Steve's Goods is an independent, Kentucky-based hemp manufacturer. This page is the press-and-media resource for journalists, podcast hosts, retail buyers and anyone else trying to figure out who we are before reaching out. Everything below is meant as background β a running one-pager that saves you a round of scheduling emails before the first conversation.
One-line pitch
A ten-year-old hemp manufacturer in Louisville, Kentucky that owns the full stack from crude extract through finished SKUs and publishes a third-party lab report for every batch.
What we do
We extract, formulate and pack hemp products in Louisville, Kentucky. Our retail lineup covers CBD oils, gummies, softgels, topicals, concentrates and pet SKUs. Our wholesale program ships bulk distillate, isolate and white-label finished goods to brands, retailers and formulators across the country. We have been doing this for more than a decade, through the 2014 farm-bill pilot era, the 2018 Farm Bill legalization period and now the run-up to H.R. 5371's November 12, 2026 enforcement date.
Who the company is built around
Steve is the founder β engineer by background, hemp manufacturer by career, writer by evenings. He owns the editorial voice of the brand and the direction of the product line. The manufacturing, lab and wholesale teams are based at the Louisville facility. For editorial contact, use the general contact form linked in the site footer and flag it as a press inquiry.
What we're happy to talk about
- H.R. 5371 and the post-2026 hemp market. Container-level total-THC compliance, how finished-product reformulation is going, and what changes for retailers.
- Kentucky hemp manufacturing. Why we moved the operation from Colorado to Louisville, what supply-chain vertical integration buys us, and what it doesn't.
- Formulation transparency. Ingredient choices (organic tapioca syrup versus corn syrup, carrier oil selection), lab-testing methodology, and what a clean COA actually looks like.
- Wholesale and white label. How a small brand moves from concept to shelf-ready SKU, and where manufacturing partners can help or hurt that process.
What we won't do
We don't make medical or efficacy claims about CBD, CBG, CBN or any other hemp cannabinoid. We don't speculate about competitors' compliance posture in the press, positive or negative. And we don't participate in pieces that require us to guarantee outcomes for a reader β the research isn't settled and the copy we ship reflects that.
Reach out
General press and editorial inquiries go through the site contact form. We respond to legitimate outlets and podcasts within a business day. Speaking requests (industry conferences, manufacturing-focused events, compliance panels) are welcome; please include the event details and the time frame in your note.