Mr. Marcus McCabe:

Our experience is that it does not work very well when it is continuously grown on one field. It is much better to rotate it. It is particularly good on fresh ground or ploughed down grassland. In that way, a fantastic crop can be achieved. If a farmer wanted to reseed ground, like a dairy farmer he or she could get a catch crop of hemp.

On the question with regard to the values, the value of the straw is approximately €400 to €500 per acre. The seed would be worth approximately €1,500 per acre. If we can process the botanicals, then the value is substantially more at up around €2,000 to €2,500 per acre. That becomes very interesting for the farmer but the infrastructure needs to be in place for that.