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. — 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 ...

Family-owned farm emphasizes quality, education and community as it navigates a growing but misunderstood business - the hemp ...

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Farmers in South Carolina are trying to make industrial hemp happen. Touting its quick growth rate and variety of uses, farmers like Monique Daniels in Orangeburg say ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The bill that ended the federal government shutdown could have unintended consequences for hemp farmers in South Dakota. That’s what Ken Meyer, who owns a hemp processing ...

WAKONDA, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The state’s hemp industry has continued to grow. Last year, South Dakota led all states in acres of hemp harvested. However, many of the plants were harvested out of ...

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 ...