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Table of Contents
Part I: New Products
New Products Feature
Feature Plug: Return of the JIHA by Arthur Hanks
Part II: Hemp Marketing
To Certify or Not to Certify? by Kevin Ablett
Hemp Marketing: success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration by Ruth Shamai
Things all hemp marketers should know by Kevin Ablett
The OHA display at The Guelph Show 2002 by Louise Hollingsworth
Volume 3, Issue 18, Fall 2001
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Canada
Parkland BioFibre: $15 million processor for Dauphin, MB
So where's the Hemp?
AAFC releases second hemp survey: grounds for optimism
Nutris Inc. bags Ukrainian Seed
Hemp and The New Energy Economy
Industrial Hemp For Feed
New Products Preview: How do I get free advertising in The Hemp Report?
Fibre Front: Textile Roundup
Lights on again in Hemptown
Patagonia: a necessary part of the mix
Challenges and Opportunities for Canadian Hemp Fibre
An Overview of the Present Bast Fibre Production and Processing in China by Gordon Scheifele
World First Patents: Spinning Hemp in Cotton Mills
Regulatory Update:
New Rules? Canada
New Rules! USA
Quotables
Primordial & Timeless Forms: The Works of Helmut Becker
Special Hemp Art Feature
Volume 3, Issue 17, Summer 2001
Canada
Cross Canada 2001, a change in emphasis
The East
The West
Notices & PSA's
Yugoslavian Delegation to Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Hemp Survey, 2000
Operation Ditchweed 2001
A Hemp Field Photo Suite: From Seeding to Baling
Canadian Regulatory Update
Hemp as a Feed for Ruminants
Fibre & Food
Western Canada's First Hemp Fibre Processor Opens
What's Hot in Hempstores by Gord Johns, Fiber Options
Cool Hemp -- is Not Ice Cream by Dr. Alexander Sumach
America & International
US Update
Hawaii Report by Dr. Dave West
New European Industrial Hemp Association Forms:
Haworth Press to publish Journal of Industrial Hemp
New Zealand to proceed with Hemp Trials
Research
Cannabis: an environmentally and economically viable method for climate change mitigation (revised 2001) by Marc Deeley (PDF download)
New Tropical Industrial Hemp by Tanya Jobling & Phil Warner
THC (Tetrahyrdocannabinol) Accumulation in Glands of Cannabis (Cannabaceae)
by Paul G. Mahlberg & Eun Soo Kim
Summer Fun with the Hemp Report: Try the Quick Hemp Quizz
Volume 3, Issue 16, Spring 2001
Farming
To the editor: does ownership matter?
2001 Seed List: two up, two down and two red flags
Where to get seed?
GPS
Grain prices update-- April 2001
Anka: the competitor
Commercial Yields 2000
Hemp and Soil Fertility
Manitoba: Organic Farm Mentorships are in place
Research: THC in Processing
Laboratory Analysis of THC Content in Industrial Hempseed
Final Report, Development of Hemp Food Products & Processes: An ARDI supported project - No. 98-209
America
Webworthy: Hemp Earth Ship
US Update: Spring 2001
Industrial Hemp: Reality and Rhetoric, By Louie B. Nunn
Hempcar TransAmerica: Coming To Your Town This Summer
Strom-Martin to be Keynote Speaker at Upcoming Santa Cruz Expo
New Study: Assessing the Impact from THC Uptake from Hemp Oil
Cosmetics
Food & Commerce
Hemp Oil Gaining: 150 tonnes a year consumption
BioHemp Technologies sells Food Division, Brand
Storm Breweries moves towards Zero Emissions
World's First Clinical Trials on Hempseed Oil to begin in Finland
Brawn Builders Blender Breakfast Beverage
Review: H.E.M.P.- Healthy Eating Made Possible review by Dr. Sumach
New products (Part II) Addendum and Corrections
Conference Report: 2001 Organic Conference at the University of Guelph (Jan 26-Jan 28)
Fibre Front
Hemp Report Special: Eastern Fibre Tour
Non Wood Fibre Meeting
Fibrex Québec
Textile Technology Centre
Meridian Autosystems
Domtar
Kenex
Gordon Scheifele visits European Processors & Breeders By Terry Tornblom
Romania has production potential for European Industry By Anton Holler
Report and Summary of Developments at the 3rd Annual Ag Fiber Technology Showcase By Pete Nelson
THC in Hemp Foods and Cosmetics: The Appropriate Risk Assessment
By James Geiwitz, Ph.D., and the Ad Hoc Committee on Hemp Risks. Hemp Report Special, January 2001. Available in Adobe Acrobat .pdf and Microsoft Word formats.
Volume 2, Issue 15, December 2000
Part 1: Top of the Crop
I) 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 by Sasha Przytyk
FERAL PERIL- DITCHWEED 2000 Essay by Dr. Alexander Sumach
Part 4: Conference
NAIHC Conference Report I:
Realism key to the success of hemp by Martine Carlina
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
Volume 2, Issue 14, October 2000
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
Volume 2, Issue 13, August 2000
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
Volume 2, Issue 12, June 2000
Editorial
Top of the Crop:
1) Hemp and climate change study
2) Kline & Co: significant markets emerging 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
Location, location, location by Jon Cloud
British Columbia: Peace Region Research
FEATURE: Cross Canada Crop Report 2000
Special Advertising Feature: Licensed Testing Lab Directory
Functional Marketing
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
Volume 2, Issue 11, May 2000
Parts One & Two:
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) Health Canada Splits Three Ways
5) Hemp to Keep Status as "Novel" Food
Gear and Clothing and Lost Wages
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 & Four:
HCFR Special: Oglala Sioux Plant Industrial Hemp
Seeds for Sovereignty
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
Volume 2, Issue 10, March 2000
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
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
Volume 2, Issue 9, February 2000
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
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
Marketplace
Volume 2, Issue 8, January 2000
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
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
Volume 1, Issue 7, December 1999: Year-End Special
Editorial
To the Editor
The Year in Review: The Top Stories
Genetically Modified Hemp?
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)
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
Marketplace
Volume 1, Issue 6, November 1999
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 Hempseed
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
OHA Kick-started with Public Funding
Upcoming Industry Events
Marketplace
Volume 1, Issue 5, October 1999
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
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
Volume 1, Issue 4, September 1999
Editorial
Top of the Crop
The Value of Value-Added Hempseed Foods
GMO's: a Marketing Opportunity for Hemp
Little Critters
Hempburger: where's the beef?
New Processors and Marketers in Place in Manitoba:
Profile on Hemp Oil Canada and Fresh Hemp Foods
Upcoming Industry Events
Hemp Shorts
Marketplace
Volume 1, Issue 3, July 1999
Editorial
Top of the Crop
Developing markets for Hempseeds
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
Marketplace
Volume 1, Issue 2, June 1999
Editorial
Top of the Crop
Cross Canada Crop Report
How Can You Call Yourself an Organic Farmer When Your Organic Matter is so Low?
E-Interview with Richard Rose
Making Light Work in Analysis of Oilseeds, Fibre and Fermented Beverages
Many Ways to Have a Commercial Hemp Crop...Few Ways to Kill It
Hemp Shorts
NEW! Marketplace
Volume 1, Issue 1, May 1999
Editorial
Top of the Crop
The Myth About Hemp
Bugs and Biologicals
THC Content of Hemp Oil
E-Interview with Jace Callaway and David Pate
Manitoba Regional Report: Warren Ellis of Prairie Hemp
Northern Ontario Grain Report
Hemp Shorts
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