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Retrofitting a lettuce and spinach greenhouse to grow cannabis

Leafy o'clock on Indoor Ag-Con 2026

Ghana to start licensing process for medical, industrial cannabis cultivation

US (MA): Tensions flare over cannabis testing lab treatment

New Zealand: Guests, growers spend the day at rural cannabis facility

Sector | Company news

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US (NY): Gotham launches accelerator program, inaugural cohort to support black-owned cannabis brands

US: Nature's Miracle signs $150M MoU to build indoor cannabis facility in California

US (OK): ReLeaf Medical Dispensary operations suspended under order of OMMA

New partnership to expand access to compliant closed-loop payments for Michigan cannabis businesses

Curaleaf raises $500M to refinance debt

CAN: High Tide opens new Canna Cabana in Scarborough, Ontario

Stephen Van Gerven, CEO of Nedcann, dies at 52

Sector | Market info

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US: Kentucky Governor wants 16 medical conditions added to medical cannabis law
CGS webinar March 5

Glazing, crop economics and capital discipline: Greenhouse investment in 2026

US: Safeguarding California's natural resources with the CDFW program

US: Nevada’s illegal cannabis market remains resilient amid lower dispensary sales

US (MA): Social consumption poised to bring change to state cannabis industry

Fighting back against fraud in the cannabis industry

US (NV): Cannabis sales tax revenue drops 9% as illegal market persists

Sector | Cultivation

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F1 hybrid cannabis cultivars deliver yield of 1.8 kg per m² in CRIC Labs trial

Moroccan planting season disrupted by weather
Ikeuchi USA to introduce AKIMist®E at Grow Up 2025

"The issue is not how much humidity growers add, but how evenly that is distributed”

Thailand: Israeli-run cannabis grow gets raided for using Thai nominees
Internal Standard for Cannabis Production to be introduced at Grow Up 2025

FVOPA sets benchmark for organic cannabis across canada

Cultivation containers: a fast path to production for growers

Optimizing transplant readiness in no-veg cannabis

Sector | Marketing & promotion

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Nuance on Dutch leadership in horticulture: "Keep innovating, or you'll be overtaken"

Google launches cannabis ads pilot in Canada

Sector | Grower in the spotlight

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How indoor cannabis maturity is reshaping CEA lighting

US (CT): State law changes changing the conversation around hemps uses

US (MO): Proper cannabis requests 90 days to work toward resolving odor problem

US (CA): Suspects still at large in Santa Barbara cultivation facility burglary
Orville Bovenschen, Village Farms and Leli Holland:

“Success for us means being a globally respected cannabis operator”

US (CA): Distributor faces backlash over payment issues

Federal judge lets key claims proceed in Round Valley cannabis raid lawsuit

Sector | Management information

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Ireland: Dr Owen Doyle appointed as Chairperson of the Horticulture Education Leadership Group

Avicanna announces changes to its board of directors
Peter Klapwijk, 2Harvest:

"The quality of your people matters even more than the quality of your seeds or substrates"

"Every controlled environment system, from a new crop variety to an AI-driven irrigation platform, has potential IP value"

Canadian growers defend seasonal worker program

"Compliance workload number one issue facing Autralian growers"

Why planning matters so much in cannabis cultivation

Sector | Regulations

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US (OK): Lawmakers propose bills to regulate medical marijuana industry

US (MS): State House of Representatives pass two medical cannabis-related bill

US (OR): Lawmakers propose capping cannabis edibles at 10 milligrams of THC

US (NH): Cannabis bill killed in State Senate

US (AZ): Cannabis businesses could get a big tax break with rescheduling

US: Why Ohio's marijuana industry opposes effort to block new cannabis law

US (PA): Taking the right lessons from legal cannabis

Sector | Product information

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US: Creating a breakthrough in compliant cannabis aroma science

Closing the gap between cannabis advertising and purchase
Dutch greenhouse coatings provider shares its on-ground experience

“Building proof-of-concept under local conditions matters in India’s horticulture sector”

