Planning IPM for commercial cannabis operations

Being able to control pest pressure in a large-scale agricultural operation is of the utmost importance, as that has a direct impact on a company’s bottom line. This becomes even more important when the crop is extremely valuable, such as cannabis. This is the reason why Fluence and InSpire have been…

ECS Botanics

AU: Largest medical cannabis grow by area set for northern Tasmania

Australia’s largest medicinal cannabis grow by area is set to be developed in northern Tasmania as part of a project announced by ECS Botanics. Subject to finalisation of regulatory approvals, ECS intends to proceed with development of the outdoor medicinal cannabis project at its wholly owned site in…

Pharmacielo

CO: Grower hires external contractor to increase the cultivation for meeting market demand

PharmaCielo has activated its first external cultivation contract with a local grower. "The contract, part of PharmaCielo’s long-term external cultivation business growth strategy, provides the Company with a highly cost-efficient and flexible cultivation operation model which allows it to rapidly scale…

CAN (BC): Craft grower readies to hit the market

Early October promises to be a watershed moment for Tara Kirkpatrick. She operates Backwoods BC Bud, which appears to be the first craft cannabis grower to be up and running in the Prince George area, and she is aiming to have four lines of her product on the market by that time. "I'm excited, I'm living…

US: Total hemp farming acreage shrinks for the first time

The approval of The Farm Bill in 2014, allowing the implementation of hemp pilot programmes by individual states, was the trigger for a hemp resurgence in the US, a crop which had been effectively outlawed for the previous 40 years. Successive legislative reforms in 2018 differentiated cannabis, a…

Cannabis Suisse

CH: Cannabis Suisse releasing its "your cannabis grow" service to European market

Cannabis Suisse is releasing its new service to the European market. Your Cannabis Grow is an innovative service which allows customers from Europe to grow their own cannabis seedling in one of Cannabis Suisse's indoor farms located in Switzerland. This is an ethical, transparent and sustainable way to…

ZA: Hopes for economy as KwaZulu-Natal govt invests in cannabis industry

As the South African economy reels from the economic lockdown that has hit many industries hard, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs was investing in the cannabis industry. Representatives of the industry have said that the easing of regulations around…

CAN (ON): Cannabis store lottery winners sell shops as more consolidation expected

More than a year after winning the chance to open one of Ontario’s first cannabis stores through a provincial lottery, Lisa Bigioni has walked away from her Niagara Falls cannabis shop. The store had become like a second home and it was painful to leave, but Bigioni wanted to make good on a deal she…

Why cooling is an important part of climate control

Why is cooling important? Well, first to control temperature and humidity, secondly to avoid plant stress, then also to prevent over-irrigation and to ensure flower set.  ​The selection…

Increasing cannabis crop by delivering pure sunlight

Both sustainable crop production and sustainable energy production are critical technologies to meet the 21st century challenges of population growth and climate change.  So what…

NZ: New CFO joins Helius Therapeutics

New Zealand’s largest licensed medicinal cannabis company, Helius Therapeutics, has appointed Mark Woods to its executive team as Chief Financial Officer. He joins Helius after 11 years in financial and commercial leadership roles at global dairy nutrition company, Fonterra. Most recently he was General…

US (AZ): New double-ended grow light system by Growlite

Barron Lighting Group, the parent company to Growlite indoor and greenhouse horticultural lighting, has added the Archon DE grow light system featuring the SafeDElock socket. "The first and only UL 8800 double‐ended reflector on the market, the Archon DE was designed with the grower in mind for safety,…

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Treating COVID-19 with cannabis

Research centers around the world are throwing everything and anything at the global pandemic, in a desperate attempt to slow it down. Seemingly everything is on the table, from the outrageous…

Fungal pathogens affecting the production and quality of medical cannabis

As the sales and consumption of medical cannabis increase globally, the industry is working hard to elevate its understanding on the many unknown aspects of cannabis plants. Cannabis crop protection certainly represents one of the fields that needs more light to be shed on, as this has to align with…

The importance of the logistical system in a cultivation facility

Huge greenhouses, highly technologically advanced indoor facilities, thousands and thousands of plants. The level of complexity that a large-scale commercial cannabis facility requires is unprecedented in controlled environment agriculture. There are so many elements that need to be addressed and…

Polish LED grow lighting producer looking for growers to participate in tests on new type of luminaires

Perfand LED is a manufacturer of outdoor and indoor lighting, but it`s the horticulture lighting that is the fastest developing area of the company. Horti series is distinguished by patented pulse flux technology. While standard Horti luminaires are being tested on different types of crops at Polish…

USDA certifies cannabinoid ingredients as organic

Socati Corp has successfully completed the rigorous evaluation process and received official USDA Organic certification for its CBD ingredient line up which can be used in USDA Organic finished products. "Now we're the only commercial scale producer of USDA Organic certified cannabinoid ingredients with…

