Aussie farmers learn to harvest hemp, 'toughest plant on the planet' 🌿 | Landline | ABC Australia

[@thecookeman]

there was a time when it was illegal 'not' to grow hemp in Australia. because of its valuable uses. cotton industy is such a behemoth, they don't want anyone coming along with a product that is 5 times more durable and uses significantly less water! Hopefully this is the start of proper change and all those fantastic uses in the building industry

[@shiraz1736]

A lot of large companies had a vested interest in prohibiting it all those years ago. Just ridiculous tbh.

[@B01]

Same in Virginia! Used to be same

[@therealrobertbirchall]

​@shiraz1736 Dupont are the villans of the piece.

[@XristoXristovski]

Na balkanu je to bila tradicija jedina odeća tkana je od sative

[@hanksyflamework]

well when the water starts to dry up they wont have a choice but to switch back to hemp

[@RedeemingFeatures]

I built my hempcrete house in 2021. It stays warm when it's cold outside and cool when it's warm outside. It is pest resistant, cannot burn and is a delight to live in!

[@LeginMan]

How do you make HempCrete?

[@AlecL]

Was it expensive to build compared to other houses?

[@tracelee7332]

​@@AlecL If major corporations take over.. this is why we can never have nice things 😂

[@davo-ju6er]

"our ABC" lets you comment here ... but not on "their ABC" news. 🤦‍♂️

[@iggzistentialism8458]

​@@LeginManhemp and hydrated or natural hydraulic lime (either with fly ash added or calcined with clay in it) sometimes with a little concrete added. It absorbs some CO2 while curing, reducing the overall CO2 impact. The lime bonds to and mineralises the hemp. It was trialled in France years ago with mixed/not great effect - but it's good to hear that they've perhaps reduced problems they had - it wasn't consistent and whilst breathable and mould resistant, it led to moisture problems without barriers. This is less of a problem in drier countries. Also, strong as it is, it's not generally load bearing.

[@charliemarkovic4301]

My grandfather told me how hemp was commonly grown when he was a boy. It was a tremendously important crop for cloth and rope in those days.

[@LeginMan]

It still is and for about 5 industries besides these two uses.

[@markwis5285]

I still have a good length of 1 inch hemp rope still good as ever.

[@theairstig9164]

Do you understand why it was banned after lobbying ?

[@mellyons4052]

Crazy about 70 years to late. It’s a proven crop. DuPont has a lot to answer for.

[@hook-x6f]

Competing textiles lobbied the US Congress to make hemp illegal because it was competition but since it was medicine too.... they made a villain out of hemp for more profit.

[@CCMiniBucks]

DuPont et al mate. Vested interests have demonised Cannabis in its entirety for the past century. I wonder why 🤔🤫

[@SP-ny1fk]

DuPond needs to be dragged through the legal system - but it won't because Corporations are the law.

[@sfcarp9418]

Fun fact : Dupont was one of the main collaborators in the attempt to form a military coup against the U.S Government during the presidency of FDR ! The former U.S General Smedley Butler was the man targeted to lead the coup but once he collected enough evidence he informed Congress and gave testimony about the Conspiracy by very powerful elite groups to takeover the U.S by force with the planned coup . It was all covered up of course and FDR was in the pockets of so many involved that it was swept into the history books . The records of all of the findings from the hearings are stored in the National Archive and are accessible to the general public .

[@MyGeorg13]

@@SP-ny1fk well Bayer, BASF and DOW Chemical with DuPont have shared fascist History, aint that the same thing rehappening but a little diffrent?

[@chrispytricks]

Aussie farmers relearn how to harvest hemp should be the title. Only reason hemp was banned in the first place in America and other places was the threat it possed on the forestry/cotton and textile industry. Read the book 'The Emperor wears no Clothes'.

[@bencoad8492]

pretty much :/

[@m0rthaus]

It was a combined attack from racists like Henry Anslinger, whom saw it as the recreational pastime of choice for black Americans; and yes the Dupont and other synthetic creators who wanted their new nylons and other plastics to be the only option industrially. What an enormous amount of damage they've done in the last century to today. Think of all the plastic waste that could have been avoided, and all the people's lives ruined over a plant about as medically dangerous as coffee.

