| S001 |
NSW Hemp Industry |
NSW Department of Primary Industries |
Government web page |
2024/2025 |
New South Wales |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Comparable for NSW component and direct for NSW regulatory setting |
High |
High |
Authoritative NSW regulatory and industry page for low-THC hemp licensing and permitted product examples. Claim/data extract: S001-001. |
Check licence manual and Act during detailed regulatory scan |
| S002 |
Frequently asked questions growing low-THC hemp in New South Wales |
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
Government PDF |
August 2024 |
New South Wales |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Comparable for NSW component and direct for NSW regulatory setting |
High |
High |
Defines low-THC hemp and licence need in NSW |
Review full PDF for production and compliance requirements |
| S003 |
Growing industrial cannabis or hemp in Queensland |
Business Queensland / Biosecurity Queensland |
Government web page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Queensland |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Comparable for historic Stanthorpe and direct for Queensland regulatory setting |
High |
High |
Authoritative Queensland licensing page with licence types fees and prohibited activities. Claim/data extracts: S003-001, S003-002. |
Check Drugs Misuse Act and Regulation in detailed scan |
| S004 |
Low THC Hemp foods |
Queensland Government Health |
Government web page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Queensland and Australia |
Seed foods |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
Direct for Queensland food compliance context |
High |
High |
Explains hemp seed foods and Food Standards Code constraints |
Use alongside FSANZ and legislation |
| S005 |
Hemp seeds as food |
Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
Government food standards web page |
Updated 25 February 2025 |
Australia and New Zealand |
Seed foods |
Supply Chain; Producer |
Background for national food market rules |
High |
High |
Records 2017 Code amendment permitting low-THC hemp seed foods |
Review Standard 1.4.4 for exact legal wording |
| S006 |
Survey of low-THC hemp seed foods |
Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
Government monitoring page |
Published 4 April 2023 |
Australia and New Zealand |
Seed foods |
Supply Chain; GBLC |
Background for compliance and consumer product monitoring |
High |
High |
Reports coordinated product testing in Australia and New Zealand |
Review PDF report for product categories and labelling issues |
| S007 |
Hemp seed and hemp seed products |
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry |
Government import guidance |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Australia |
Seed foods and imports |
Supply Chain |
Background for import and food safety controls |
High |
High |
Identifies import requirements for hemp seeds and seed products |
Use BICON and import data later |
| S008 |
Australian Industrial Hemp Strategic RD&E Plan 2022-2027 |
AgriFutures Australia |
Research and development plan |
Published 18 March 2022 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC; Environment |
Background national industry-development source |
Medium |
Medium |
Useful for research priorities and industry maturity but partly stakeholder-informed |
Download PDF and extract detailed priorities |
| S009 |
Industrial Hemp |
AgriFutures Australia |
Research program portal |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; Environment |
Background national industry-development source |
Medium |
Medium |
Lists projects and resources including state fact sheets and BMP materials |
Use to identify primary reports |
| S010 |
Fact sheet: Growing industrial hemp in Queensland |
AgriFutures Australia |
Fact sheet landing page |
Published 7 February 2024 |
Queensland |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Environment |
Comparable for historic Stanthorpe; may include direct regional trial relevance |
Medium |
Medium |
Supports later agronomy review and variety-trial source identification |
Download PDF and compare to Stanthorpe conditions |
| S011 |
Industrial Hemp Variety Trials project |
AgriFutures Australia |
Project portal |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Australia; includes Stanthorpe QLD trial site |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Environment; Supply Chain |
Potentially direct for historic Stanthorpe if trial data available |
Medium |
Medium |
Nationally coordinated 2021-2024 variety trial program with Stanthorpe listed as site |
Download Stanthorpe final and seasonal reports |
| S012 |
AgriFutures launches $2.5m research program |
AgriFutures Australia |
News release |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Australia; includes Stanthorpe |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; Environment |
Background national industry-development source with direct mention of Stanthorpe trial |
Low to Medium |
Medium |
Useful as program context not proof of viability |
Verify through project reports |
| S013 |
About my region |
ABARES / DAFF |
Government dashboard |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Australia regional statistical geographies |
Regional agriculture |
Producer; GBLC; Environment |
Comparable or partial depending selected region |
High |
High |
Dashboard provides regional agriculture forestry and fisheries data for 2020-21 |
Use for comparator and baseline data with geography caveats |
| S014 |
Land data and maps |
ABARES / DAFF |
Government data portal |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Australia |
Land use |
Environment; Producer; GBLC |
Direct after spatial clipping to core boundary |
High |
High |
Gateway to ACLUMP land use and land management data |
Use GIS boundary to clip land-use data later |
| S015 |
Soil and Land Information |
Data.NSW / NSW Government |
Government dataset page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
New South Wales |
Soils and land capability |
Producer; Environment |
Direct for Tenterfield component |
High |
High |
Identifies eSPADE and SEED soil/land datasets |
Extract Tenterfield-relevant soil and land capability data later |
| S016 |
Soil management and Queensland Globe soil topics |
Queensland Government |
Government web page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Queensland |
Soils |
Producer; Environment |
Direct or comparable for historic Stanthorpe depending layer |
High |
High |
Gateway to Queensland soil maps reports and spatial data |
Use Queensland Globe/SALI for Stanthorpe soil evidence |
| S017 |
Climate statistics and daily observations for Australian locations |
Bureau of Meteorology |
Government climate data |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Australia; local station data |
Climate |
Producer; Environment |
Direct where station is within or near core region |
High |
High |
BoM station data should be used for Tenterfield and Stanthorpe/Applethorpe climate constraints |
Extract long-term climate normals later |
| S018 |
The potential of industrial hemp as an emerging drought resistant fibre crop |
Plant and Soil |
Peer-reviewed review |
2023 |
International |
Fibre hemp |
Producer; Environment |
Background unless conditions are comparable |
Medium |
Medium |
Review source on water stress and fibre crop claims |
Use for water-use literature with transferability caveats |
| S019 |
Industrial Hemp Agronomy and Utilization: A Review |
Agronomy |
Peer-reviewed review |
2023 |
International |
Grain and fibre |
Producer; Environment; Supply Chain |
Background unless findings match comparable conditions |
Medium |
Medium |
Review summarising agronomy and utilisation literature |
Use cautiously; verify with Australian trial data |
| S020 |
An assessment of the water use of hemp: a scoping review and bibliometric analysis |
Peer-reviewed open-access article |
Peer-reviewed review |
2025 |
International |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Environment |
Background unless water-use conditions match region |
Medium |
Medium |
Useful for water-use range and evidence gaps |
Compare against Granite Borders climate and irrigation context |
| S021 |
Frequently asked questions growing low-THC hemp in New South Wales |
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
Government PDF |
August 2024 |
New South Wales |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct regulatory relevance for Tenterfield component |
High |
High |
Provides NSW licence application fee renewal fee annual administration fee criminal history check pass-through THC sampling and testing cost obligations record keeping and site approval notes |
Confirm approval-processing times and current licence manual details |
| S022 |
Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 Schedule 8E |
Queensland Government |
Legislation |
Current as at 1 May 2026 |
Queensland |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct regulatory relevance for historic Stanthorpe component |
High |
High |
Lists Queensland industrial cannabis licence fee units and monitoring fee units including researcher grower seed handler amendment and monitoring items |
Use current fee-unit conversion and Business Queensland dollar amounts in budgets |
| S023 |
Growing industrial cannabis or hemp in Queensland |