Flohub announces Marketing Suite to aid dispensaries

Peat-reduced substrate solutions for tomorrow’s horticulture

App upgraded to help strengthen IPM programs

Dutchie launches new e-commerce and partner programs to aid growers

Sector | Today on Social Media

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Jeff Nordahl

Thomas Stanchfield

David Donohoe

Simon Seidler

Sector | General export

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JACANA Completes first export of medical cannabis to the Cayman Islands

CAN: Herbal Dispatch announces 298kg export destined for German market
Greenhouse builder speaks about success abroad

"It is still cheaper for the customer to have it shipped from the Netherlands"

COFEPRIS authorization granted to allow Mexican company to import cannabinoid products in Mexico

Canadian company completes first CBD export to Switzerland

License renewed and export agreement to Europe for THC BioMed

Sector | Health

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Health Canada cannabis guidance exposes “absurd” education gap in healthcare

CAN: Arsenic contamination leads to recall of Lunaire products

US (AR): Using university research to increase cannabis safety

US (OK): Cannabis company receives suspensions following investigation

Decontaminating cannabis that has been affected by GAMMA radiation

US (NY): Neighbors of cannabis growery air concerns about smell, emissions

Study warns of detrimental health effects for cannabis workers

Sector | Climate

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Why screen systems are essential for an optimal greenhouse climate
DryGair CEO on 2026 vision:

"Turning grower challenges into operational control"
full flexibility for jets and fans

Integrating LED lighting and vertical air movement into one control platform
a family story at Reimann Textiles

50 years of greenhouse energy screens

Getting the most out of the height of a greenhouse

Greenhouse owner fined for violation of Ontario Water Resources Act

First micro-plastic free shading product launched

Sector | Crop protection

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Mycotal now registered in Germany: "reliable whitefly control even at low temperatures"

Preventing pests with chromatic traps

Tackling the greenhouse white fly in New Zealand
“Preserving photosynthetically active tissue during drought is a key indicator of stress tolerance"

Nanofertilizer strategies to improve drought tolerance in greenhouse tomatoes

Koppert and Certhon build high-tech moth breeding facility

The role of enzymes in cannabis cultivation

Aurora achieves progress in disease resistance research

Sector | Energy

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"Plant sensors and dynamic lighting open new doors for growers"
UK: Rising transmission costs put pressure on the greenhouse sector

“It’s essential that greenhouses are offered access to the same energy cost relief schemes"
90% reduction of net GHG emissions by 2040 remains binding

ETS2 postponeed untill 2028

US: Examining propane, greenhouses, and vertical farming

Using energy to estimate profitability of greenhouses

US (WA): Okanogan County examines energy needs of cannabis cultivation
Knowledge from horticulture applied in installing battery systems:

“Increasingly combining solar-PV and battery storage”

Sector | Fertilizers

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Bionema's BiofilmTech® breakthrough

A next-generation biofertiliser that outperforms traditional single-strain biologicals

Using intelligence to make the most of water management
Brazil Potash CEO says local production could reduce geopolitical risk and price volatility

"50% of the world’s potash supply sits in countries that are sanctioned or at war"

Intrahorti team expands for future growth

BioWorks enters European market with biopesticides and biostimulants

New International Sales Manager for IntraHorti

Strong field performance for cannabis tested organic fertilizer

Sector | Novelties

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USDA-APHIS grants non-regulated status to two gene-edited hemp varieties

Bringing ancient cannabis enzymes back to life shows how cannabinoid production evolved

US: Live Resin trademark available for acquisition

Betty's Edibles introduces new limited-edition flavor for winter

Sector | Greenhouse building

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US: Goldflower Cannabis announces approval of new cultivation site
“We avoid supplying equipment that cannot be fixed locally”

Appropriate greenhouse design for African growing conditions

US (MN): Indoor cannabis cultivation facility approved for Glencoe area

Innovating to improve the quality of greenhouse gutters and roof systems

UK: Constant Tension Retractable Roof system introduced for polytunnels

Installation timelines ongoing for Humble Grow retrofit
“Fully opening the screen cloth is not necessary”