[@lukebable]

@@m0rthaus From memory, I believe the first attack on hemp was one of the conditions set from the "South" during peace negotiations, to protect the cotton industry... Caveat, I'm old and may be confused !

[@amoniousbt1110]

@@m0rthaus coffee is more dangerous, you can od on caffeine

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@m0rthaus Eh, it's a joke that hemp could ever compete with plastics pricewise. I mean, not even cotton or wool can compete with plastics. Maybe hemp would have displaced cotton, but the amount of plastic clothing would have remained the same regardless of whether or not hemp was legal.

[@isabelleg9118]

I have hemp t shirts, love them. They grow softer as worn and washed. Spots don’t stay, and they last and last. I keep looking for more clothes made out of hemp but just can’t .

[@crebbsjd]

This is our future. We need this plant for so many things. It should be the way to go for food, clothes, shoes, shorts, pants, paper, building homes, interior car parts, ropes, and so much more. The world needs all the great things Hemp can provide.

[@Handleyman]

Hemp really is an amazing plant. So many uses for so little effort. The Australian government should be backing the industry to the max!

[@Eric_Tennant]

The smokable type is even better. Then you can use it all. Puff Puff Pass from the states.

[@elzajohns2546]

should make it completely legal for anyone to grow, since it isn't able to be smoked to get high.

[@elzajohns2546]

but should also make the high thc legal to grow too because it's a plant that doesn't hurt anyone lol.

[@kevindonaghey8483]

​@Eric_Tennant it's also good to rejuvenate the soils

[@ADobbin1]

They don't need to back it. They need to drop the regulation and get out of the way.

[@sandgroperwookiee65]

& cleans the soil & adds nutrients! 👍 Miracle plant 🌱✅

[@markwis5285]

Gives the soil more structure.

[@adelecupido8493]

Awesome plant, one of the miracle plants, from eating, making oil, making wood and bricks, making fibre for clothing to ropes, can use in cosmetics also health benefits, industrial hemp, fire resistant for bricks also pest resistance, use as feed for animal and horse bedding, fantastic

[@2inthepink1inthestink11]

now you can see why they had to ban it...and now you can only grow it by buying a permit. lol

[@brusso456]

that why it was made illegal. anything to good is made illegal. than it is given as a monopoly to the rich. most rich people are rich because the government gave them a monopoly on some resource.

[@brianconyers6655]

Growing hemp on an industrial scale is a no brainer. I hope that Australia becomes an industrial leader in this field.

[@happyatheists9361]

that planet is mother natures greatest gift to humanity

[@AnnaMeredith-e1m]

🍄😇

[@tracelee7332]

We have every seed, every leaf we need.

[@cyclonicleo]

Hemp is an amazing product. If I had my time again, I would build a home with it. I'd love to see it replace cotton as the fibre of choice for the garment industry.

[@seze5931]

That might be a good business opportunity to start building homes using hemp.

[@nox5555]

@@seze5931 yeah but not the way shown in the video. the swiss are already using hemp and wood fiber to build prefrabicated houses. cuts down alot on cost and time and releaves the manpower shortatge in the trades.

[@Sagealeena]

My godmother and her fiancé just built their own home with hempcrete! It went really well, and the house has a really high sustainability rating, but there definitely needs to be more widespread use of hempcrete to make it viable

[@dilligaf2818]

wow thats great ,good on 'em.

[@h.c5750]

​@@iridium8341there's some 10+ year old hempcrete houses in Europe that have held up well

[@theadventuresofzoomandbettie]

@@iridium8341 people have been building with hempcrete longer than a decade already. I saw a display of this being done years and years ago. It's noted "Hempcrete homes are long lasting. The average home is estimated to last 50-100 years. Hempcrete, on the other hand, has the incredible life span of at least 300-500 years, if not longer and is recyclable." - so I think your comment of "lets see how it fares in 10 years" is fairly redundant.

