Hemp https://www.wcmu.org/tags/hemp Hemp en-US Copyright Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:42:00 GMT Hemp farming is booming again. A federal ban on hemp-derived THC products puts the crop in jeopardy https://www.wcmu.org/2026-01-05/hemp-federal-ban-farming A federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products is expected to go into effect in November. It could eliminate the most profitable market for farmers who grow hemp. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:42:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/2026-01-05/hemp-federal-ban-farming Molly Ashford As more states move to restrict intoxicating hemp, people in the industry worry for its future https://www.wcmu.org/2025-06-10/states-restrict-intoxicating-hemp-industry-future After the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, THC products made from the plant have grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Now, more state and federal lawmakers are working to limit or ban the products. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/2025-06-10/states-restrict-intoxicating-hemp-industry-future Molly Ashford Hemp acres shrink in the Midwest, as USDA data shows farmers are turning away from CBD https://www.wcmu.org/2024-05-03/hemp-acres-down-midwest Fewer farmers are planting hemp across the Midwest and Great Plains. The decline is most acute in hemp grown for its oils, like CBD, but experts say there’s greater opportunity in industrial hemp. Fri, 03 May 2024 15:14:58 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/2024-05-03/hemp-acres-down-midwest Elizabeth Rembert Michigan farmers say they are harvesting first industrial hemp crop since World War II https://www.wcmu.org/economy/2019-10-09/michigan-farmers-say-they-are-harvesting-first-industrial-hemp-crop-since-world-war-ii Farmers across the state are harvesting their first hemp crop, after the plant was legalized for agriculture in 2018.Officials with IHemp Michigan, an… Wed, 09 Oct 2019 21:22:57 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/economy/2019-10-09/michigan-farmers-say-they-are-harvesting-first-industrial-hemp-crop-since-world-war-ii State officials will test Michigan's first hemp crop https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2019-08-15/state-officials-will-test-michigans-first-hemp-crop Michigan agriculture officials will soon start testing hemp being grown in the state.Michigan growers will start harvesting the state’s first industrial… Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:36:13 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2019-08-15/state-officials-will-test-michigans-first-hemp-crop Steve Carmody