Ecofibre's Industrial Hemp Fibre Production Guide. 2. Hemp is a 4 m tall annual, daylight sensitive, fibrous plant. It is a summer crop, grown for Fibre, Grain & Oilseed in many countries. There are over 2,000 lines, with low THC.
That cost gap has narrowed, however. With better screens and technology that helps the plants power themselves by recycling the energy used to suck in water-in a way, like a hybrid car regenerates power from its own motion-the typical cost of running desalination plants can dip below $2,000 an acre-foot.
Profit groups were determined by ranking contestants in quintiles by division, district and year. The largest proportion of costs involve land, fertilizer and fixed + variable equipment (Fig. 1). In the cash corn division, the average cost per acre has been $238 (minimum = $215 during 1995; maximum = $260 during 1992).In the livestock corn division, the average cost per acre is $206 (minimum = $186 during 1993; maximum = $235 during 1987).ariable equipment costs have increased 30%. Total acre cost of production between the top and bottom profit group is similar, but grower return is not, due to substantially higher yield (Fig. 2 and Table 1).