Hemp Grain And Fiber Database

Welcome to the Midwestern Hemp Database (MHD) for grain and fiber!

The MHD is a series of interactive data visualization and variety selector tools which leverages grower-collaborator networks to provide research supported regional insight into agronomic performance and cannabinoid development of industrial hemp (grain, fiber, and high cannabinoid) varieties. For clarity, two databases have been developed depending on end use (grain/fiber and high cannabinoid).

Research trials and associated outputs from the MHD are developed by the Midwestern Hemp Research Collaborative (MHRC). The MHRC is a proud collaboration between University of Wisconsin-Madison (Phillip Alberti, Dr. Shelby Ellison), University of Illinois (Dr. D.K. Lee and Dr. Chance Riggins), Michigan State University Extension (Dr. James DeDecker), Purdue University Extension (Marguerite Bolt), Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (Esther Shekinah), Rock River Laboratory Inc., and grower-cooperators across the Midwest. These trials are supported in large part thanks to the USDA NIFA Supplemental and Alternative Crops Grant (2022-2025).

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Seed Suppliers

The following companies have generously supplied seed for the hemp grain and fiber variety trials.