New hemp rules unlikely to help South Dakota producers

Janelle Atyeo
Oct 29, 2019
Oct 29, 2019 Updated Oct 31, 2019

Hemp test plot — Hemp grows in a test plot at the Farmfest grounds in Redwood Falls, Minn.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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One of the hurdles keeping South Dakota’s officials from allowing farmers to grow hemp was the lack of federal rules governing the crop that’s closely related to marijuana.

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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.