THE proposed trial of industrial hemp at a Mildura farm took an important step forward last week, with the allocation of land.

In a collaboration between Australian Primary Hemp (APH) and SuniTAFE, land at SuniTAFE's SMART Farm was set aside for hemp plantings to assess its suitability to collect data on low-THC hemp varieties.

These varieties would be used for food, fibre and building material...