Delta Agriculture announced its hemp fiber line launch, which marks a transition from a leader in hemp flower production to a full-scale industrial hemp supplier. Delta Agriculture is the largest industrial producer and processor of hemp raw goods in the country. Local oil executive John Paul Merritt, founder and CEO of Pony Oil, chairs its board.
“As more and more companies seek to reduce their environmental footprint and cut their carbon output, Delta Agriculture is building the infrastructure to make that possible,” said Merritt.
Currently operating more than 5,000 acres of farmland in West Texas, Kentucky, and Colorado, Delta Agriculture targets to plant 10,000 acres this year and scale to more than 25,000 acres in 2022.
“Delta Ag is currently the nation’s top supplier of hemp, scaling at pace to eventually produce enough raw goods to be a sustainable alternative to petroleum-derived plastics, tree-based papers, and other non-renewable products that currently contribute to global pollution and waste,” said CEO George Overbey. “Delta Ag is harnessing the power of the hemp plant to make a carbon-negative future possible right here at home and one day, globally.”