[@noyselee]

And hemp alloys to make better and tougher cars.

[@ianlowery6014]

I wonder if there is any value in adding rice flour to the hempcrete. We fire our bricks for about 8 hours. The Great Wall of China's bricks were fired in a reducing (oxygen free) atmosphere for 2 weeks. They have lasted perfectly all this time. What is more, the mortar which keeps them together is stronger than the stuff we use, and has lasted all this time. It is believed that this is because it contains 5% rice flour.

[@Antechynus]

Finally a video from the ABC that is of genuine interest to Aussies... such a rarity... No blatant agenda pushing the " message"... Well done.

[@Hackney_Boy-DoesntReadReplies]

LOL.

[@JaimeBird-n8m]

Works great as pet bedding also in composting toilet.unlike plastic it dosnt polute for ever.these farmers need more suport from the public

[@tracelee7332]

100 percent.

[@N1CH0LAS007]

Incredible this rejuvenation of hemp farming will hopefully lead to many other farmers around the world following in your footsteps.

[@andrewcheshire244]

Hempseed was the first thing Europeans planted in Australia and NZ after the infamous first fleet landings. They sailed from the UK with a ton of it to the Old Stone Store in Keri Keri. My Great, great great grandfather was among the first settlers of NZ.

[@martinq1920]

Exciting times ahead if the hemp industry truly takes off. We are decades behind and it's time to embrace this amazing plant.

[@liamthompson9342]

At last, we may finally get to benefit from this wonderfully useful crop.

[@TimeSurfer206]

@user-sp1fn2le5e I waited until 1974. And still do, to this day. It's why I don't need narcotics for my Arthur-Itis.

[@tombown9960]

Excellent crop so much versatility, from food, oil and even plastic like ability used for housing and car parts.

[@LimestoneCoastCustoms]

Awesome! (though extremely frustrating!!) 20 years ago when we were farming in the Brisbane Valley, we wanted to plant hemp, but Geez!! What a absolute nightmare it was!! We seriously looked into it, did lots of research on the many different advantages of Hemp but we gave up because it was just all too hard. The very closed minded Government officials gave us so much grief, it just wasn't worth it. For us to be even considered, we would have to build a 6 foot security fence (with barbed wire on top) & have other security measures in place, including regular security patrols & the paperwork involved was incredibly stupid!! This is not a new thing as depicted in this video, its just that the Clowns in Government now realise what we were saying back then, it's not the old "Weed" that they thought it was. Unfortunately we were forced to walk away from farming & to this day we still believe it would have been a saving grace for us because we had the vision, but I spose it just wasn't meant to be ! 😔😔

[@arnodepooter]

damn :(

[@richardlove4287]

I’ve got 110 irrigated acres sitting fallow near Bundaberg, should I put hemp in it.

[@FreeAsABirdSydneyAustralia]

@@richardlove4287 what do you usually use the 110 irrigated acres for ?

[@davidbutler99]

Please don't expose people to those! Crazy! If government never got in the way we'd still be smoking that weak hemp. Now the stuff is 30 times stronger. Don't look to the US for proper rules

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

C'mon, how easy is it to plant 'real' weed amongst the hemp? No way this won't lead to massive crime.

[@thecopperchicken8033]

This is the plant that will save the world. I have been telling people how for years now. Thank you! America will be the last great utilized of this magnificent plant

[@HopeLoveMatters]

Hemp is a great mop for soil. It pulls all kinds of contaminates out of the soil that could flow into waterways, so it's especially useful along the edges of ponds, lakes, rivers and the like. Hemp seed is very beneficial for regulating bowel movements (1-2 ounces/day). Hemp Crete won't grow mold either.

[@RobertHitch519]

These farmers deserve far more recognition than they get, there ingenuity is far behind what most are capable of comprehending, the past can determine the future, yes this plants time to revive is now

[@stringybarkin]

Hemp protein has taken all my aches away, my partner and dog also have had amazing results!!

