Hemp crops promoted at Farm Progress Show
Saskatchewan may be seeing more hemp crops in the future.
Andrea Eriksson, business development officer at Norquest College in Edmonton, spoke at the Farm Progress Show in Regina this past week to educate farmers about hemp crops and the recent growth of the industry.
Saskatchewan is second in the country in the crop’s production, behind only Alberta.
Eriksson said the industry has “untapped potential” but added there is a lot of confusion as to what exactly hemp is. Although it is considered a cannabis plant, it is not marijuana.