
    • GMO's: a Marketing Opportunity for Hemp
    • Little Critters
    • Hempburger: where's the beef?
    • New Processors and Marketers in Place in Manitoba:
    • Hemp Shorts
    • Upcoming Industry Events
    • Marketplace

      ISSUE #3, July 25, 1999 click here!

      Highlights include:

    • Top of the Crop
    • Developing markets for Hemp Seeds
    • The HCFR Interview: Gero Leson
    • Farmers: Keep Your Workers Happy!
    • Testing, Testing
    • The Nutritional Value of Hemp Oil: an Overview
    • Alphabet Soup: Hemp Associations
    • Hemp Shorts: Upcoming Industry Events and more!


    ISSUE #2, June 1999 click here!

    Highlights include:

    • Top of the Crop
    • Cross-Canada Crop Report
    • How Can You Call Yourself An Organic Farmer When Your Organic Matter Is So Low?
    • Interview with Richard Rose
    • Making Light Work In Analysis of Oilseeds, Fibre, and Fermented Beverages
    • Lots of Ways to Not Get a Commercial Crop - Few Ways to Kill It
    • Hemp Shorts and more!


    ISSUE #1, May 1999 click here!

    Highlights include:

    • The Myths About Hemp
    • Hemp and the Environment
    • THC Content in Hemp Oil
    • Interview with Jace Callaway & David Pate
    • Regional Reports
    • and Hemp Shorts


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