Greenhouse damage or crop damage: a dilemma when snow is on the greenhouse roof

Sector | Lighting

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with Netvion’s Smart Controls System

Large Dutch greenhouse grower turns energy volatility into opportunity

Gavita International launches Agrolux Operating System
MechaTronix unveils the CoolStack Ultra Pro

New lighting system with increase in photon output, efficiency, and spectral control

DesignLights Consortium announces new Industry Advisory Committee members
Black Dog Horticulture shows breakthrough tech cutting crop cycles

"We're now able to achieve the kinds of performance gains traditionally associated with chemical plant growth regulators"

"Focus on how LED systems function once installed"

New light measurement protocol for LEDs offers clarity to growers, advisers and manufacturers

Sector | Packaging

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New range of packaging to aid consumers announced

Shipping constraints are holding Minnesota’s rising cannabis stores back from real momentum

Free MRID-integrated label generator for cannabis operators launches

Cannabis labelling, cloud printing to be on display at MJBizCon

Village Farms introduces new one-way aroma valve

US (OH): New rules for cannabis packaging proposed

US (WI): Achieving compliance in the face of a shut down

Sector | Post-harvest

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"Once they are gone, they are gone,” Simon Knobel, Calyx Containers

Technical advances in cannabis curing focus on water activity and terpene stability

New hash-washing machine launches

Aweta announces new CEO
New decontamination systems to hit market

We’ve enhanced our technology to deliver a significant boost in capacity"

405 nm light jar aims to keep cannabis fresh and mold-free

New partnership aims to give growers better access to post-harvest processing equipment
World Container Index - 09 Oct:

World Container Index decreased 1% to $1,651 per 40ft container

Sector | Starting material

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Oasis Grower Solutions launches new retail propagation kit

India trade deal benefits US growers

NL: Improving substrate production with a new mixing line

Substrate discussed at IPM Essen

Wood fiber substrates gain momentum as industry responds to raw material challenges
no impact on Grodan’s activities outside Russia

ROCKWOOL Group statement on the situation of their Russian factories

Study finds food waste compost less effective than potting mix alone

Sector | Technique

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Using practical growing tips to future-proof the greenhouse
A “closed greenhouse” approach to energy savings and disease prevention

"Nighttime humidity is not a problem that needs to be vented away"
After UNICEF StartUp Lab, Ghana's Verte Tower sharpens its model

“Technology should support farmers, not create barriers to adoption”
Bostjan Veronik, Waboost:

"Peroxide is not treating the root cause, only the symptoms"

Cannabis grower finds solution to E. coli problem in silos
Viscon transfers spacing fork product portfolio to Flier

"By concentrating our portfolio, we create room for innovation and growth"
PB Tec opens new location in McKinney, Texas:

"Putting down real boots in the US is very important to us"

Sector | Events, shows & webinars

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Indoor Ag-Con pre-events unite industry

Birdies, bogeys, and greenhouses

Photo Report: Greenhouses and more at Fruit Logistica Berlin

AmericanHort introduces new Workplace Safety in Horticulture webinar series

GrowGeneration to host exhibit at Indoor Ag-Con

Cannabis becomes public favorite at traditional horticulture fair IPM Essen

Waving goodbye to repetitive manual tasks

Photo report: IPM Essen, technical supplier

Sector | Innovations

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Ten new products to hit Dutch market from Village Farms

Space breeding cannabis is less sci-fi than it sounds

Researchers develop new platform to expand genetic diversity in cannabis

Researchers discover new cannabis compound with anti-inflammatory benefits

US (CA): New terpene profile unveiled by Abstrax

US: Inventor comes up with "wearable way" to trim plants

New IPM AI assistant launched for cannabis growers

Sector | Machinery

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Bringing precision humidification to greenhouses

New FlexAIR helps growers address changing substrate availability
New compact dehumidifier operates on propane

"Growers can save up to 50 percent energy compared to traditional heating and venting"

Advancing cannabis automation at MJBizCon

US: Changing the game for automated infused-flower production

New Argus Axia control system announced

“Automation will drive efficiency, but it will also elevate the roles of greenhouse workers”