Business Queensland / Biosecurity Queensland |
Government web page |
Last updated 31 July 2025 |
Queensland |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct regulatory relevance for historic Stanthorpe component |
High |
High |
Provides current dollar licence fees and identifies criminal history bankruptcy clearance security record keeping notifications and application process |
Confirm approval-processing times with Biosecurity Queensland |
| S024 |
Australian Industrial Hemp Strategic RD&E Plan 2022-2027 |
AgriFutures Australia |
Research and development plan |
Published 18 March 2022 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC; Environment |
Background national industry-development source |
Medium |
Medium |
Defines Australian infancy comparison against Canada China and EU and identifies required scale varieties agronomy mechanisation processing and markets. Claim/data extracts: S024-001, S024-002. |
Download PDF and extract detailed industry size and priorities |
| S025 |
Industrial hemp licensing statistics |
Health Canada |
Government statistics |
Data available to 15 October 2024 |
Canada |
General industrial hemp |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
International comparator |
High |
Medium |
Provides Canadian licence and cultivation statistics by province purpose and cultivar; reporting coverage changed materially from 69% in 2019 to 24.42% in 2023 |
Use cautiously; do not treat notice-based area totals as like-for-like national acreage trends |
| S026 |
Hemp |
European Commission |
Government web page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
European Union |
Fibre hemp |
Supply Chain; Producer; Environment |
International comparator |
High |
High |
Provides EU fibre-hemp area and production figures and main producing countries |
Use for international context not local demand conclusions |
| S027 |
Industrial hemp: An old crop in a modern era |
UNCTAD |
Policy brief |
2023 |
Global |
General industrial hemp |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
Global context |
Medium |
Medium |
Identifies narrow trade-statistics coverage and historical dominance by China and European countries |
Use to frame trade-data limitations |
| S028 |
2019 Hemp Annual Report - China |
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service |
Government market report |
21 February 2020 |
China |
General industrial hemp |
Supply Chain; Producer |
International comparator |
Medium |
Low to Medium |
Reports lack of official China production data and cites industry estimates for planted area and market composition |
Treat exact China figures cautiously |
| S029 |
Overview of the Market of Industrial Hemp in the Netherlands and Its Potential as Bio-based Material |
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service |
Government market report |
2025 |
Netherlands; European Union |
Fibre hemp |
Supply Chain; Producer; Environment |
International comparator |
Medium |
Medium |
Provides Netherlands France Germany EU and global hemp production/trade context |
Use for EU industry maturity comparison |
| S030 |
A comparative life cycle assessment of textile fiber production processes: Hemp versus cotton |
Jaczynska et al. |
Peer-reviewed open-access article |
2025 |
International |
Fibre hemp |
Environment; Supply Chain |
Background product-pathway evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Comparative LCA reports lower hemp fibre impacts than cotton for eutrophication GWP and acidification using a one hectare functional unit |
Do not use as direct local comparator without regional alternatives |
| S031 |
Bee diversity and abundance on flowers of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) |
O'Brien and Arathi |
Peer-reviewed article |
2019 |
Colorado USA |
Flowering hemp |
Environment |
Background biodiversity evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Full supplied PDF reviewed; field study collected 1937 bee individuals from 23 genera on flowering hemp and supports pollen-resource claim only |
Compare flowering period pollinator ecology and surrounding land uses with Granite Borders conditions |
| S032 |
On the theoretical carbon storage and carbon sequestration potential of hempcrete |
Arehart Nelson and Srubar |
Peer-reviewed article |
2020 |
United States |
Hurd and hempcrete |
Environment; Supply Chain |
Background product-pathway evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Model and screening LCA show hempcrete carbon storage depends on binder chemistry density and inclusion of biogenic carbon |
Use for building-material pathway only; local processing and binder assumptions required |
| S033 |
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of a Novel Hemp-Based Building Material |
Rivas-Aybar John and Biswas |
Peer-reviewed open-access article |
2023 |
Western Australia |
Hurd and hemp-based board |
Environment; Supply Chain |
Australian comparator product-pathway evidence |
High |
Medium |
Australian ISO 14040 LCA estimates negative cradle-to-gate carbon footprint for hemp-based board and identifies energy and urea hotspots |
Compare with Granite Borders processing energy and supply chain assumptions |
| S034 |
Search registered chemical products and permits |
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority |
Government database guidance |
Last reviewed 11 April 2023; content updated 11 December 2024 |
Australia |
Chemical use |
Producer; Environment |
National regulatory source |
High |
High |
Explains PubCRIS and Permits databases for registered and permitted agvet chemical uses |
Search industrial hemp and Cannabis sativa host uses |
| S035 |
Industrial Hemp Variety Trials Final Report - Stanthorpe Queensland |
AgriFutures Australia |
Research report landing page |
Published 24 October 2025 |
Stanthorpe Queensland |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Environment; Supply Chain |
Direct for historic Stanthorpe component |
High |
Medium |
Final report located; covers 2022-23 and 2023-24 Stanthorpe trials under different sowing times and fully organic management focused on grain yield biomass water-use efficiency and grain quality. Claim/data extract: S035-001. |
Download PDF and extract trial results in detail |
| S036 |
Update on Industrial Hemp Production Trade and Regulation |
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service |
Government market report |
16 August 2023 |
Canada |
General industrial hemp |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
International comparator |
Medium |
Medium |
Reports Statistics Canada planted acreage for 2022 and 2023; explains food/nutrition market dominance and slower-than-expected cannabinoid extraction market development |
Use alongside Health Canada reporting-rate caveat and seek direct Statistics Canada table |
| S037 |
Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency Proclamation |
Canada Gazette |
Government regulatory notice |
20 April 2024 |
Canada |
General industrial hemp |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
International comparator |
High |
Medium |
States hemp seeded area was 55400 acres in 2023 and estimates 2022 Canadian hemp sales and trade values; describes need for coordinated research and marketing support |
Use for industry-development context not local viability conclusions |
| S038 |
Legislative Review of the Cannabis Act: Final Report of the Expert Panel |
Health Canada / Expert Panel |
Government review |
March 2024 |
Canada |
General industrial hemp |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
International regulatory context |
Medium |
Medium |
Reports industry representatives said industrial hemp was negatively affected by cannabis legalisation and recommends a specific regulatory review; panel did not examine hemp in depth |
Treat as stakeholder-informed regulatory context requiring triangulation |
| S039 |
Civil Dialogue Group on Arable Crops - Cotton Flax and Hemp Markets minutes |
European Commission |
Government meeting minutes |
17 May 2023 |
European Union |
Fibre hemp |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
International comparator |
High |
Medium |
Records EU hemp area data and EIHA concern that sector data are incomplete because Member States have difficulty obtaining information from operators |
Use to qualify EU trend data and data-quality caveats |
| S040 |
Agricultural System Resilience of Industrial Hemp: An Exploratory Value Web Analysis in the Swabian Alb |
Loew and von Cossel |
Peer-reviewed open-access article |
2026 |
Germany |
Fibre hemp; seed hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; Environment |
International comparator |
Medium |
Medium |
Identifies German/regional hemp volatility and barriers including high workload financial risk low revenue niche demand and lack of regional fibre processing |
Use as regional European evidence not EU-wide proof |
| S041 |
InterChanvre - About us |
InterChanvre |
Industry association web page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
France |
General industrial hemp |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
International comparator |
Medium |
Medium |
Reports 1550 French producers and 23600 hectares of hemp in 2024 |
Use as industry association context and triangulate with official data |
| S042 |
