A Gridley farmer and hemp cultivation advocate was arrested Wednesday in alleged connection with an illegal cannabis processing operation in Live Oak. The investigation, led by Yuba Sutter Narcotic ...

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 ...

Smith and Rogue’s test run for an American-manufactured line of clothing was limited — initially, 239 men’s work shirts. Kishpaugh said he focused on a shirt for this experimental run because it was ...

How two central Montana companies led the creation of a domestically made shirt from hemp, a crop that had been illegal to ...

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe has become investors in a 500,000-square-foot hemp processing facility in Wichita Falls, Texas, saying it is part of the tribe’s commitment to sustainable and innovative ...

ORANGEBURG, S.C. - Farmers in South Carolina are trying to make industrial hemp happen. Touting its quick growth rate and variety of uses, farmers like Monique Daniels in Orangeburg say hemp could be ...

Ken Meyer reaches out to inspect some processed hemp at his plant in Winfred on June 2, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) WINFRED — Ken Meyer’s boots imprint the fine layer of dust settled ...

MORTON, MINN. – Eight-foot-tall stalks of hemp swayed in a field on the prairie here, ready for harvest. But these plants won’t get anyone high. Instead, they’ll be turned into hempcrete, a building ...

WAKONDA, S.D. — Despite South Dakota being the third-to last state to legalize industrial hemp farming, the state now leads the nation in production. Ken Meyer, president of the South Dakota ...

The NoCo Hemp Expo, one of North America’s largest and longest-running hemp conferences, quietly came to an end last year, but the organizer plans on bringing back a new trade show focused on the ...