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Opportunities for Hemp and Flax in Northwestern Alberta

Oct 01, 2013

On a previous program we heard about the hemp industry in Alberta. To learn more about the opportunities in the hemp and flax industry, there’s a workshop in Grande Prairie on October 10. Jan Slaski, a senior researcher with Bio Resource Technologies, Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, fills us in.

Interview with Jan Slaski (2:07 minutes) (516 Kb)

The Bio-Industrial Opportunities for Hemp and Flax in Northwestern Alberta workshop is October 10 in Grande Prairie. Participants will be taking part in this bio-industrial planning workshop to learn and discuss potential business opportunities utilizing hemp and flax to advance Northwestern Alberta’s bio-economy.

Source: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development