Regional Comparison and Strategy Recommendations of Industrial Hemp in China Based on a SWOT Analysis |
Zhao Xiong and Chen |
Peer-reviewed open-access article |
2021 |
China |
General industrial hemp |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
International comparator |
Medium |
Medium |
Reports China domestic estimate of 65400 ha in 2020 and identifies regional constraints including yield gaps seed supply mechanisation retting quality regulation and incomplete value chains |
Use for China constraints but note survey/unpublished domestic statistics |
| S043 |
China's Hemp and Hemp Products Import Policies |
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service |
Government market report |
22 September 2021 |
China |
Hemp fibre; hemp seed |
Supply Chain; Producer |
International comparator |
Medium |
Medium |
Reports opaque province-specific Chinese hemp rules and hemp fibre imports rising from 23 MT in 2018 to 837 MT in 2020 |
Use to assess import pathways and regulatory constraints |
| S044 |
Trade Map import data for HS 5302 true hemp |
International Trade Centre / UN Comtrade |
Trade database |
2024 |
China |
Hemp fibre and tow |
Supply Chain |
International comparator |
Medium |
Medium |
Reports China imported 9275 tonnes of HS 5302 true hemp in 2024 valued at US$17.894 million with negative trade balance of US$15.373 million |
Verify directly through UN Comtrade or China Customs if accessible |
| S045 |
Life cycle assessment of natural building materials: the role of carbonation mixture components and transport in the environmental impacts of hempcrete blocks |
Arrigoni Pelosato Melia Ruggieri Sabbadini and Dotelli |
Peer-reviewed article |
2017 |
Italy; Europe |
Hurd and hempcrete |
Environment; Supply Chain |
Background product-pathway evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Full supplied PDF reviewed; LCA of non-load-bearing hempcrete block wall found negative GHG balance under defined assumptions and showed carbonation mainly in outer block layers after 240 days |
Use for building-material pathway only; assess local binder transport processing end-of-life and substituted material assumptions |
| S046 |
Tenterfield Local Environmental Plan 2013 |
NSW legislation |
Local environmental plan |
Current version accessed 2026-06-09 |
Tenterfield Shire NSW |
Planning and land use |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct for Tenterfield component |
High |
Medium |
RU1 Primary Production permits extensive agriculture and intensive plant agriculture without consent; useful for local planning risk assessment |
Confirm property-specific zone overlays and proposed infrastructure with Tenterfield Shire Council |
| S047 |
Lodge a Development Application |
Tenterfield Shire Council |
Local government web page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Tenterfield Shire NSW |
Planning and development assessment |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct for Tenterfield component |
High |
High |
Council states building renovation change of use demolition subdivision or placing a structure generally requires a DA unless exempt or complying development applies |
Use for proposal-specific infrastructure and activity checks |
| S048 |
Southern Downs Planning Scheme Version 5 |
Southern Downs Regional Council |
Local planning scheme |
Version 5 current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Southern Downs Queensland including historic Stanthorpe Shire |
Planning and land use |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct for historic Stanthorpe component under current local government |
High |
Medium |
Rural zone table identifies cropping as accepted development; cropping definition includes plant fibre production plus harvesting storage and packing of produce grown on site |
Confirm property-specific zoning overlays and non-cropping activities with Southern Downs Regional Council |
| S049 |
Development Assessment |
Southern Downs Regional Council |
Local government web page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-09 |
Southern Downs Queensland including historic Stanthorpe Shire |
Planning and development assessment |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct for historic Stanthorpe component under current local government |
High |
High |
Council states it assesses development applications under the Southern Downs Planning Scheme and identifies mapping forms codes and pre-lodgement tools |
Use for proposal-specific infrastructure processing and overlay checks |
| S050 |
Hemp Industry Act 2008 No 58 |
NSW legislation |
Legislation |
Current version accessed 2026-06-10 |
New South Wales |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct regulatory relevance for Tenterfield component |
High |
High |
Authorises licences to cultivate or supply low-THC hemp for commercial production manufacturing scientific research or prescribed purposes; defines low-THC hemp as Cannabis with THC in leaves and flowering heads of no more than 1%; licences generally run for five years and decisions are final |
Use for detailed NSW regulatory obligations and producer risk assessment |
| S051 |
Hemp Industry Regulation 2016 |
NSW legislation |
Regulation |
Current version accessed 2026-06-10 |
New South Wales |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct regulatory relevance for Tenterfield component |
High |
High |
Specifies licence application information location/property-plan requirements seed THC source threshold crop THC obligations notification duties leaf-stripping condition register contents and record timing |
Use for detailed NSW compliance-cost and operational-risk assessment |
| S052 |
Hemp Industry New South Wales Licence Manual |
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
Government licence manual |
September 2025 |
New South Wales |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct regulatory relevance for Tenterfield component |
High |
High |
Current licence manual states applications can take up to four months depending on complexity and document/check timing; lists application checklist site-suitability expectations fees notifications sampling audit process register and annual-report obligations. Claim/data extracts: S052-001, S052-002. |
Use to estimate compliance time burden and approval-delay risk; confirm actual grower experience in Phase 3 |
| S057 |
Drugs Misuse Act 1986 Part 5B |
Queensland legislation |
Legislation |
Current version accessed 2026-06-10 |
Queensland |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct regulatory relevance for historic Stanthorpe component |
High |
High |
Part 5B facilitates controlled commercial production of industrial cannabis fibre and seed; defines industrial cannabis plant as Cannabis sativa with THC in leaves and flowering heads of not more than 1%; establishes grower researcher and seed handler licences and fit-and-proper decision controls. Claim/data extracts: S057-001, S057-002. |
Use for detailed Queensland regulatory obligations and producer risk assessment |
| S058 |
Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 Part 4 |
Queensland legislation |
Regulation |
Current version accessed 2026-06-10 |
Queensland |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct regulatory relevance for historic Stanthorpe component |
High |
High |
Part 4 sets planting-seed THC verification rules authorised carrier DPI researcher inspector manufacturer analyst family-member and employee activities record requirements notification requirements research-plan content labelling methods fees monitoring fees travel and analysis costs. Claim/data extracts: S058-001, S058-002. |
Use for detailed Queensland compliance-cost and operational-risk assessment |
| S055 |
Draft NSW Hemp Industry Development Plan |
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
Government draft industry plan |
April 2025 |
New South Wales |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct for Tenterfield component and NSW industry scale |
High |
Medium |
Reports 170 NSW hemp industry licences and 254 licensed facilities at 31 March 2025 plus 19 new licence approvals and 11 renewals from 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2025 |
Confirm final NSW industry plan and obtain planted-area data if available |
| S056 |
Department of Energy Environment and Climate Action submission to Victorian industrial hemp inquiry |
Agriculture Victoria / DEECA |
Government submission |
August 2023 |
Australia and Victoria |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Australian state baseline and comparator |
Medium |
Medium |
Reports 42 valid Victorian licences at 15 August 2023 with many inactive; 169 ha planted in Victoria in 2022-23; identifies national state-by-state crop area and licence chart sourced from AgriFutures BMP manual CSIRO AIHA and some state regulators |
Seek underlying chart data and current regulator figures for Queensland NSW Tasmania WA SA NT and ACT |
| S059 |
Best management practice manual for growing harvesting and storing industrial hemp in Australia |
AgriFutures Australia |
Best management practice manual |
Published 29 June 2023 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp; agronomy; grain; fibre; hurd; biomass |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC; Environment |
