Stephen Hamway

A southern New Mexico hemp company announced a significant expansion in Las Cruces, a sign the region's small but growing hemp industry is starting to blossom.

Burgeoning hemp industry takes root in southern New Mexico

February 27, 2020 at 2:24 p.m.

The state Economic Development Department announced this week that Natural ReLeaf, a group that began growing hemp last year in Berino, a small town south of Las Cruces, is planning...

It's been a learning year for New Mexico hemp producers, with plenty of trial and error as growers attempted to find the right approach to growing in sometimes-unforgiving conditions.

Hope and headaches for hemp in New Mexico

October 30, 2019 at 11:14 a.m.

The harvest of New Mexico's first crop of industrial hemp since legalization is well underway, and early returns show reasons for optimism and some challenges for the new industry. The...

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