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Top 5 - yesterday
- Beyond whole flower: How Cannatrek is deploying innovation in Australia's evolving cannabis market
- New Gavita light launched
- "Our engineers understand what greenhouse plants need to thrive"
- CAN (NL): Grower tells Trudeau high taxes are threatening cannabis industry
- California offers cannabis farmers $20M to get permits, save water, and help wildlife
Top 5 - last week
- Are F1 hybrid seeds going to save the North American cannabis industry?
- CAN: "We loved the challenge of figuring out how to do vertical farming with organic living soil"
- Photo report: The biggest edition of Spannabis to date
- US (FL): CBD manufacturer files for Chapter 11
- Supplying the entire growing package: from lights to climate control
Top 5 - last month
- Joint venture to set up the most advanced cannabis cultivation facility in Thailand
- “The Portuguese sunshine leads to a greater production of cannabinoids and other metabolites”
- New cannabis virus detected: citrus yellow vein-associated virus (CYVaV) affecting crops in Washington
- Are F1 hybrid seeds going to save the North American cannabis industry?
- US (NM): “Our new facility has the capacity to quadruple our production”
Monday, March 20, 2023

How to keep your growing environment clean
"We see most growers struggle in the air exchange between different environments, the make-up air from outside, low airflow, and lack of purification. In order to solve these hurdles, clean PPE and SOPs are required to reduce cross-contamination between plants, rooms, and the entire building. With the…

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Hexo sales plummet and Leafly lays off 40 workers, while revenue increases
With many North American cannabis companies struggling in a challenging market, two major companies' financial results show them evidently being affected. Firstly, Leafly announces a headcount reduction of approximately 40 positions - or 21% of the company's workforce - through a combination of layoffs…

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Afghanistan: Taliban bans cannabis cultivation
The Taliban announced a ban on the cultivation of hemp, or cannabis, in Afghanistan. According to a decree by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the cultivation of cannabis is prohibited across the country. In case of a violation, the plantation will be destroyed, and violators will be punished…

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US (NY): Regulator gets sued by MMJ operators
The only guarantees in life are death, taxes, and cannabis lawsuits, and New York is no different. In a cannabis marketplace plagued by fits and starts, the New York Cannabis Control Board (“CCB”) Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) has been joined to another lawsuit alleging that its actions to date…

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US (KY): MMJ bill gains passage in KY senate
The Kentucky Senate crossed a historic threshold in voting to pass a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. Senate Bill 47 coasted through that chamber in a 26-11 vote. The bill, which would legalize the substance with several restrictions, is sponsored by Sen. Stephen West, R-Paris.…

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"Australian govt. missing out on billions of dollars without cannabis legalization"
The Australian cannabis industry may be fueling the black market with a whopping $25B in annual earnings. Greens senator David Shoebridge emphasizes the potential for a significant revenue boost through legalization instead of costly and ineffective policing. Shoebridge said, "Law enforcement is spending…

How to build your controlled environment agriculture facility design team
Once an entity decides to construct a new leafy green-producing greenhouse or renovate an indoor cannabis cultivation operation, they are embarking on a controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) venture that will involve core team members and dozens of specialists over several months, if not years. The…
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Storm, ToBRFV and hail cause above-average loss figures for horticultural insurance company
For the second year in a row, horticultural insurance company Gartenbau-Versicherung can look back on a significantly above-average year of losses. More than 50 million euros…
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Beyond whole flower: How Cannatrek is deploying innovation in Australia's evolving cannabis market
Australian medicinal cannabis company Cannatrek is expanding its cultivation capabilities to meet the increasing demand for plant-based products. Cannatrek’s Shaya Rubinstein shares how they are developing infrastructure to support a variety of cultivation methods to meet the accelerating demands of the…
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Aqueous CO2 enrichment – what is it, and how can it help you?
The benefits of carbon dioxide enrichment have been well documented for a number of greenhouse crops, with the overall impact being accelerated growth and biomass accumulation. For most growers, adding supplemental carbon dioxide is done by burning natural gas or using compressed liquid carbon dioxide,…
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"Grower can even make up for lack of grid capacity with it"
Greenhouse horticulture eyes up salt battery
Perhaps more than ever, growers are looking at the energy situation on their farms. This increasingly includes electricity storage in times of high energy prices. For this, growers already know how to find Durable M.E., a specialist in energy storage and battery systems. Yet Jean-Pierre Gödde was…
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A nose for trouble – sniffing out plant pests
Invasive plant pests are threatening safe and sustainable food production. Many plant pests are transported across international borders on plants, where they can hide as stowaways. Researchers from all over Europe have joined forces to create electronic noses that can sniff out plants infected with…
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Comparison study“What legislators define as ‘high-efficiency’ HVACD systems, are actually not the most efficient”
"HVACD systems are a high-cost aspect of any cannabis cultivation project and can be extremely costly if used incorrectly. In some states, legislators are defining a 'high efficiency' HVACD system, but those are not the most efficient and do not align with cultivators' needs." Anvil Agrinomincs, Anderson…
Starting material more »

