Method for processing whole hemp stalks to form dry hemp product comprising cannabinoid oil

A method for processing hemp to form a dry hemp product including cannabinoid oil, comprising:

• cutting hemp plants, which are growing in a field, between about 85 days and about 120 days after seeding of the hemp plants, such that the hemp plants include at least one of leaves and flower buds but are free of seed;
• drying the hemp plants to a prescribed moisture content of about 5% to about 15%, by leaving the hemp plants in the field to air dry;
• and, in a processing facility, to which the hemp plants are transported after drying:
• shaking the hemp plants to shear said at least one of the leaves and the flower buds from stalks of the hemp plants so as to form separated stalks and said at least one of the leaves and the flower buds which are not deformed;
• and screening the separated stalks and said at least one of the leaves and the flower buds so as to be separated from one another.