David Chick (stepping back), Georgina Wilkinson and Iggy Van (recently resigned) representing iHempWA Corporate members and some of their products at the Perth Royal Show. Thanks also to Sophia Moermond, Sharlene Mavor and Keiva Youens. 10.5 hours a day for 8 days, Gotta love ya volunteers

Interesting times for the future of hemp in Western Australia!

Executive Committee Positions:  Nominations for Chairperson – Vice Chairperson – Secretary – Treasurer & at least one committee member from our members is called for.

Opportunity to get involved: Work with wonderful women; Georgina Wilkinson of MR Hemp Co and MR Hemp Processing, the last remaining founding Member of iHempWA and Sharlene Mavor, Medical Cannabis Research Australia. New energy joining the committee; AMRShire Cr Melissa D’Ath, entrepreneur Re-Tyre Shoes and Sasha Lai, Plant Playground. Be the change you want to see, send Expressions of Interest to the secretary: admin@ihempwa.org

This team is dedicated to champion the growth of the WA hemp industry through education, policy advice, research, innovation, and industry support. The goal? To make hemp a mainstream product in everyday life for everyone! Learn more about the committee here

SUPPORT NEEDED IN THE HEMP SECTOR

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS CHALLENGING THE HEMP PET FOOD SECTOR IN AUSTRALIA

Understanding the Regulatory Barriers to Hemp in Animal Feed

Author: Dr Bronwyn Blake, June 2024

In November 2017 Food Standards Australia New Zealand allowed hemp seed products to legally be consumed by humans. It was a tremendous step forward for the Australian hemp industry.

Unfortunately, many of us automatically assumed that if something was deemed safe for humans, it could also be fed to animals, including pets. As a result, businesses and products featuring hemp for animals started popping up all over the country. The problem was that many businesses were making health claims, which is not allowed for an unregistered product or ingredient.

This naivety was the catalyst for today’s restrictions. We can safely assume that compliant pet food manufacturers were a little put out by all of the non-compliant hemp products hitting the market and some of the health claims that accompanied them. Read more

HEMP FIBRE PROCESSING NOW IN MARGARET RIVER

Margaret River Hemp Co now has a fully operating hemp processing facility in Margaret River, Western Australia. This has been three years of research and development for processing Industrial Hemp for a sustainable industry, which will produce local jobs for farmers and manufacturing.
The Margaret River Hemp Co is super proud to share with our community locally grown hemp fibre & hurd processed right here in our beautiful region.
With a selection of sustainable hemp products – including – building grade hurd (hempcrete), horse bedding, small pet bedding – hurd and soft fibre for nesting, garden mulch and soil enrichment (natural fertiliser)
This is a great opportunity for companies to include Industrial Hemp to their sustainable business plan.

For more information or sales enquiries contact
Margaret River Store – 133 Bussell Highway – 08 9758 8600
Enquires – Gary – 0409 576458