Benefits of Hempsteed Animal Bedding
EXTREMELY ABSORBENT
Hemp absorbs liquids better than pine shavings, pellets or straw. Its shape and a porous surface area make it a natural sponge!
LITTLE TO NO DUST
Less dust makes for a healthier, cleaner barn with a major reduction in flies and insects. Dust exposes animals & people to a whole host of particles that contribute to respiratory and allergic health risks. Using Hempsteed bedding greatly reduces these risks.
ODOR REDUCING
The pores in hemp hurd provide a significantly increased surface area trapping unwanted odors in a smaller part of your animals bed. More airflow through and around wet spots reduces anaerobic rot and mildew growth. A cleaner, dryer bed that smells fresh.
COMFORT
A hemp bed is dry, smells better, and is much softer than alternatives. We notice horses and other animals sleeping, and loafing in their stalls much more after switching to hemp bedding. Try it and find out.
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY & SUSTAINABLE
Hemp is 100% biodegradable. In fact, it performs much better in compost that wood. As the highest yielding fiber crop, an acre of hemp yields 4x more pulp than an acre of trees it one year of growth. Thats 4x more carbon pulled out of the air in one year. Trees take 15-30 years to do that, less efficiently! Growing industrial hemp requires no pesticides or herbicides and needs little water. Using hemp bedding has a positive impact on our environment.
DISPOSAL
Better more efficient absorbency means you discard less bedding. This is where hemp can save you $$. Disposal costs are a big part of caring for animals. By using less material you save. If you are spreading or composting your animal waste hemp breaks down faster, and with a higher Nitrogen addition to your soil than wood products.
COMPOSTING
Hemp has 4x more nitrogen than wood shavings. It is softer, and decomposes faster than woody fibers (lingens). Hemp hurd and horse manure stall waste makes for a perfect 25:1 Carbon to Nitrogen ratio!
COST COMPARISON
Yearly costs for Hempsteed bedding is equivalent or less
than wood shavings, pellets, or straw when managed correctly.
When calculating material, labor, and disposal costs hemp out performs wood shavings, straw and pellets. It takes a short time for the investment in a hemp stalbe to pay off!