National baseline and production guidance; transferable to Granite Borders only after local climate, soil, water, market and processor checks |
Medium to High |
Medium |
Provides Australian BMP guidance on variety choice, sowing, soil, nutrition, irrigation, pests, diseases, weeds, pesticide management, harvest, storage, contracts and farmgate cost categories. Claim/data extracts: S059-001, S059-002. |
Use as national agronomy and operational-risk source; do not treat as proof of Granite Borders profitability or suitability |
| S060 |
Emerging industrial hemp industry thrives with AgriFutures Australia's support |
AgriFutures Australia |
News article |
16 December 2022 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
National baseline industry-development source |
Medium |
Medium |
Reports estimated 2019-20 GVP of $6 million and 2020 production of about 2000 ha 2000 tonnes grain and 100 tonnes fibre with seed production accounting for 95 percent of crops |
Triangulate with direct production statistics where available |
| S061 |
Industrial Hemp Variety Trials: Results from The University of Sydney Stanthorpe trial site for the 2023-24 growing season |
AgriFutures Australia |
Research report landing page |
Published 18 March 2025 |
Stanthorpe Queensland |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Environment; Supply Chain |
Direct for historic Stanthorpe component |
High |
Medium |
Reports 2023-24 Mount Malakoff trial near Stanthorpe evaluated plant density height root depth dry matter yield grain yield water-use efficiency and grain quality. Claim/data extracts: S061-001, S061-002. |
Download PDF and extract detailed WUE root depth and management results |
| S062 |
SA Industrial Hemp Trials Update Report January 2022 |
Primary Industries and Regions South Australia / SARDI |
Government trial report |
January 2022 |
South Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Environment |
Australian comparable trial evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Reports multi-season SA field trials including water-use efficiency weed suppression observations and salinity waterlogging and herbicide issues |
Use as Australian comparator not direct Granite Borders evidence |
| S063 |
Tillage and cover cropping enhanced yield nitrogen use efficiency and soil health in organic industrial hemp-barley rotations |
Dhakal et al. |
Peer-reviewed open-access article |
2026 |
Pennsylvania USA |
Fibre hemp; grain hemp; rotation |
Environment; Producer |
Background field evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Plot-scale organic hemp-barley rotation study measured soil health indicators after hemp harvest |
Use for soil-health mechanism and management sensitivity only; local transferability low |
| S064 |
Optimizing Hemp residue management influence on soil chemical properties across different application technologies |
Mecione Doyeni and Tilvikiene |
Peer-reviewed open-access article |
2025 |
Lithuania |
Hemp residues and soil |
Environment; Producer |
Background field evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Field trial on hemp residue incorporation reports residue application contributed to increased soil carbon content under specific management conditions |
Use as residue-management evidence not proof of whole-crop soil carbon benefit |
| S065 |
Study of Water Productivity of Industrial Hemp under Hot and Dry Conditions in Brandenburg Germany in the Year 2018 |
Herppich et al. |
Peer-reviewed open-access article |
2020 |
Brandenburg Germany |
Fibre hemp; water productivity |
Environment; Producer |
Background field evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Field measurements found whole-plant dry matter water productivity varied by cultivar and uncertainty range was large |
Use for water-productivity method and variability; local transferability low |
| S066 |
Water consumption of industrial hemp Cannabis sativa L. from a site in northern Kazakhstan |
Thevs and Aliev |
Peer-reviewed open-access article |
2022 |
Northern Kazakhstan |
Fibre hemp; water consumption |
Environment; Producer |
Background field evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Study estimated hemp water consumption from sapflow measurement and Penman-Monteith approach |
Use as measured water-use evidence with low local transferability |
| S067 |
Assessing the production potential of industrial hemp in the semi-arid west Texas |
Bajwa et al. |
Peer-reviewed open-access article |
2023 |
West Texas USA |
Fibre hemp; biomass |
Producer; Environment |
Background field evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Field experiments assessed biomass productivity and irrigation water-use efficiency under planting-date and cultivar treatments |
Use for semi-arid agronomic comparison only; local transferability low |
| S068 |
Exploring Chemical and Cultural Weed Management for Industrial Hemp Production in Georgia USA |
Whitaker et al. |
Peer-reviewed open-access article |
2024 |
Georgia USA |
Floral hemp; weed management |
Producer; Environment |
Background chemical-use and weed-management evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Herbicide screening and cultural weed-management research found some options merit further research while others caused excessive crop injury |
Use as international weed-management evidence only; check APVMA legal options before Australian conclusions |
| S069 |
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.4.4 - Prohibited and restricted plants and fungi |
Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
Food standard |
Compilation current to March 2025; Standard 1.4.4 as at 12 November 2017 |
Australia and New Zealand |
Seed foods |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
Direct national food-compliance relevance for hemp seed foods |
High |
High |
Sets exact hemp seed food permission: seeds of low-THC Cannabis sativa with seed THC limits hulled/non-viable retail seed requirement seed-product THC limits naturally present cannabinoids only CBD cap and labelling/claim restrictions. Claim/data extracts: S069-001, S069-002. |
Use for product-category boundaries and supply-chain compliance assessment |
| S070 |
Importing hemp products into Australia |
Office of Drug Control |
Government guidance |
Last updated 3 July 2018 |
Australia |
Hemp seed foods; hemp seed oil; hemp fibre |
Supply Chain; Producer |
National import pathway evidence |
High |
Medium |
States hulled hemp seeds hemp seed meal hemp fibre and compliant hemp seed oil may be imported without an ODC import licence and permit if conditions are met; distinguishes hemp seed oil from cannabis extract/hemp oil pathways |
Use to define lawful import-replacement categories and keep cannabinoid pathways separate |
| S071 |
Current tariff classification Schedule 3 Chapter 53 - Other vegetable textile fibres |
Australian Border Force |
Government tariff classification |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia |
Hemp fibre; hemp yarn |
Supply Chain |
National tariff classification evidence |
High |
High |
Identifies true hemp tariff lines including 5302.10.00 raw or retted true hemp 5302.90.00 other true hemp processed but not spun tow and waste and 5308.20.00 true hemp yarn |
Use for product-code mapping before interpreting trade data |
| S072 |
Australia imports of other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits nes HS 120799 in 2024 |
WITS / UN Comtrade |
Trade database |
2024 |
Australia |
Oil seeds including possible hemp seed |
Supply Chain; Producer |
Broad trade indicator only |
Medium |
Low |
Reports Australia imported US$20.339 million and 6017410 kg of HS 120799 other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits nes in 2024; code is broader than hemp seed |
Do not use as hemp seed import value without tariff-line or shipment-level confirmation |
| S073 |
Australia imports of true hemp raw or retted HS 530210 in 2023 |
WITS / UN Comtrade |
Trade database |
2023 |
Australia |
Hemp fibre raw or retted |
Supply Chain; Producer |
Hemp-specific trade indicator |
Medium |
Medium |
Reports Australia imported 2776 kg of raw or retted true hemp from the United Kingdom in 2023 valued at US$5.40 thousand |
Verify with ABS or ABF import statistics before using in economics |
| S074 |
Mirror-export data to Australia for true hemp processed not spun tow and waste HS 530290 in 2023 |
WITS / UN Comtrade |
Trade database |
2023 |
Australia |
Hemp fibre processed not spun; tow; waste |
Supply Chain; Producer |
Hemp-specific mirror trade indicator |
Medium |
Low |
Exporter-reported data show 2023 exports to Australia under HS 530290 from South Africa the EU the United States France and the Netherlands; South Africa value and quantity appear unusual and require verification |
Verify against Australian import records and investigate product specifications before drawing market conclusions |
| S075 |
APVMA PubCRIS dataset for registered agricultural and veterinary chemical products and approved active constituents |
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority / data.gov.au |
Government dataset |
Dataset updated 1 May 2026; downloaded and analysed 10 June 2026 |
Australia |
Chemical use |
Producer; Environment |
National regulatory source |
High |
Medium |