Pelemix acquires Even-Ari Green
Pelemix has acquired the Israeli-based growing media manufacturer, Even-Ari Green Ltd. (EAG). The deal will see EAG's employees joining Pelemix's growing global team. Danny Levinson, founder and CEO of EAG, will be remaining with the new company as CEO of the EAG division, reporting to Pelemix global CEO Tal Brod. "The…
Fertilizers more »

Reggie Lafaye, Dripstone Nutrients:
“Only using two products makes cannabis cultivation much easier and more cost effective”
“We did probably hundreds of tests to come up with a very efficient formula for growing cannabis.” The One Base Formula and Elevate P/K are the two products that Dripstone Nutrients offers to cannabis growers. A combination of macro and micronutrient formulas for base nutrition in the whole plant…
Greenhouse building more »

Amir Abbas-Khan, J. Huete International:
What to consider in greenhouse projects for medical cannabis cultivation
"The issuing of new licenses for new medical cannabis projects is becoming frequent. This sector and market have not yet reached their full potential and are still in their infancy in most countries, with a few exceptions such as the United States, which has a longer track record," says Amir Abbas-Khan,…
Lighting more »

"Our engineers understand what greenhouse plants need to thrive"
Kind LED Grow Lights has launched the X1 Greenhouse LED Grow Light. This innovative light is specifically designed for greenhouse growers who want to achieve increased yields and superior crop quality with the highest efficiency. The X1 Greenhouse LED Grow Light is engineered to maximize crop growth and…
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Emma Levine, Triminator:
An automated trimmer that can process wet and dry flower: "streamlines the process"
"From the early days of cannabis production, cultivators were challenged with finding ways of processing their harvests efficiently. As different countries and states within the US came on board with the legal cannabis market, cultivators sought ways to make the production process faster and more…
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Kris Krane appointed to board of directors of 4Front Ventures
4Front Ventures has appointed cannabis industry veteran Kris Krane to its board of directors to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Kathi Lentzsch as a director of…
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Australia: Protected cropping and soilless farming study tour
Australia's premier crop production facilities are opening their doors to participants in a specialized training program. As one of the world's largest agricultural exporters, Australia's farms boast an average cash income of more than AUD 600,000 per farm between 1999 and 2022, making it an ideal…
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Rebranded Stolze Mexico expands into North American market as GROWA
It has been 11 years since Fernando Alfaro and Theo Stolze started Stolze Mexico. Ever since, the company has grown to one of the market leaders in Mexico, with over 60…
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Damian Solomon
Strong root development is key to optimized plant growth and nutrient uptake. The goal is to force the plant to create new root hairs daily. This is achieved by deploying proper irrigation and moisture management techniques. The majority of nutrients are absorbed at the new root hair tips. Without them, you won’t be running at…
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Virgin Islands: Governor reminds that cannabis isn't legal yet
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. reminded Virgin Islanders that, despite the marijuana law he signed early this year, cannabis remains largely illegal in the territory until the fine print is worked out. The Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act, signed into law on January 18, allows for the legal use and sale of…
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Supplying the entire growing package: from lights to climate control
"As the designer and manufacturer of customized products, we have the flexibility to deliver various sizes of climate equipment to accommodate the area globally. Depending on the different growing stages of cannabis, the farms need different set-ups. We can adjust the number of racks, the lighting and…