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 ...

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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 ...

Sutter County has outlawed industrial hemp farming for the rest of the year, and may ban the crop permanently as supervisors narrowly voted to continue the county ban on production and processing.

A federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products is expected to go into effect in November. It could eliminate the most profitable market for farmers who grow hemp. Subscribe to the new Harvest ...

Danny Desjarlais, a member of Minnesota’s Lower Sioux Tribe, will lead the Hawaiʻi Industrial Hemp Building Workshop this ...

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 ...

South Dakota continued to expand its industrial hemp footprint in 2024 as Texas quickly gained ground, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Hemp Report. As defined in the 2018 ...

Hemp remains a small crop in Kansas, but it doubled in acreage from 2023 to 2024.