A proposed state program that would have allotted seven figures to jump-start hemp processing failed to make it through the Colorado Legislature this session. The Colorado Department of Agriculture ...

South Dakota leads the U.S. in hemp production and proponents believe it has the potential to significantly sequester carbon and boost local manufacturing. Hemp processing facilities are emerging in ...

Learning that Panda Biotech has opened a hemp processing facility that’s the biggest in the U.S. and among the largest in the world is one thing. Beholding the 500,000-square-foot gin, running nearly ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ken Meyer reaches out to inspect some processed hemp at his plant in Winfred on June 2, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota ...

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 ...