Industrial hemp grows in a field in Butler County, Kansas. This crop could be processed into things like high protein food, bedding or building materials. It's becoming a more popular option for hemp ...

WINFRED, S.D. — Ken Meyer’s boots imprint the fine layer of dust settled over the concrete floor as he walks through South Dakota’s first industrial hemp processing facility. It’s loud. Fans whirl and ...

When hemp was legalized in 2019, farmers triggered a boom in Lancaster County by wanting to cash in on what seemed like a ...

WINFRED, S.D. — There has been a steadily growing interest in hemp production across the nation, but most notably in South Dakota, which was named the top producer of hemp in 2024. The 2018 Farm Bill ...

LANSING, MI -- Five years ago, speculators seemed sure hemp was poised to become the next boom crop in Michigan. That’s changed. Now the state’s hemp farming program is on life support. Dreams of a ...

Ann Gauger stands in one of the Caprock Family Farms rooms where they grow hemp on May 23, 2025 in Lubbock. How is our farming legacy going to be passed on to future generations without learning ...