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.
In this study it. takes four passes in the third year and three. passes in the fourth. The costs will vary for. each pass through the field, but according to. grower estimates, the average cost is $ 25 per. pass per acre. Dormant pruning continues in. the third and subsequent years. Irrigation.