The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking White House approval for updates to a series of forms it distributes to hemp farmers and regulators to better understand the state of the industry.

A new study of hemp microbes may lead to more sustainable farming methods, using nature to boost the growth of the plant which has become increasingly popular for its versatile uses: CBD-rich ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Congress has approved a federal ban of hemp products that exceed 0.4 mg of THC as a part of legislation signed to end the government shutdown. This will impact more than 95% of all ...

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 ...

In November 2025, President Trump signed legislation to fund and reopen the federal government, ending the longest government ...

They called it another "gold rush." That phrase was on heard all the time after the 2018 Farm Bill legalized commercial hemp farming. Both experienced farmers and brand new growers wanted to plant ...

After winds ripped through her rural Minnesota greenhouse on a blustery July weekend, Angela Dawson played music for her Wunder Woman strain of hemp, in hopes the tunes would perk up the crop. When ...

When hemp was legalized in 2019, farmers triggered a boom in Lancaster County by wanting to cash in on what seemed like a ...

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 ...