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Cutting the hemp ribbon at the Panda Hemp Gin in Wichita Falls, TX. (L to R:) Panda Biotech COO Scott Evans; Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller; Panda Biotech President Dixie Carter; Southern Ute Indian Tribe Chairman Melvin J. Baker; Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce CEO Ron Kitchens. [Photo credit: Shana B]
‘Father of Denim’ Joins Leaders at Hemp Ribbon-Cutting at Panda Biotech’s Huge Plant in Wichita Falls
by David Seeley | Jun 14, 2024
“We will lead the nation in industrial hemp,” Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said at the grand opening of the hemp processing facility, the second-largest on Earth. Instead of satin ribbon, a hefty length of "hemp denim" got the scissors treatment amid a crowd of city and state officials, business leaders, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe chairman, and Sasson Jeans Founder Paul Guez.
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