PubCRIS host-use scan identified host code IH1 as industrial hemp and found registered-label pathways dominated by herbicides plus one fungicide seed treatment; false hemp matches HEMP and HEMP1 refer to peppermint. Claim/data extracts: S075-001, S075-002. |
Confirm product labels state control-of-use rules buyer residue requirements and crop safety before budgets or agronomic advice |
| S076 |
APVMA permits database and current industrial hemp permit PDFs |
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority |
Government permits database and permit PDFs |
Accessed 10 June 2026 |
Australia |
Chemical use |
Producer; Environment |
National regulatory source |
High |
Medium |
Direct APVMA permit PDFs reviewed for PER95564 PER86924 PER94780 and PER94808 identify current permitted hemp pathways for selected herbicide insecticide fungicide and miticide uses; PER13792 current PDF does not mention hemp. Claim/data extracts: S076-001, S076-002. |
Recheck permit status before use and confirm restrictions including fibre-only protected-crop-only research-only non-human-consumption non-grazing state exclusions withholding periods and crop-safety cautions |
| S077 |
Technology Mapping for the Australian Industrial Hemp Industry |
Derek Baker / Food Agility / University of New England |
Research report |
2023 |
Australia |
Hemp fibre; grain processing; value chain technology |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Australian processing and technology evidence |
High |
Medium |
Maps Australian hemp value-chain technology constraints and opportunities and models fibre processing location transport costs and processor scale effects |
Use for processor economics and technology-readiness assessment |
| S078 |
Growing Hemp for the Future: A Global Fiber Guide |
Textile Exchange |
Industry sustainability report |
2023 |
International |
Hemp fibre |
Supply Chain; Environment; Producer |
International fibre-industry context |
Medium |
Medium |
Identifies leading hemp-fibre countries by volume while noting incomplete public data and need for better production-region and quantity data |
Use as international fibre context only; triangulate with official country and trade data |
| S079 |
Current phase of the Natural Heritage Trust |
Department of Climate Change Energy the Environment and Water |
Government funding program page |
Last updated 5 February 2026 |
Australia |
Sustainable agriculture and natural resource management |
GBLC; Environment; Producer |
National funding context with possible relevance to Granite Borders depending delivery stream |
High |
Medium |
States the current Natural Heritage Trust phase provides funding over five years until 30 June 2028 toward on-ground projects and related priorities; specific eligibility depends on delivery stream and grant guidelines |
Check open rounds delivery partners applicant eligibility and whether a hemp feasibility or extension program can fit sustainable agriculture or NRM priorities |
| S080 |
Future Drought Fund |
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry |
Government funding program page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia |
Drought resilience and extension |
Producer; GBLC; Environment |
National funding context with possible relevance to drought resilience and producer decision-support |
High |
Medium |
Identifies Future Drought Fund programs including current Drought Resilience Hubs information and long-term funding context; detailed eligibility depends on program guidelines |
Check current grant opportunity guidelines applicant eligibility eligible activities co-contribution and whether crop feasibility and extension activities are allowable |
| S081 |
Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs |
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry |
Government funding program page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia |
Drought resilience and extension |
Producer; GBLC; Environment |
National funding context with potential partnership relevance |
High |
Medium |
States applications are open for the Future Drought Fund Drought Resilience Hubs Program with opening date 29 May 2026 and closing date 10 August 2026; supports regionally focused hubs |
Confirm whether GBLC NELN or relevant partners can participate directly or through hub partnerships |
| S082 |
NSW Landcare Enabling Program |
NSW Government / Local Land Services |
Government program page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
New South Wales |
Landcare capacity sustainable agriculture and partnerships |
GBLC; Producer; Environment |
Directly relevant to Landcare delivery context for Tenterfield component |
High |
Medium |
Reports NSW Landcare Enabling Program context including 2026 grants awarded under Phase 3 and projects to April 2027; supports Landcare capacity and collaboration |
Confirm whether future rounds related streams or partnership opportunities are available and whether GBLC or NELN entities are eligible |
| S083 |
Regional Drought Resilience Planning Scheme |
Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority |
Government funding program page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Queensland |
Regional drought resilience |
Producer; GBLC; Environment |
Potentially relevant to historic Stanthorpe/Southern Downs component if aligned to an eligible regional drought resilience plan |
High |
Medium |
QRIDA page states the scheme is open and closes 30 November 2026 with co-contribution grants up to $450000 for eligible entities to implement regional drought resilience plans |
Check eligible entities eligible regions co-contribution requirements and whether any hemp validation activity aligns with an adopted regional drought resilience plan |
| S084 |
Climate-Smart Agriculture Program |
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry |
Government funding program page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia |
Climate-smart sustainable agriculture and natural resource management |
Producer; GBLC; Environment |
National funding context with possible relevance to extension decision-support and sustainable agriculture adoption |
High |
Medium |
Program page identifies Capacity Building grants of up to $25.5 million over 4 years and Small Grants of up to $2.5 million over 2 years; funded small-grant examples are generally around $71000-$100000 and capacity-building examples range from hundreds of thousands to about $3 million |
Check whether future rounds are open and whether a neutral hemp feasibility and extension project fits eligible climate-smart agriculture outcomes |
| S085 |
Future Drought Fund Communities Program |
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal |
Program delivery and grant information page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia |
Drought preparedness community resilience and networks |
GBLC; Producer |
National drought resilience context; potential fit for community resilience and network-building rather than technical crop research |
Medium |
Medium |
FRRR page records $36 million support from the Australian Government from late 2025 to late 2028 and identifies Community Impact Grants Regional Drought Resilience Plan Social Outcome Grants Small Network Grants mentoring and capacity building elements |
Check current open stream guidelines; treat as extension and network-capacity funding rather than product-pathway research funding |
| S086 |
Horizon Europe international cooperation with Australia |
European Commission |
Government research funding cooperation page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
European Union and international; Australia participation possible |
Research innovation bioeconomy agriculture and environment |
GBLC; Producer; Supply Chain; Environment |
International collaboration context; not a simple direct local grant pathway |
High |
Low to Medium |
European Commission page states Horizon Europe is open to the world and has more than EUR95.5 billion over 2021-2027; Australian entities may participate in many calls but funding eligibility depends on call and consortium rules |
Use only as a university-led or international consortium pathway; check call-specific eligibility before treating as financially realistic |
| S087 |
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grants |
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education / USDA |
Government-supported grant program page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
United States |
Sustainable agriculture research and education |
Producer; Environment; GBLC |
International comparator and possible overseas collaboration context; direct Australian applicant fit is likely weak |
Medium |
Low |
SARE states it offers competitive grants for research and education projects that advance sustainable agriculture in the United States and has funded hundreds of millions of dollars since 1988 |
Treat as an international learning and possible US collaborator pathway rather than direct GBLC funding unless eligibility is confirmed |
| S088 |
Australian Industrial Hemp Alliance |
Australian Industrial Hemp Alliance |
Industry association page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Australian industry-body stakeholder source |
Medium |
Medium |
AIHA describes itself as a not-for-profit association registered in 2015 representing businesses and organisations involved in industrial hemp and associated products at a national level |
