- December 17, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – The pandemic brought about career changes for many people. For one family in Taylor, North Dakota, it was the push they needed to finally work their land.
Cathy and Shane Weber use a precision heater to heat hemp flower. After a five-hour infusion, the process produces CBD oil. It’s just one of many hemp-based creations this family makes on their farm.
“I never envisioned a year ago, we would have these amazing products,” said Cathy Weber, Badlands Hemp co-owner. She says they’ve been able to tap into wellness benefits CBD offers.
Shane was working in the oil field, but his brother-in-law, who worked with hemp in Oregon, had planted a seed; that the family should start a hemp farm. The pandemic gave them the opportunity.
“I got furloughed, so I started to think that this was a business that we could actually do,” said Shane Weber, Badlands Hemp co-owner.
The family went to work. They got a grower’s license, built a…