[@JacquelineHahn1]

It is sad that this has taken so long to get going in Australia. I am glad these people have worked so hard to get it up and running

[@ceephaxcrew8401]

My family grew hemp for cloth and rope in Poland before the war.

[@schrenk-d]

Brilliant work. It is so good for Clothing, building material, fixes nutrient and improves soil etc. It is a great rotation crop. It requires so much less water than cotton as well.

[@Freshbott2]

That last point is the issue. Cotton farmers are a privileged species. Look at how long it took to break the strangle on Australia’s water. It took years of environmental catastrophe and a water theft scandal. No wonder hemp has taken so long.

[@FreeAsABirdSydneyAustralia]

It’s been used in Australia since the first fleet arrived, paper mill opened in Darwin like 10-15yrs ago 6 crops a year

[@gluteusmaximus1657]

Hemp fiber paper sustains through ages where wood fiber paper will disolve or rot within a few decades.

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@gluteusmaximus1657 The same is true for cotton fiber paper such as Southworth paper. In that regard, cotton and hemp are tied.

[@Olivier_The_Dilettante]

the ability of hemp material used for sacks and rope is that it does not rot in water, wet and humid conditions.

[@castrain1419]

Good to see we are finally looking into the commercial viability of Hemp. It has a stigma around it from Marijuana and 'hippes' but it is such a versatile product. Be interesting to see how it goes on a larger commercial scale.

[@relaxingnaturevideos1203]

The stigma is from government propaganda and suppression, don’t think anyone is bothered by them hippies getting high.

[@Wal-xq8bc]

It was banned because of cotton growers were concerned it put them out of business

[@f_youtubecensorshipf_nazis]

if you think hippies are a bad think in 2023 you're out of your mind

[@noyou1114]

It has a stigma because of religious bigots

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@noyou1114 Not true. The official position of the Catholic Church is that recreational marijuana use is not a sin so long as it's done in state/countries where it has been legalized.

[@jaybazza248]

Hemp is incredible, sad that big industries like cotton and paper plastics as well as conservative governments have fought hemp for decades.

[@LeonFelixRusso]

Conservatives ruin everything.

[@m0rthaus]

Nearly a century, actually. Dupont and Henry Anslinger - thanks USA.

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

Not conservative, left.

[@ChrisWijtmans]

wrong about conservative bucko. If they were conservative they would use the plant as it was commonly used decades ago for textiles.

[@camoTiaras]

​@@ChrisWijtmans Conservatives would back the one who pays more.

[@craigparker4108]

I have Surf clothing from early 90's made from Hemp. Shirt,shorts & long pants, real hard wearing & still in excellent condition. It was imported from Pakistan & maybe Bangladesh.

[@DaleDobak]

Anyone who didn't already know this information has been living under a rock.

[@caseyjones5145]

Good on ya Australia! Much love from the U.S.

[@manitobaman5588]

Nice to see the Mac Don equipment, made here in Manitoba, Canada.

[@whimzee8866]

I remember watching a documentary on hemp years ago in the Netherlands i think and that farmer saying the amount of trial and error to be able to cut the crop and the machinery combinations needed. You could tell the farmer was exasperated with the damage the hemp did his machinery till he devised one that worked

[@RIK-uh8ru]

Well I guess better late than never. Time we utilized this incredible plant.

[@randymeyers3746]

Thank you Land line. Go America.

[@KeikoMushi]

The next question is whether the hemp will be pressed into large poles as an alternative to gum trees for electricity poles.

[@jimmartin9704]

Toughest thing for me in the 80's growing hemp was not getting court by the pigs or it stolen

[@ginalou5774]

How incredible. This is what needs to happen moving forward…beneficial on so many levels

[@littletownie4008]

Thank you to Gavin Hopkins for explaining some of the difficulties in growing Hemp.

[@jeffg4686]

The seed is amazing, but the inner woody core, the hemp herd/shives, will be in demand soon as hempcrete starts to get more popular as a building material for 1-2 story homes. @7:31 - look at those waves coming in - I wanna live there.

