State profile / Northern Plains
South Dakota
Grain research & farming are defining the state’s role in the emerging domestic hemp economy.
Regional profile
Capability grows where agriculture meets infrastructure.
South Dakota represents one node in a national industrial system. Its competitive position is shaped by crop knowledge, nearby processors, manufacturing capacity, freight access, research, and the willingness of downstream markets to specify domestic hemp materials.
Supply-chain position
Move upstream or downstream through the industrial system.
Organizations headquartered here
[01]SDUniversity research / South Dakota
South Dakota State University Hemp Research
Conducts crop research and extension work on industrial hemp production.
[02]SDIndustry association / South Dakota
South Dakota Industrial Hemp Association
Supports industrial hemp production, education, and market development in South Dakota.
[03]CHFiber processor / South Dakota
Complete Hemp Processing
South Dakota's first industrial hemp processing center, opened August 2023 by the A.H. Meyer & Sons family; processes baled hemp into long fiber, short technical fiber, hurd, and micronized dust.
[04]DHFiber processor / South Dakota
Dakota Hemp
Veteran-founded South Dakota fiber processor using a HempTrain decortication line to produce fiber and hurd; a second SD fiber plant in development/opening late 2025.
Materials produced and used here
01Planting input
Hemp seed
Certified industrial genetics selected for fiber, grain, feed, and regional field performance.
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02Food & feed crop
Hemp grain
A nutrient-dense oilseed processed into whole ingredients, oil, protein, and emerging feed applications.
View material03Structural fiber
Bast fiber
Long, strong fibers from the stalk exterior used in insulation, textiles, papers, and reinforced composites.
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