Allen Pickett, owner of Honeybee Hemp Farms, joined Jeff Hamlin on the WPTF Afternoon News to discuss how the prolonged heat and dry weather have impacted his hemp crops this year. Pickett, who began growing hemp after seeing friends succumb to opioid and prescription drug abuse, shared insights into the challenges many hemp producers faced this summer. As different breeds of hemp plants flower at various times, he emphasized the significance of this peak harvest period and how the adverse conditions could affect the industry moving forward.