Use as industry-body engagement lead; balance with independent evidence and non-adopter perspectives |
| S089 |
Australian Hemp Council |
Australian Hemp Council |
Industry peak body page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Australian industry-body stakeholder source |
Medium |
Medium |
AHC describes itself as a seven-member national peak body formed in June 2020 under a federation model and primarily grower and processor driven |
Use as peak-body engagement lead; treat policy and market claims as stakeholder evidence requiring corroboration |
| S090 |
European Industrial Hemp Association |
European Industrial Hemp Association |
Industry association page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Europe and international membership |
General industrial hemp |
Supply Chain; Producer; Environment |
International industry-body source |
Medium |
Medium |
EIHA describes itself as the only pan-European membership organisation in the industrial hemp sector representing hemp producing and processing companies with members across EU and non-EU countries |
Use for international industry context and possible knowledge links not as local market proof |
| S091 |
International Hemp Building Association |
International Hemp Building Association |
Industry association page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
International |
Hemp building materials |
Supply Chain; Environment; GBLC |
International building-material pathway stakeholder source |
Medium |
Medium |
IHBA aims to develop promote and support hemp-based construction materials and disseminate knowledge about hemp materials and systems |
Use for building-material pathway knowledge and standards questions; corroborate environmental and commercial claims independently |
| S092 |
Queensland Hemp Association |
Queensland Hemp Association |
State industry association page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Queensland |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Direct state industry-body context for historic Stanthorpe component |
Medium |
Medium |
Queensland Hemp Association describes itself as the peak industry body for hemp in Queensland and offers educational agronomic support networking and lobbying services |
Use as Queensland industry-body engagement lead; distinguish advocacy from verified evidence |
| S093 |
Industrial Hemp program |
AgriFutures Australia |
Research and development program page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC; Environment |
National RD&E source and partner context |
High |
Medium |
AgriFutures page lists Southern Cross University as delivering the Australian Industrial Hemp Program of Research from June 2023 to May 2028 and records key RD&E priority areas |
Use to identify research partners and current national industrial hemp RD&E priorities |
| S094 |
Bio-actives: Value-adding to industrial hemp production |
University of Queensland |
UQ Experts project page |
Project 2016-2017 |
Queensland; Australia |
Industrial hemp bioactives |
Producer; Supply Chain |
University capability signal; not direct current agronomy evidence |
Medium |
Low to Medium |
UQ Experts page lists a University of Queensland project on value-adding to industrial hemp production involving QAAFI and science researchers |
Use as evidence of UQ historical hemp-related research capability; confirm current interest and relevance before engagement |
| S095 |
Farming and Primary Production Courses |
TAFE NSW |
Education and training provider page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
New South Wales |
Agriculture training |
Producer; GBLC |
Potential extension and training partner context for NSW component |
Medium |
Medium |
TAFE NSW page identifies agriculture and technology training including sustainable agriculture practices smart farming techniques and agricultural technology |
Use as potential vocational training and extension partner; confirm regional delivery options and fit with hemp decision-support |
| S096 |
Agriculture Courses |
TAFE Queensland |
Education and training provider page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Queensland |
Agriculture conservation and agribusiness training |
Producer; GBLC; Environment |
Potential extension and training partner context for Queensland component |
Medium |
Medium |
TAFE Queensland page states it offers practical courses in rural operations agriculture agribusiness management conservation and land management |
Use as potential vocational training and extension partner; confirm Darling Downs/South West delivery options and fit with hemp decision-support |
| S097 |
AgSkilled extension delivers vital training opportunities for farmers and ag workers |
NSW Government |
Government media release |
Published 2025-07-01 |
New South Wales |
Agriculture workforce training |
Producer; GBLC |
NSW training funding context |
Medium |
Medium |
NSW Government announced a $5 million injection extending AgSkilled for 12 months and reported delivery through endorsed providers including TAFE NSW |
Use as training-funding context only; check current program status and eligible training activities |
| S098 |
Events - Hemp-Connect Forum 2025 |
iHemp NSW |
Industry event page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia; Victoria |
Industrial hemp building materials and sustainable construction |
Supply Chain; GBLC; Environment |
Industry forum and university-hosting context |
Medium |
Low to Medium |
iHemp NSW page records that the Australian Hemp Council and La Trobe University hosted the 2025 Hemp-Connect Forum at the La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Food and focused on innovations and commercial prospects in sustainable construction |
Use as a signal of La Trobe network relevance only; confirm current researchers and collaboration interest directly |
| S099 |
Drought Preparedness Grants |
Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority |
Government funding program page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Queensland |
Drought preparedness infrastructure |
Producer; GBLC |
Producer-level funding context for drought preparedness rather than organisational research |
High |
Medium |
QRIDA page identifies Drought Preparedness Grants as open co-contribution grants of up to $50000 for eligible primary producers undertaking permanent infrastructure to improve drought preparedness |
Treat as contextual for producer adoption or demonstration questions; not a direct GBLC research funding pathway |
| S100 |
Opportunities for the development of a hemp industry in Australia inquiry page |
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee |
Parliamentary inquiry page |
Referred 23 July 2025; reporting date 30 July 2026 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC; Environment |
National inquiry context |
High |
High |
Records inquiry terms of reference and inquiry timing; final report not yet available as at 10 June 2026 |
Monitor final report after 30 July 2026 and review hearing transcripts |
| S101 |
Hawkesbury Hemp submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
Hawkesbury Hemp Pty Ltd |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
27 August 2025 |
New South Wales; Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC; Environment |
Australian stakeholder evidence; NSW operational relevance |
Medium |
Medium |
NSW hemp cultivation processing and product-development participant; identifies processing standards R&D and regional hubs as priorities |
Verify operational capacity prices volumes and product claims directly |
| S102 |
Darryl J. Nicke II submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
Darryl J. Nicke II |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
1 September 2025 |
Deniliquin NSW; Australia |
Processing precinct; fibre; biochar; food |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC; Environment |
Australian regional precinct concept; low direct Granite Borders transferability |
Low to Medium |
Low to Medium |
Presents Deniliquin precinct concept with claimed export demand, job targets, capital investment and carbon/biochar economics |
Obtain feasibility model, buyer evidence and independent review before use |
| S103 |
Hemp Harvests submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
Hemp Harvests Pty Ltd |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
4 September 2025 |
Tasmania; Australia |
Hemp seed foods; oil; fibre; feed |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
Australian processor and market-access stakeholder evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Identifies food, fibre, oil and export potential and practical barriers including digital advertising and feed restrictions. Claim/data extract: S103-001. |
Verify processing capacity, product specs, buyer channels, advertising restrictions and feed pathway |
| S104 |
Food Frontier submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
Food Frontier |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
1 September 2025 |
Australia and New Zealand; Australia |
Hemp protein; seed foods; plant protein ingredients |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
National plant-protein market context; Australian stakeholder consultation |
Medium to High |
Medium |
