Engineering Design // Project Management // Consulting Andrew Bishop Principal Engineer (406) 868-8561 andrew@agprocessingsolutions.com www.agprocessingsolutions.com
Hemp Farming Practices • Current Hemp Farming/Harvesting Standards • 3’ spacing, hand harvest, hand de-bud, hang upside down to dry • Combine to Harvest? • Tri-Chomes Lost • Windrow and Dry in Field? • Cost Benefit vs. NG Dryer • Issues with each – Capital Costs, etc… • Other Options? • Full Plant Utilization
How do we scale Hemp production? • Our industry standard can’t be to hand harvest, hand de-bud, etc… • CBD Hemp - how do we change as an industry? • Needs to be treated as if it’s a commodity to grow on large scale • Processing is the largest bottle neck if treated as commodity
Hemp Harvest
Hemp Processing
Silage Chopped Material
Seed Separated
Biomass Hammer Milled – Minus Seeds
Biomass Classified – Hurd Fiber & CBD
Biomass Classified – Bast Fiber, CBD & Tri-Chomes
Classifier Video
To Pellet or Not?
Questions? Contact Information Ag Processing Solutions Inc. 625 Central Avenue West, Suite 101, Great Falls, Montana www.agprocessingsolutions.com Andrew Bishop Principal Engineer 406-868-8561 andrew@agprocessingsolutions.com
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