International interest in South Dakota hemp industry

Melisa Goss
Feb 24, 2025
Feb 24, 2025

Ukraine (71) worked.jpg — Vitalii Vanchuliak, left, inspects hemp fiber with Ken Meyer, president of South Dakota Hemp during a trade tour in Wessington Springs.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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The South Dakota hemp industry has garnered global interest.

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Ukraine (17) worked.jpg — Ukrainian grain producer Vitalii Vanchuliak and translator Mykola Omelchenck inspect oats from MPM Seeds in Wessington Springs, S.D.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Ukraine (144).JPG — Mykola Omelchenck shows Evgeny Makarchenkov hemp fibers at Dakota Hemp Processing in Winfred, S.D.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Ukraine (118) worked.jpg — Olch Zapletniuk checks out the John Deere 4840 at MPM Seeds. Zapletniuks said he has the same model in Ukraine, but a newer model.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.