The Day I Discovered My Hemp Decorticator’s Hidden Talents Last October, I was visiting Frank Mitchell’s farm in eastern Oregon. Frank had built one of our DIY hemp decorticators the previous spring. As we walked through his barn, I noticed something strange—he was running kenaf stalks through the machine. “What are you doing?” I asked, […]
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How One Farmer’s Frustration Sparked a Revolution in Small-Scale Hemp Processing I was standing in Jim Henderson’s field when he dropped the bombshell that changed everything. “I’m done,” he said, wiping sweat from his brow. “Can’t afford the processing fees, can’t get my crop to the facility on time. Might as well burn the whole
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From Wasted Crop to Family Legacy It was 4:30 AM when Mike Colter’s phone rang. “Dad, come quick. The processor just called. They’re shutting down operations.” Mike’s stomach dropped. His 12-acre hemp crop—harvested just yesterday—had nowhere to go. The regional processor had equipment failure and a 3-month backlog. However, by sunrise, Mike faced a brutal
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Retting has been the go-to method for hemp processing for decades, but its slow, unpredictable nature is costing farmers time and money. Enter on-demand hemp processing, which is a faster and more efficient alternative that’s changing the game. Discover why farmers are ditching retting and how tools like Hempower’s handheld decorticator are making hemp processing easier, faster, and more profitable than ever.
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