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.

The early, buck-wild days of hemp farming spawned many a gun-shy grower, but Aaron Baldwin found a sweet spot. Avoiding the pitfalls of broken promises and grinning middlemen, Baldwin brought hemp ...

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is one of the first hemp fiber processors in Kansas, and wants the investment to benefit ...

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 ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- The new five-year, $480 billion farm bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday includes a tiny provision authorizing North Dakota and a few other states to grow research plots of ...

WAKONDA, S.D. – South Dakota recently became the No. 1 producer of hemp fibers in the nation after being the third-to-last state to make it legal just three years ago. "We're the highest production ...

Four years after the farm bill legalized industrial hemp nationwide, crop acreage is falling as the industry struggles to get regulatory clarity and infrastructure for products derived from the ...

Abdul Latif Khan, assistant professor of biotechnology at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Technology Division, examined the communities of microbiomes living in and around the ...

Forget the stereotypical images of macramé plant hangers and 1970s barefoot hippies. Hemp has come solidly into the 21st century with surprising range, versatility and renewed popularity. One of the ...

In November 2025, President Trump signed legislation to fund and reopen the federal government, ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. While many celebrated, Illinois hemp farmers ...

Consumable hemp product use is sky-high in Oklahoma. Arguably one of the biggest loopholes in legislation, delta-8 and THCa sales are reaching new heights as users learn its effects are eerily similar ...