High Grade Hemp Seed

High Grade Hemp Seed announces international distribution in Europe

High Grade Hemp Seed is answering the demand for hemp cultivars in Europe with a new distribution partnership, making High Grade’s entire catalog available internationally. This is the first of many steps toward streamlining full international distribution, and opens up the European market in a way that…

US (CA): Online cannabis certificate programs launched in collaboration with six universities

Green Flower has launched professionally developed certificate programs in partnership with six public and private higher education institutions across the nation. The six-month certificate programs are designed to quickly provide an on-ramp and prepare professionals to fill the growing skills gap needs…

The Roofmaster transforms into a real chalking machine

The Roofmaster’s shape – rather like an A – which allows it to move through 2 gutters on 4 wheels, has not changed in the 30 years that the machine has been on the market. But that’s only one of the few things that have not been upgraded over the years. The installation from Besseling has been thoroughly…

CAN (BC): Cultivation and extraction facility planned in Salmon Arm

A new venture in Salmon Arm aims to provide premium, safe, legal, adult-use cannabis products to Canada and the world. Chad Shipmaker came to Salmon Arm council on Aug. 10 to formally share plans regarding establishment of a licensed cannabis cultivation facility and a licensed cannabis extraction…

NZ: How NZ's ex-illicit growers are poised to transform the proposed legal market

It’s a controversial plant, one that ties Porourangi Tawhiwhirangi​ to a long, clandestine past. But in today’s changing political climate, cannabis has come to symbolise a bright new future for his community. Tawhiwhirangi​ says it all began when he first heard about a local hemp course run by Hikurangi…

US (CA): Santa Barbara County planning commission to deny greenhouse

A greenhouse operation proposed for a parcel off Fredensborg Canyon Road at the edge of Solvang city limits appears doomed to denial, but the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission won’t make the final decision until a special meeting set for Friday, Sept. 4. Commissioners intend to deny the greenhouse…

US (AR): MMJ growers granted licenses amid pandemic, controversy surrounds approval

Three medical marijuana cultivators were granted licenses as state sales have risen dramatically during the pandemic, said a Dept. of Finance spokesperson. The additions have drawn controversy, including a lawsuit filed against a cultivator in the River Valley. “These licenses are worth 10s of millions…

US (IA): Tama lawyer tries hemp farming

The recent legalization of industrialized hemp has opened the doors to a whole new type of Iowa crop. Allan Richards, a Tama attorney, has obtained a license to grow industrial hemp, and started planting. “It’s a new market in Iowa,” Richards said. “I’m trying to go with the flow and learn along the…

The environmental impact of indoor cannabis cultivation

Evan Mills, Ph.D. of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Scott Zeramby have revealed a new chapter in the upcoming “Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Cannabis Research,” entitled “Energy Use by the Indoor Cannabis Industry: Inconvenient Truths for Producers, Consumers, and Policymakers.”…

Metaflex

Whitepaper on energy saving measures

Metaflex wrote a white paper on energy loss via refrigeration doors and energy-saving measures. In the food industry, refrigeration and freezer doors are of paramount importance for maintaining product quality. A large amount of energy is required to keep the temperature in your refrigeration or freezer…

Custom irrigation unit lets growers inject fertiliser solutions simultaneously

Based on years of experience in irrigation, Stolze developed a custom made AIS Greenworks irrigation unit, for a tomato grower in Queensland, Australia. This unit controls the mixing of fertiliser stock solutions with irrigation water and makes EC and pH control easy for the grower. This provides growers…

The Green Organic Dutchman

Why growing cannabis organically is easier in controlled environments

As the cannabis industry is well aware, regulation can be a double-edged sword. Regulation of cannabis has led to so much positivity in every state that has seen the light, the success of which influenced the lifting of the federal prohibition on hemp. While the industry may be over-regulated in some…

Applying the cold chain to cannabis to preserve terpenes

Terpenes are one of the most important characteristics of cannabis flowers. Even though their specific medical use is not quite clear for all of them, it has been noted that they can be the cause of the so-called ‘entourage effect’: cannabis compounds act synergistically to modulate the overall…

Yuhua Glass

No more shadow in the greenhouse

“In 2011 we started with glass for greenhouses,” says Marcel Kahi, Sales Manager with Yuhua Glass. The company has over thirty years of experience in the glass business. At the moment, they sell more than 250 hectares of diffusing glass every year. They are also involved in solar glass, which is mostly used as cover for solar…

US (CA): Grants awarded for cannabis and hemp research

Five UC Davis researchers are receiving investment grants from the campus to advance research and innovation focused on cannabis and hemp. The recipients of the grants are exploring various applications and insights related to breeding, human health, toxicology and economic development. The UC Davis…

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