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SARDA Ag Research Industrial Hemp Harvest Update By Megan Allard, Research Coordinator at SARDA Ag Research Photos taken by Megan Allard, SARDA Ag Research; Research Coordinator.
The trials we have continued are outlined as follows:
Hemp Date & Rate Trial
Background
This trial was to observe three different seeding dates: early, mid and late timings. In this trial, we used two industrial hemp varieties which were Finola, a fiber variety, and 2 Silesia which is a dual-purpose industrial hemp variety. The three different seeding rates were: 1 = low rate at 100 seeds/m2 2 = mid-rate at 250 seeds/m2 3 = high rate at 400 seeds/m2
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ARDA Ag Research has a few years of experience in hemp research. As an organization, we first started harvesting hemp back in 2014. Our first trial was on hemp fiber variety with the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA). Following this initial trial, the hemp variety trials have expanded into seed, fiber, and dual-purpose hemp varieties. This is our third and last year conducting the hemp data & rate and fertility trial. Meanwhile, hemp variety trials are to be continued into 2022 through the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance.
Hemp Fertility Trial 10
For this trial, we observed multiple different rates of nitrogen and phosphorus. This trial also included
