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Hemp, Inc. Reports: Hemp Used as Livestock Feed Unlocks More Potential for the Cash Crop
Hemp, Inc. Reports: Hemp Used as Livestock Feed Unlocks More Potential for the Cash Crop.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Las Vegas, NV, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP), one of the global leaders that has been on the forefront of the industrial hemp industry for years, reports on the benefits of using hemp as livestock feed and how it can unlock more opportunities as this cash crop continues to flourish at an exponential rate.  After almost being entirely eliminated from the American landscape in the 1950s, Congress finally made it legal in 2018 to grow hemp in America again. Recognizing that not all cannabis plants were bred to have high concentrations of THC allows for segments of the agricultural sector to cash in on the hemp crop too. While hemp is primarily grown to produce seed, fiber, medicine and oil (and has thousands of uses), the byproducts that remain after harvest could serve as feed for animals. This may include leaves, fodder and residual plant fibers. Since these byproducts are predominantly “cellulose-containing plant materials” the best type of animals to utilize these byproducts are ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo, deer, elk, giraffes and camels) because of their unique digestive system. This opens the door for segments of the agricultural industry to take advantage of opportunities in the hemp market by using hemp as animal feed. While the 2018 Farm Bill made it legal to grow hemp, feed ingredients, including hemp, fall under the jurisdiction of the FDA (Food & Drug Administration), thus hemp growers are still petitioning the government to approve the plant as livestock feed.  According to the VP of the Hemp Feed Coalition, “large scale hemp production will create inexpensive byproducts that are valuable as animal feed ingredients. Hemp seed meal provides high values of nutrition, such as complete protein, omega-3 and mega-6 fatty acids.” (source quote) To realize these benefits, the Hemp Feed Coalition is working to gain federal approval for hemp and its byproducts as an animal feed ingredient. In an article published a few months ago, “prior to prohibition in 1937, wild hemp grew freely across North America and was a natural part of the diet of all grass-grazing animals, including cows, goats, sheep and bison. Even pasture-raised chickens pecked at the plants, which means CBD, small ...