Jean Laprise operates a 1500 acre farm complex growing corn, soybeans and industrial strength contract vegetables for major food processing clients. Laprise is a realist-dreamer, a hard worker, a motivator of men to achieve his plans to bring hemp into the mainstream. The Laprise team at Kenex Inc, working with high-minded new crop researchers, such as Peter Dragla of Ridgetown Agricultural College, have taken it upon themselves to size up and figure out how to make hemp pay for itself and emerge winners. Kenex is perhaps the best address on the continent to have hemp happen on a profitable basis before the turn of the new century. They welcome all worthy participants and see autonomous co-operation between all players as the way to keep things simple.
Fierce realism goes a long way in achieving success.
Even magic hemp needs a cash flow. Kenex has imported some of Ben Dronkers' brand new Dutch hemp machinery. They expect that further modifications will still have to be made before these iron angels will be ready to fly through the Kenex hemp fields next year. Kenex may soon be playing a big role in the hemp seed business as well. Acting as licensed seed importers and distributors, they will supply hemp farmers in the region with planting stock, sparing them from the red tape and delays involved.