The first hemp harvest in South Dakota has wrapped up and producers are happy with results.
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Derrick Dohmann, hemp seeds sales and marketing manager at Horizon Hemp, grew just over 150 acres of hemp this year and said he’s planning on increasing that amount next year.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss
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Derrick Dohmann shows dried hemp stalk, saying the ideal diameter for hemp stalks being cut for fiber is about the same size as a No. 2 pencil.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss
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Hemp bales dot the horizon in a field grown by Derrick Dohmann near Willow Lake, S.D.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss
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Round bales of hemp sit in Derrick Dohmann’s field northwest of Willow Lake, South Dakota. 2021 was the first year growing industrial hemp was legal in the state.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss
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Melisa Goss, Associate 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 Sioux Falls with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net .
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