By Jeffrey Steiner
Hemp Today
Many priorities need to be addressed to help establish hemp as a 21st Century industry. There is a general lack of knowledge about where different hemp grain, fiber, and essential oil market classes should be optimally grown and what are the best genetics to use. Particularly with fiber, production must be close to handling and processing facilities to reduce transportation costs. Also, there need to be outlets for by-products from processing to return as much value as possible within the system.