Identifies Hemp Harvests' hemp protein concentration pathway and broader plant-protein opportunities and barriers. Claim/data extract: S104-001. |
Review full Food Frontier report and interview Hemp Harvests/Food Frontier |
| S105 |
Hemp Building Directory submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
Hemp Building Directory |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
9 October 2025 |
Australia |
Hempcrete; hurd; building materials |
Supply Chain; GBLC; Environment |
Building-material pathway stakeholder evidence |
Medium |
Low to Medium |
Identifies training, standards, testing, supply-chain and processing needs for hempcrete |
Verify certification, cost, performance, buyer demand, project pipeline and supply volumes |
| S106 |
Mara Seeds submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
Mara Seeds Pty Ltd |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
2025 |
Northern Rivers NSW; Australia |
Grain; seed oil; protein meal; planting seed; biomass |
Producer; Supply Chain; Environment |
Australian grower breeder and processor evidence; comparable but not local |
High |
Medium |
Reports over 15 years commercial hemp growing, current 20-120 ha annual cropping, breeding and processing activity. Claim/data extracts: S106-001, S106-002. |
Interview Mara Seeds and test transferability to Granite Borders |
| S107 |
Striped Technologies submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
Striped Technologies |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
2025 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp; processing hubs |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC; Environment |
Strategic industry-development stakeholder evidence |
Low to Medium |
Low |
Presents strategic blueprint and projected industry-growth claims requiring verification |
Trace underlying data sources and verify projections before use |
| S108 |
Hemp Engineering submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
Hemp Engineering Pty Ltd |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
2025 |
Western Australia; Australia; international partners |
Hempcrete; textiles; biocomposites; hemp homes |
Supply Chain; GBLC; Environment |
Construction and manufacturing stakeholder evidence |
Low to Medium |
Low to Medium |
Claims hemp-home prototype economics and identifies international manufacturing partnerships |
Verify prototype costs, certification, demand, partners and product specs |
| S109 |
Northern Rivers Hemp Cooperative submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
Northern Rivers Hemp Cooperative |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
11 September 2025 |
Northern Rivers NSW; Australia |
Food; fibre; health-oriented products |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Farmer-cooperative stakeholder evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Identifies processing infrastructure gaps, regulatory barriers and value-chain bottlenecks |
Interview cooperative or similar grower groups |
| S110 |
Janet Price submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
Janet Price |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
12 September 2025 |
Central West NSW; Australia |
Hempcrete; fibre; hurd |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC; Environment |
Grower and owner-builder lived-experience evidence |
Medium |
Low to Medium |
Frames hemp homes and regional hubs as opportunity; includes practical freight-distance claim |
Review full submission and verify regional hub economics and freight assumptions |
| S111 |
iHemp Victoria submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
iHemp Victoria |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
12 September 2025 |
Victoria; Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC; Environment |
State association stakeholder and sentiment evidence |
Medium |
Low |
Calls for streamlined compliance, farmer education and manufacturing development |
Use for sentiment coding and hearing follow-up, not market proof |
| S112 |
Victorian Hemp Association submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
Victorian Hemp Association |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
2025 |
Victoria; Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
State industry association stakeholder evidence |
Medium |
Low to Medium |
State association submission and hearing participant; details not fully extracted in this pass |
Review full submission and hearing transcript |
| S113 |
Australian Industrial Hemp Alliance submission to Senate hemp inquiry |
Australian Industrial Hemp Alliance |
Parliamentary inquiry submission |
12 September 2025 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
National industry-body stakeholder evidence |
Medium |
Low to Medium |
National industry-body submission and hearing participant; full extraction not completed in this pass |
Review full submission and hearing transcript |
| S114 |
Australian Hemp Council appearance at Senate hemp inquiry |
Australian Hemp Council |
Public hearing listing and peak-body submission lead |
14 April 2026 hearing listing |
Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
National peak-body stakeholder evidence lead |
Medium |
Low |
Hearing listing identifies Australian Hemp Council as appearing for submission 60 |
Locate and review full submission and hearing transcript |
| S115 |
Fact sheet: Gross margins |
AgriFutures Australia |
Research fact sheet landing page |
Published 31 January 2024 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain |
National producer-economics framework |
Medium |
Medium |
Describes a four-page gross-margin fact sheet summarising variable costs, revenue and gross margin from an industrial hemp crop. |
Extract full PDF figures and adapt assumptions to Granite Borders scenarios |
| S116 |
Enterprise Profile - Hemp |
NRE Tasmania |
Government enterprise profile PDF |
Updated July 2011 |
Tasmania |
Hemp seed |
Producer |
Historic enterprise-budget structure only |
Medium |
Low |
Older Tasmania-specific enterprise profile provides indicative gross-margin structure and cost categories. Claim/data extract: S116-001. |
Use as cost-category checklist only |
| S117 |
Hemp |
Cotton Australia |
Industry crop-information page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia |
Grain; fibre; hurd |
Producer; Supply Chain; Environment |
National agronomy and comparator context |
Medium |
Medium |
States Australian production has mainly focused on hemp grain and describes one tonne per hectare as a good grain yield. |
Verify yield, water and processing claims with trials and growers/processors |
| S118 |
Climate statistics for Tenterfield Federation Park station 056032 |
Bureau of Meteorology |
Government climate statistics |
Current page accessed and parsed 2026-06-10 |
Tenterfield NSW |
Climate |
Producer; Environment; GBLC |
Direct locality climate evidence |
High |
High |
Long-term climate statistics used for Tenterfield rainfall, temperature, frost and hot-day indicators. |
Use with farm-level elevation, aspect, soil and water checks |
| S119 |
Climate statistics for Stanthorpe Leslie Parade station 041095 |
Bureau of Meteorology |
Government climate statistics |
Current page accessed and parsed 2026-06-10 |
Stanthorpe Queensland |
Climate |
Producer; Environment; GBLC |
Direct locality climate evidence for historic Stanthorpe |
High |
High |
Long-term climate statistics used for Stanthorpe rainfall, temperature, frost and hot-day indicators. |
Use with farm-level elevation, aspect, soil and water checks |
| S120 |
Climate statistics for Applethorpe station 041175 |
Bureau of Meteorology |
Government climate statistics |
Current page accessed and parsed 2026-06-10 |
Applethorpe Queensland |
Climate |
Producer; Environment; GBLC |
Direct Granite Belt climate evidence |
High |
High |
Long-term climate statistics used for Applethorpe rainfall, temperature, frost and hot-day indicators. |
Use as a Granite Belt indicator |
| S121 |
Hemp Seed Supplies |
Australian Hemp Council |
Industry guidance and seed-supplier page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia |
Planting seed; general industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain |
National seed-supply and planning guidance |
Medium |
Medium |
Stresses market, regulation, crop type, variety, agronomy and seed-quality planning before planting hemp. |
Verify seed availability and cultivar fit directly |
| S122 |
Hemp Farms Australia |
Hemp Farms Australia |
Company website |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Queensland; Australia; international |
Planting seed; genetics; grain; fibre |
Producer; Supply Chain |
Australian seed/genetics stakeholder source |
Medium |
Medium |
Describes Australian-bred registered industrial hemp genetics, grower support, agronomy support and cultivar pathways. |
Verify seed availability, price, varietal performance and buying relationships directly |
| S123 |
About Hemp Harvests |
Hemp Harvests Pty Ltd |
Company website |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Tasmania; Australia |
Hemp seed foods; protein; oil |
Supply Chain; Producer |
Australian processor and wholesale lead |
Medium |
Medium |
States it is based in Tasmania, processes locally grown hemp and sources seeds from Australian farmers. |
Verify processing capacity, intake terms, buyer specifications and procurement |