[@BaldyBriand]

I’d love to know the coefficient of friction on the inside of those pipes to replace pvc drainage pipe crap ….

[@fuzzyprosl]

a crap catcher you think?

[@PaulMurrayCanberra]

I bet they line it with a plastic sleeve. So much for environmentally amazing.

[@conradnelson5283]

People railed against the ban on hemp growing for many years. I’m glad they’ve been proven right

[@cameronmale83]

Fantastic initiative

[@Susanne-q1m]

Hempcrete is the future for sustainable building.💚💚💚

[@discombubulate2256]

the government was totally against this for a long time then later made you jump through so many hoops just to grow it. the plant is so useful.

[@RibZe1]

The LNP Government. Innovation under Labor.

[@apistosig4173]

Hemp is AWESOME - shirts / sheets / rope / sails / paper / and I would expect to see this fibre to soon be added to 3D print filaments.

[@davidferguson5536]

Amazing! I hope this continues!

[@fanaticforager6610]

It was the main constituent within the chassis & frame of the Ford 420, then systematically suppressed by the “steal” industry ‼️ 2:50

[@MRTonyt8868]

Good luck with your project

[@sarge420]

Keep up the excellent work in Australia. Good day Mate. 🇺🇸

[@Mjzen528]

Hemp can change the world!!!

[@_Radio69_]

I mean, hopefully hemp is reinstated in farms around the world. It really is an extremely useful crop

[@jamiecurran3544]

You can use it for many other things too, paper for instance, it's one of the most versatile crops you can grow for its practical uses!😁✌️

[@benjamindejonge3624]

The hurdle is well suited for mycelium packaging and the fibre makes a amazing textile

[@dodgygoose3054]

Amazing quality with this crop

[@oldreddragon1579]

Thumbs up to Brett Boag, those items for construction etc are impressive.

[@parkerstroh6586]

What a ridiculous state of affairs. We should feel greatly ashamed that we were duped into banning this plant.

[@brasschick4214]

Finally 👏 Hoping it all goes well.

[@Fuzzinutt]

Absolutely awesome that we have finally seen the light! :)

[@johndyson4109]

Hemp is an awesome plant. In Bennington Vermont they built a car back in the 1900's called the Wasp and part of the frame was made of hemp... They did this so the frame would flex a bit..

[@patrickc8190]

I've grown hemp the last 4 years here on East Coast of Canada, and had some success with growing the seed. Grew hemp for fibre one year and didn't make enough to pay for the seed let alone anything else. I felt I had a decent crop, but even if i had double the yeild wouldn't have made anything growing fibre hemp. I'd be curious to know if the fibre growers on here are making a profit or are they part of a company and making the money from the end product?

[@Julian_Wang-pai]

Cracking stuff! Good luck everyone 😊

[@This-ones-on-her]

one of the craziest use case is fire retardant insulations,, can you imagine, also biodegradable plastics

[@richardm4706]

Did they mention that hemp seeds can be processed into biodiesel while the stalks can be fermented to produce ethanol/methanol fuel?

[@vivalaleta]

Hemp is a super plant. Grow it regeneratively.

[@krispykruzer]

Finally It only took so many decades to realise the benefits of hemp

[@youtubedeletedmynamewhybother]

We knew all along. Cotton says Hi.

[@heathergrahame9647]

It's great for making paper too (and doesn't involve cutting down forests). I think there are currently hemp paper manufacturers in Germany and the United States. Would love to see it happen here.

[@armageddonready4071]

Even if people were allowed to just grow it every few years to add the organic matter back into the soil. Till it in as deep as possible, ditch witch three feet under in clay soil. IT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD. It’s uses and benefits are UNLIMITED and UNKNOWN, but so far it’s been humanities savior and will continue to do so.

[@CreatingAlong]

"If it has 1% THC it is considered high potency cannabis" LMAO

[@davidbryden7904]

Cannabis/hemp can be used for an amazing variety of uses. Everything from medicine to food to plastics to concrete. It's also a good crop for soil remediation.

