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Hemp to be Featured at 1999 Ag Fiber Showcase!
Posted by FoM on July 14, 1999 at 10:02:43 PT
By Agro-Tech Communications 
Source: Hemptech
The three-day, conference, field day and product exhibition will feature industrial hemp, as well as other new crops, environmentally friendly production technologies, and new uses for farm crops.
Pubdate 7/9/99 The 1999 Ag Fiber Technology Showcase will be held on August 18-20, 1999 at Agricenter International in Memphis, Tennessee. **The three-day, conference, field day and product exhibition will feature industrial hemp, as well as other new crops, environmentally friendly production technologies, and new uses for farm crops. ** The event is hosted in conjunction with TN Representative Kathryn Bowers who has introduced industrial hemp legislation in 1998 and 1999. One of the featured speakers will be Geof Kime of Hempline Inc. located in Ontario, Canada. Hempline is the first North American company to produces industrial hemp since the 1950's. The company began with test plots in 1994 and this year is producing 1,000-acres. Other speakers who will discuss industrial hemp include:Gero Leson, International Fibre Technologies Group (IfTech), Inc.Erwin Lloyd, BioComposite Solutions Bill Miller, Board Member, North American Industrial Hemp Council Many of the other speakers will also discuss technologies ranging from production & processing to industrial manufacturing with agricultural materials such as rice, cotton, corn, soybeans, kenaf, bamboo, wheat and flax. Materials discussed include: adhesives, plastics, textiles, pulp & paper, composites and nonwovens. The field tours and product demonstrations will include production and processing equipment, harvesting and handling demonstrations and innovative materials made from industrial hemp and other agricultural materials. For more information contact:Agro-Tech Communications 7344 Raleigh Lagrange Rd.Cordova, TN 38018Ph: (901)757-1777Fax: (901)937-7884Email: fiber netten.netWebsite: http://www.agrotechfiber.com/
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