Ken Meyer reaches out to inspect some processed hemp at his plant in Winfred on June 2, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) WINFRED — Ken Meyer’s boots imprint the fine layer of dust settled ...

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 ...

HOUSTON — There’s a new business coming to town operating from an iconic space. The old Maxwell House plant on Houston’s east side is set to become a hemp processing facility. It’s expected to support ...

With marijuana and hemp leaders working together toward a shared vision of more effective federal policy, the path ahead is ...

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 ...

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 ...

WINFRED, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) – South Dakota, the No. 1 producer of hemp fiber in the nation, gets a major addition to its hemp processing industry later this year that will help expand the ...

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 ...