| S124 |
Hemp Seed Grain bulk supply for processing and food use |
Midlands Seed / Midlands |
Company product page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Tasmania; Australia; export markets |
Hemp seed grain; food ingredients |
Supply Chain; Producer |
Bulk ingredient and export-capable supply-chain lead |
Medium |
Medium |
Describes Australian-origin hemp seed grain for oil, hearts, protein powders, ingredients and bulk packaging. |
Verify production locations, procurement capacity and Granite Borders fit |
| S125 |
Hemp Foods Australia |
Hemp Foods Australia |
Company website |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Bangalow NSW; Australia |
Hemp foods; protein; seed oil; ingredients |
Supply Chain; Producer |
Australian food processor and wholesale lead |
Medium |
Medium |
Lists hemp protein, seeds, seed oil, beverages, pet products and wholesale channel signals. |
Verify capacity, procurement terms and product specifications |
| S126 |
Australian Primary Hemp |
Australian Primary Hemp |
Company website |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia |
Hemp seed oil; protein; flour; seed foods |
Supply Chain; Producer |
Australian food processor and wholesale lead |
Medium |
Medium |
Presents Australian sown and grown hemp products, processing and wholesale ordering signals. |
Verify processing location, capacity, procurement terms and specifications |
| S127 |
Industrial Hemp For Building |
Australian Hemp Masonry Company |
Company information page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia; NSW; Victoria; Tasmania; WA; Qld/NT gap |
Hemp hurd; hempcrete; building materials |
Supply Chain; Producer; Environment; GBLC |
Building-material buyer and processor-network lead |
Medium |
Medium |
States the company works with Australian Hemp Fibre Processors Inc to source building-grade hemp hurd from processors in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and WA. Claim/data extract: S127-001. |
Verify processor list, specifications, prices and project demand |
| S128 |
Home - Margaret River Hemp Processing |
Margaret River Hemp Processing |
Company website |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Margaret River WA |
Hemp fibre; hurd; fines |
Supply Chain; Producer |
Australian fibre/hurd processor model |
Medium |
Medium |
Describes a local supply chain and processing facility for WA-grown raw hemp into fibre, hurd and related products. |
Verify throughput, intake terms and applicability outside WA |
| S129 |
Industrial Hemp: Australia's next sustainable super crop |
AgriFutures Australia |
Industry news article |
Published 4 November 2025 |
Australia; Tasmania; WA; Queensland |
Hemp foods; fibre; hurd; panels; packaging |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC; Environment |
Australian industry case-study source |
Medium |
Low to Medium |
Identifies X-Hemp's Tasmanian fibre facility and UTAS supply, plus Wandarra/Hulkbuild/Hulkpack activity in Townsville. Claim/data extracts: S129-001, S129-002. |
Verify operating status, capacity, buying terms and claims directly |
| S130 |
Tasmanian hempcrete producer X-Hemp warns government regulations may exclude industry from market |
ABC Rural |
News article |
Published 13 January 2024 |
Tasmania |
Hemp stalk; hurd; hempcrete |
Supply Chain; Producer; Environment |
Independent media evidence for Tasmanian processing pathway |
Medium |
Medium |
Reports Tasmania's only hemp stalk processing factory was developing hempcrete products for a major Hobart development. |
Verify current X-Hemp capacity, project status and procurement needs |
| S131 |
Australian Hemp Fibre Processors Inc |
Natural Building Australia |
Industry directory page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Australia |
Hemp fibre; building-grade hurd |
Supply Chain; Producer; Environment |
Processor-network and building-material pathway lead |
Medium |
Low to Medium |
Identifies Australian Hemp Fibre Processors Inc as a processor-network source for hemp fibre and hurd pathways. |
Verify member processors, locations, capacity and specifications |
| S132 |
Hemp Foods Australia profile |
Australian Organic |
Industry/certification profile |
Current page accessed 2026-06-10 |
Bangalow NSW |
Hemp foods; organic products |
Supply Chain; Producer |
Location and certification context |
Medium |
Low to Medium |
Identifies Hemp Foods Australia as a Northern NSW Bangalow hemp foods business and certification-related industry actor. |
Use only for location/profile context; verify capacity and procurement directly |
| S133 |
Australian industrial hemp best management practice gap analysis |
AgriFutures Australia / Industrial Hemp Best Management Practice Manual Working Group |
Research gap analysis |
Published 30 June 2023 |
Australia |
Grain; biomass; fibre; hurd; dual-purpose industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
National producer-economics and RD&E gap source |
Medium to High |
Medium |
Includes indicative gross-margin analysis for grain, biomass and dual-purpose crops using first-hand working group experience or contacts for receipts and broadacre model cross-checks. Claim/data extracts: S133-001, S133-002. |
Use as a budget scaffold and sensitivity-test base only; verify Granite Borders yields, prices, processor access and freight before drawing profitability conclusions |
| S134 |
Cost Your Hemp - Intro |
Australian Hemp Council |
Industry costing-tool guidance |
Current page accessed 2026-06-11 |
Australia |
Fibre; grain; dual-purpose industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
National cost-structure guidance |
Medium |
Medium |
Identifies input costs to point of sale, contract questions, freight and opportunity-cost categories. Claim/data extract: S134-001. |
Use to structure budget questions only |
| S135 |
True hemp raw or retted exports to United States in 2024 |
WITS / UN Comtrade |
Trade database |
2024 |
Australia; United States |
Hemp fibre raw or retted |
Supply Chain; Producer |
Hemp-specific trade indicator but not Granite Borders demand evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Reports Australia exported HS 530210 true hemp raw or retted to the United States in 2024. |
Verify with ABS or ABF data before economic modelling |
| S136 |
National Hemp Report 2025 |
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service |
Government statistics report |
Published 17 April 2025 |
United States |
Floral hemp; grain hemp; fibre hemp; seed hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
International benchmark only |
High |
Medium |
Separates US hemp area, production, price and value by product category. |
Do not transfer US prices or floral/cannabinoid economics into the Australian assessment |
| S137 |
Investigating the potential of industrial hemp as a forage crop |
Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture / University of Tasmania |
University research project page |
Completed project; page accessed 2026-06-11 |
Tasmania |
Forage; seed; dual-purpose industrial hemp |
Producer; Supply Chain; Environment |
Australian comparator and risk evidence |
Medium |
Medium |
Notes Tasmanian hemp area and cautions that seed-only use limited gross-margin upside. Claim/data extract: S137-001. |
Verify current Tasmanian economics and animal-feed rules before use |
| S138 |
Industrial Hemp |
AgriFutures Australia |
Industry overview page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-11 |
Australia |
General industrial hemp; textiles; paper; rope; fuel; oil; stockfeed; building materials; cosmetics; pet food; food; personal care |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC; Environment |
National pathway scan source |
Medium |
Medium |
Identifies broad industrial hemp applications and notes that profitable industry development still needs scale, varieties, agronomy, mechanisation, processing and long-term markets. Claim/data extracts: S138-001, S138-002. |
Use to check pathway completeness only |
| S139 |
Industrial hemp in Victoria |
Agriculture Victoria |
Government guidance page |
Current page accessed 2026-06-11 |
Victoria; Australia |
Industrial hemp; food; cosmetics; fibre; hurd; seed for sowing; stockfeed |
Producer; Supply Chain; GBLC |
Australian state regulatory and pathway boundary source |
High |
Medium |
Identifies non-therapeutic uses as food, cosmetics and fibre; distinguishes seed for food or sowing, fibre, hurd and other crop purposes; cautions against ordinary stockfeed use. Claim/data extracts: S139-001, S139-002. |
Use for pathway boundary checking and regulatory caution |
| S140 |
Cannabis in veterinary chemical products |
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority |
Government regulatory guidance page |
Content last updated 1 May 2025; accessed 2026-06-11 |
Australia |
Animal feed; pet food; veterinary chemical products; hemp; hemp oil; hemp seed oil; cannabinoids |
Supply Chain; Producer; GBLC |
National animal-product regulatory boundary source |
High |
High |
States that animal or pet food products containing cannabis, hemp, hemp oil, hemp seed oil or cannabinoids must be registered if they meet the veterinary chemical product definition. Claim/data extracts: S140-001, S140-002. |
Exclude feed and pet-food assumptions unless a product-specific lawful pathway is verified |