Up next for hemp: With hemp plan approved, South Dakota prepares to accept grower applications

Jager Robinson
Nov 9, 2020
Nov 9, 2020 Updated Nov 10, 2020

Hemp is harvested in Minnesota. Industrial hemp can be harvested using any common combine bean headers.
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The process of allowing South Dakota farmers to grow hemp is entering its final phase after the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the state’s plan for handling hemp in mid-October. The state will now go through its final review process to legalize its newest agricultural product.

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Derrick Dohmann, sales manager for Horizon Hemp Seeds and Vice President of the South Dakota Industrial Hemp Association, poses in front of a field of industrial hemp in East Grand Fork, Minn.
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Reach Reporter Jager Robinson at 605-335-7300, email jager.robinson@lee.net or follow on Twitter @Jager_Robinson.