The good news is that hemp can be used to replace wood products, considering that hemp can produce four times as much paper per acre than trees. Additionally, hemp has a short growth cycle of 12 to 14 weeks, making it a highly maintainable crop.Paper and manufacturing industries can turn ...
"We've over the years had a good relationship with China and a lot of farmers benefit from trade. We need to trade," said Buttke. "It would be much better if we could come to some agreement and then have a sustainable policy that the producers both in China and here could rely on....
For example, before you plant an acre worth of vegetables, plant a much smaller patch, and take the time to address and learn from problems as they arise. After a while, you’ll have developed the skills you need in order to expand. The University of Vermont Extension has a whole lot ...
crop rotation systems are smaller, the possibility of meeting demand exists—so much that arable land could be used to grow other interesting arable crops to meet the need for seeds (such as hemp seeds, linseed, and pumpkin and sunflower seeds as replacements for the PHD-proposed need for nu...
By calculating the self-sufficiency degree, we could answer the second part of RQ 3 (How much would be necessary to feed the local population in a plant-based, healthy, appealing and diverse way, e.g., as recommended by the planetary health diet (PHD)?). With the results obtained so ...