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 ...

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 ...

A man who successfully advocated for hemp farming in Sutter County earlier this year, while the industry's future was in peril, has been accused of illegally processing tens of thousands of pounds of ...

Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - September 8, 2025) - Hempalta Corp. (HEMP:CA) ("Hempalta" or the "Company"), has commenced an orderly wind-up of its hemp processing operations following a review ...

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 ...

John Lupien of Omaha, a founding partner in a Plattsmouth hemp-processing company called BastCore, holds some roving and unprocessed hemp stalks in April 2016. Lupien was one of about a half-dozen ...

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 ...