Insights and Stories on Hemp Oil

Regulations, versatility pull hemp in different directions in West

May. 17, 2022 at 5:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Accounting for 60 per cent of Canada’s 1,100 cultivation licenses as of 2020, according to Health Canada, Western Canada is the country’s most important region when it comes to hemp production. But while there are more products on store shelves, more cultivars than ever before and high prices […]

Hemp industry looking forward despite hurdles

Jul. 23, 2021 at 7:03 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Pea, canola protein processing plant planned for outside Winnipeg

Jul. 19, 2019 at 7:56 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Hemp acres expected to double due to crop versatility

May. 7, 2019 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Tilray to buy hemp food maker Manitoba Harvest

Feb. 20, 2019 at 5:01 pm CST

By Reuters

Red tape seen costing hemp growers market share

Nov. 26, 2015 at 7:19 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canadian hemp producers are missing out on a potential billion-dollar market opportunity due to government regulations, an industry group warns. Canadian hemp farmers are only permitted to use certain parts, the stalk and seeds, of the plants they grow. As a result, the growers are missing out […]

By Jade Markus

Market demand for Canadian hemp exceeding supply

Oct. 1, 2015 at 6:48 pm CDT

CNS Canada — As hemp users develop more uses for the plant and its seed, so too grow the demands on the crop. It’s a demand becoming tougher to fill, according to an industry expert, as the general public becomes increasingly interested in the plant. “You talk about canola being […]

By Dave Sims