Meanwhile, hemp “hurd” is the woody core of the plant, and can be used to create “hempcrete”—a combination of hurd and lime, a rock material used for binding purposes. Brandon Cochran ...

Some are thicker, some are thinner. But ideally you want the hemp hurd, the hemp fibers thin enough so that grass can grow through it. The other product is using the hemp hurds, that woody ...

Even more rare? How quickly Cyrus Hurd did it. Hurd logged his 100th career win during Wednesday’s dual meet against Cathedral Prep. A victory by technical fall at 133 pounds moved Hurd’s ...

Hemp hurd resembles wood chips, and Van Meter said it currently has much more demand than the fiber side. Hurd has applications for insulation, animal bedding and as substitutes for materials like ...

Currently, their process starts with dried, harvested bales of hemp, which are run through their equipment. “Everything we do here, if you want to sum it up, is just trying to separate the fiber, ...

A recent article published in Sustainability examined the effects of the thermal pre-treatment of hemp hurds on hempcrete’s ...

“There's a lot of chicken and egg here,” Van Meter said. Patrick Van Meter, Midwest Natural Fiber’s CEO, holds hemp hurd in his hands, Oct. 10, 2024. Hurd is one of two materials separated ...

The consortium’s initial focus will be biodegradable superabsorbent materials made from hemp hurd and hemp bast developed in Purdue’s College of Agriculture. The hemp-based materials retain water in a ...

A similar tension exists between processors like Midwest Natural Fiber and the next-step manufacturers who buy hemp hurd and fiber from them and turn it into products. “There’s strong interest ...