Here are some things you may not know about hemp:
Hemp requires little to no pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides.
Hemp can return 60% to 70 % of the nutrients it takes from the soil when dried in the field.
Hemp's deep root system prevents soil erosion, promotes cleaning the ground, provides a disease break and helps the soil structure by aerating the soil for future crops.
Acre per acre, hemp produces more biomass than most other crops. As a result, hemp can be used effectively in many applications as an alternative to wood or fossil fuels.
Hemp grown in rotation with wheat in England resulted in a 20% increase in wheat yield without any commensurate increase in either chemical or energy input.
In Ontario, Canada, hemp grown in rotation with soybeans reduced cyst nematode infestation by 50 to 75%, reducing the need for chemical pesticides.
Hemp is known to be a pioneer plant that can be used for land reclamation.
Hemp has been known to be suitable to remediate land which has been polluted by heavy metals.
Hemp easily complies with requirements of organic farming and is suitable for cultivation near surface water.
One acre of hemp is equivalent to 4 acres of trees.
Hemp is one of the oldest and most versatile crops of mankind.
Hemp paper is suitable for recycle use 7 to 8 times, compared with xxx times for wood pulp paper.
Hemp produces the strongest, most durable natural soft fiber on earth.
A report from Kentucky states that hemp was grown on the same land for 14 consecutive years without soil depletion or reduction in yield.