From 400+ farmers to 46: How Minnesota's hemp industry is already collapsing before the ban hits

HASTINGS, Minn. (FOX 9) - A sea of green covers acres outside of Hastings — but it's not the same crop that grew there last year. Hemp farming on the decline Jeremy Saueressig planted soybeans on his farm after realizing there might not be anyone to buy his usual hemp crop by the time harvest arrived. "It kind of came to a standstill this year. It seemed like not so many people were interested in…