Our parent company, Trans Farm Oy, organized a day for training and networking on June 26th for farmers who are currently growing or interested in hemp, caraway, and coriander.

Producing pure, high-quality, and responsible oilseed hemp products requires skilled farmers who hold expertise in sustainable cultivation methods and know how to achieve optimal yields. As a producer of domestic industrial hemp, FoodFarm’s parent company, Trans Farm Oy, frequently engages with farmers in person, mainly through a variety of training events held across Finland.

On June 26th, Trans Farm, in collaboration with Caraway Finland Oy, a Finnish producer of caraway and coriander, hosted a day for training and networking for those interested in and already growing special crops. The event saw a higher turnout than anticipated, thanks to the warm and sunny weather.

“There were indeed a lot of people there, we almost ran out of parking space!” laughs Artturi Pura from Trans Farm, who managed the traffic arrangements. “I heard some visitors had traveled for hundreds of kilometers to get there.”

In addition to special crop experts, there were representatives from Yara, a fertilizer manufacturer, the Baltic Sea Action Group, which aims to protect the Baltic Sea, and Berner – all well-known names to Finnish farmers.

Although caraway was more familiar to most attendees than oilseed hemp, hemp attracted a lot of attention from both new and seasoned farmers. Many were particularly interested in the organic cultivation of oilseed hemp. Because no chemical pesticides are used in hemp cultivation, it is an excellent option for organic farming.

The suitability for organic farming is not the only advantage of hemp compared to traditional crops. From the consumer’s perspective, hemp’s carbon sequestration capacity and eco-friendliness are particularly notable. As it grows, hemp absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere extremely efficiently, storing some of it in the soil. Hemp also fits well into natural ecosystems, providing an excellent habitat for pollinators.