[@grahammewburn]

I have a hemp shirt. It has lasted a very long time. It is a very soft material.

[@petrektek1385]

Out grandparents used to grow it, wonderful crop. Guess why USA call it illegal. Go and find hemp Ford car and you got it.

[@alexhamsterdam]

I just understand why it's used was stopped and blocked in the first place!!! Can do ropes, paper, fabric ,etc !!! And it grows fast!!🤘

[@naokisato2160]

Canada ❤had lots of farm pepoles ❤give up for it❤hemp haervest❤

[@PacoOtis]

From here in the States, best of luck!

[@roberttony001]

The underlying reality. As pot is legalized, so industrial hemp can make a major comeback. The stigma would never go away, until pot moves closer to legalization, just the way things are. Pot causes less harm than alcohol and hemp is a universally useful product, due to the qualities of the fiber and the plants hardiness and rapid growth. Of course by genetically altering algae, all sorts of fiber, oils and sugar can also be produced, feed by sewerage from cities. A green future is entirely possible.

[@PeterSieben-k5f]

Bought my hemp jeans in 1993 and still love the pants in 2024 ! Try tht with a cotton made fabric

[@Chan-rc2hw]

Mass use of hemp would mean a big reduction in the use of plastic and massive reduction in micro plastics. Think insulation and clothes

[@jonnyblurt]

It sequsteres vast amounts of co2. Hence why its has so many properties

[@sherrywebster1675]

There are people... a couple of companies... in Europe who are building hemp buildings ..so far small homes... using 3 D printing of hemp !!! Winning awards too.

[@selbie]

Hemp fibre will help protect our building industry from the damaging supply and price fluctuations we're seeing now. It sequesters carbon. It has very high yield. It is extremely versatile for many products.

[@iksexplorationsfollower2588]

As a kid, living on a farm back in Kiwi land we had farmers growing hemp and had a hemp mill just down the road, so why is it coming to light now, this is nothing new, it a great product, show have growing it and using it long ago.

[@michaelneumeyer2019]

Smart ,the roots 👌 😎

[@cliftonnorton3585]

Being so fast in growth and the end products being so durable - what a great way to sequestrate Carbon!

[@timmo971]

It’s about time. Been saying this for yeeeaaars.

[@Karl-g1u]

Levy jeans used to be made from hemp and two horses couldn't pull them apart. One pare would last a life time. Henry Ford made plastic car panels in 1948, hit it with a sledgehammer and it bounces back into shape as it has memory properties.

[@Abdominal65]

We've been harvesting hemp in southern Alberta for nearly 100 years, likely longer.

[@savvy2639]

take the gov and agency controls off hemp and watch it soar ! hemp can detox soils.. this is such an amazing crop plant. 👍🏻🔥

[@phoenixdownunda]

Little ripper feels 🎉

[@viral4452]

Literally a gift from the God with the amount of use it has, how can we not!

[@johnc.1493]

Cheers from Canada. Its about time hemp becomes accessable to industry again, we need to do the same, send your boys north and show us how its done, please!

[@crazycollectables]

Awesome to see CSIRO are finally actually helping farmers . Also the third clip with the purple strain was not hemp . You could see the resin (THC) all over the plants. Just like anything else once the higher powers see hemps high durability and value , the price of both hemp built products and concrete will skyrocket and nobody will afford to build with either. Could you imagine all of our aggregate mines and concrete plants going out of business from a farmed product. Tell me what you think.

[@rowshambow]

Good. Its about time. Hemp and thorium reactors please 🙏

[@johnarnold893]

Henry Ford made Model T body parts from hemp and alcohol fuel from hemp to power them.

[@Hackney_Boy-DoesntReadReplies]

The problem there is any country can do that, so the only way to monopolise transport is to make hemp out to be the devil's lettuce and switch to oil derived plastics and fuel.

[@seze5931]

Tungsten blades? Jeez . That must be hard to chop plant. Those blades aren't cheap I guess