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Field notes for growers

Notes on regenerative chemistry for hemp: seed, fiber, grain, plant immunotherapy, and living soil.

Morning dew on tall crop stalks, with a tractor down the row
In The FieldImmunity

What chemicals are allowed on hemp?

Most herbicides and pesticides are not labeled for hemp. rechem's chemicals are organic, and they go on early.

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A farmer crouching beside a newly emerged stand of small plants
In The FieldImmunity

What do I do after hemp comes up?

The first weeks decide the stand. rechem's post-plant chemicals support that stand. They are not a rescue spray.

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A large row-crop tractor beside a wall of tall fiber stalks at golden hour
In The FieldFiber

What planting chemistry does hemp fiber need?

Hemp grown for fiber needs organic chemistry at the seed and in the planting pass, when the stand of stalks is decided.

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Round bales in a cut field, with a standing grain crop behind them
FiberGrain

How is hemp fiber different from hemp grain?

Fiber is a stand of stalks. Grain is a seed crop. Heartland can buy both. Harvest and drying are not the same job.

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A large tractor pulling a disc across open ground
In The FieldSoil

How do I prepare a field for hemp?

A low-tillage seedbed, then rechem's organic field enrichment. Hemp fits a corn, soy, alfalfa, or cotton rotation.

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A worker walking between two strips of tall stalks at different heights
In The FieldSeed

What hemp genetics can I plant?

rechem supplies fiber seed and grain seed. Heartland splits fiber seed by latitude. The buyer often names the variety.

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Tall stalks topped with grain, a large tractor small beside the stand
In The FieldGrain

What planting chemistry does hemp grain need?

Hemp grown for grain needs organic planting chemistry that serves the stand which has to flower and set seed.

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Plain seed sacks and a closed clipboard in a shed opening onto a field
In The Field

Do I need a license to grow hemp?

Yes. Federal legality is not a license in your name. Keep the lot records the HFGA textile standard asks for.

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Seed pouring into a planter hopper, with a tall crop behind
In The FieldSeed

How do I get hemp seed?

Order certified hemp seed from rechem for fiber or grain, and match the lot to the buyer before it ships.

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A large tractor in a vast field of tall stalks at morning
In The FieldSeed

How do I grow hemp for fiber and grain?

A grower's guide to hemp seed, genetics, planting, allowed chemicals, and harvest. rechem supplies the seed and the chemicals. Heartland can buy the crop.

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Dark worked soil in a seedbed, with a disc at the edge of the frame
Soil

How does rechem chemistry treat the soil?

rechem treats soil as living ground the chemistry should leave able to function, by keeping the product organic and aimed at the planting pass.

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Small oval seeds with a pale coating filling a metal planter box
Seed

What is organic seed and planting chemistry?

Organic seed and planting chemistry is the treatment on the seed and in the furrow, before the crop has to fend for itself.

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