TULSA, Okla. — The federal government shutdown debate has taken an unexpected turn — one that could practically devastate the U.S. hemp industry and impact products found in Oklahoma stores. As ...

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 20: (AFP OUT) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) and Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles hold up their 'hemp pens' during the signing ceremony for ...

Bye-Bye High?: An amendment in the bill to reopen the federal government effectively kills products—including beverages sold at Target, Circle K and Total Wine—made with hemp-derived THC. The longest ...

Hemp remains a small crop in Kansas, but it doubled in acreage from 2023 to 2024.

Speaking on Monday were Bill Achord of Lincoln, who is president of the Nebraska Hemp Association, and Andrew Bish of Giltner, who is the CEO of Hemp Harvest Works, a hemp equipment manufacturer.