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 ...

Recent legislation has established a broader hemp definition that now includes total THC (not just Delta-9). New federal limits and exclusions target Delta-8 and other intoxicating cannabinoids. FDA ...

The bill that reopened the federal government bans almost all currently legal hemp-derived products. The only solace for industry advocates is that the prohibition doesn't kick in for a year. A ...

SWINGS AHEAD THIS WEEK. CHRIS THANK YOU. ANOTHER FEDERAL CRACKDOWN FUELS CONCERN AMONG UPSTATE HEMP FARMERS, MANY OF THEM NOW WONDERING IF THEY’LL BE ABLE TO GROW AND SELL THE PLANT UNDER A NEW BAN.

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.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has secured $1 million to establish a state-of-the-art manufacturing laboratory that will ...

Upstate farmers fear the risk of empty shelves and closing doors under a new federal provision, which redefines regulations for hemp and the products that derive from the plant. Lee Ford, the son of ...