Scottish Fish Farmers Trial Hempseed-based Feeds

Scottish Fish Farmers Trial Hempseed-based Feeds

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has received a $330,000 grant from the UK Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) to aid in their research and development of a hempseed-based feed for aquaculture.  The world’s largest salmon producer,
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, is providing technical assistance for the effort, both in production and feed formulation.

The hemp will be grown by farmers in Angus and Aberdeenshire.  The scope of the SIF-funded effort is a full-scale two month aquafeed assessment.  This follows a feasibility study last year to determine whether hempseed could be integrated into Scotland’s farmed salmon industry.

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