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UK: Aberdeenshire producer discusses the pros and cons of growing hemp

Bringing the application deadline for industrial hemp licenses forward by just a few weeks could encourage more farmers to grow this so-called ‘super crop’ in Scotland, say industry experts. Hemp has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 140 percent and 540 percent compared to oilseed…

Portugal: “In 40-degree weather, you need to rely on the right genetics”

“We had a lot of 40-degree weather in Portugal this year. We use a fog system to keep the temperatures in the greenhouse down. Usually, we can keep the temperature in the greenhouse around the same as it is outside, but sometimes the inside temperature even reaches 45 degrees,” says Rob Smallman,…

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US (LA): LSU Online expands with new cannabis workforce programs

Over the past year, LSU has expanded its online education curriculum as it enters a new partnership with a California-based company to train a workforce for the burgeoning cannabis industry. As previously reported by Daily Report, the university has partnered with Green Flower to offer online education…

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US (NM): UNM introduces new cannabis program to accommodate growing industry

As the cannabis industry continues to grow in the state, they will need more workers – that’s where the University of New Mexico comes in. As of September 1, the Cannabis Control Division approved nearly 3,000 licenses from producers to retailers and now consumption lounges. Because of the large demand…

Growers maximize greenhouse efficiency with polycarbonate

Greenhouses are made of glass, right? Yes, but certainly not always and not completely. Even in the Netherlands, where most greenhouses are made of glass, polycarbonate is more common than you might expect. "Polycarbonate has proven to be an excellent choice because of its long warranty period and…

"We thought we would breeze into the cannabis space, but that was not the case"

"We thought we would breeze into the cannabis space, take direction from growers, and roll with the flow." But that wasn't exactly the case for Pipp Mobile Storage Systems. In 2017, vertical farming hadn't yet been dialed into perfection, and Pipp realized, rather quickly, that the legal cannabis…

Time for crop rotation in your greenhouse: are you prepared?

"Ensuring the cleanliness and disinfection of your greenhouse is of utmost importance. Achieving 100% cleanliness is crucial because anything less, like 99%, can leave dormant pathogens that might resurface and infect your next crop", says Claudia Weick with Intrahorti. She shares five key considerations…

Portugal: "We opted for bigger plants instead of doubling the number"

"Since the beginning, our goal has been to do a craft production. That is what our greenhouse is designed for. We have eight 300-square-meter greenhouses, with each nurturing over 600 plants," says Tomas Ribeiro, Head of Cultivation at the Portuguese company Herdade das Barrocas. The company has opted to…

USDA to break ground on new plant research facility on NC State University campus

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and NC State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today to celebrate the construction of a new plant research facility. The new facility underscores USDA's commitment to…

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Hemp tolerates chelator stress showing varietal differences and concentration dependence

The world’s arable land has been contaminated by heavy metals to a large extent, which has led to the decreasing availability of farmland. Thus, the remediation of heavy metal pollution deserves due attention, and phytoremediation is preferred. Hemp has been proposed as an ideal alternative crop for…

Corenthin (Felix) Chassouant new director of sales and business development at Harnois

Harnois Industries is pleased to announce that Corenthin (Felix) Chassouant has been promoted to the position of Director of Sales and Business Development. Felix was already overseeing Sales Export (USA & worldwide opportunities excluding the Mexican market), but as of now, will also take on the…

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“All microbial treatments significantly influenced phytocannabinoid production”

“The root microbiome of medical cannabis plants has been largely unexplored due to past legal restrictions in many countries. Microbes that live on and within the tissue of cannabis provide advantages such as stimulating plant growth, helping it absorb minerals, providing protection against pathogen…

New dehumidification system with heat recovery developed

Hortivision is developing an innovative dehumidification system for greenhouses that also allows growers to cool the climate in summer. While dehumidifying or cooling, this system can simultaneously extract heat from the greenhouse, storing it in a buffer for later use. This new concept is now being…

“The European market is just starting to get interested in vertical farming”

“While vertical farming is almost standard practice for indoor cannabis growers in North America, people in Europe are just starting to get interested in multi-tier options,” says Kevin Biernacki, Grower Liaison and Regional Sales Manager at Montel. While servicing many industries, Kevin says that the…

"We're boosting our agricultural advisory service"

J. Huete Greenhouses takes a step forward with its greenhouse project consulting service. The company continues to expand its portfolio of services, backed by new projects and a specialized team, with the aim of providing even more effective and customized solutions for its clients in the agricultural…

US (MO): "Through natural sunlight and modern technology, we're bringing out the best in every harvest"

In the Ozark mountains of Missouri is one of the biggest cannabis farms in the state: OG Yields. With a sealed glass roof hybrid greenhouse, as well as an indoor facility, they're combining natural sunlight and modern technology to produce high-quality cannabis. In their latest episode, CannaCribs got a…

US (ND): NDSU sets fruit, hemp, and vegetable field day

The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Department of Plant Sciences will host a fruit, hemp, and vegetable field day on September 7 at the NDSU Horticulture Research Farm and Arboretum located between Absaraka and Amenia, North Dakota. The field day will begin at 4:30 p.m. “This event will showcase some…

IUNU to collaborate with WUR for closed-loop autonomous growing

Wageningen Research, research institute Wageningen Plant Research (WPR), and IUNU have entered into an agreement to work on closed-loop autonomous growing for the most common commercially grown lettuce varietals. This is the world’s first closed-loop, comprehensive, autonomous growing solution developed…

"Vanilla is a highly profitable crop with cured beans, worth $250 to $600 a kilogram"

Vanilla takes the crown as the second most valuable spice (after saffron) and the world’s most popular flavor among consumers. Now, the University of Florida researchers in Homestead are on the verge of developing a domestic vanilla industry, poised to transform agriculture in Florida, Puerto Rico, and…

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US (MD): Classes and degrees pave the way to working in cannabis industry

From a home office in Annapolis, Jacquie Cohen Roth has come up with a multipart plan: Train people who have had a tough time finding a job to work in the cannabis industry, including those with prior cannabis-related arrests. Through her company, CannabizMD, she also plans to train those who grow,…

Cooling the greenhouse during summer

Greenhouses are great at retaining heat and raising temperatures to provide ideal crop-growing conditions when it's cold outside. However, during the summer months, many growers face the opposite issue. The temperatures outside rise higher than what is ideal for the plants, and heating and retaining heat…

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Plans submitted for cannabis farm on Isle of Man

London and Oxfordshire-based architect Mailen Design has submitted planning for a 13,000m² medicinal cannabis growing facility on the Isle of Man. The purpose-built, fully indoor cultivation and processing farm, dubbed The GrowLab, is understood to be the first on the island. Funding for the project,…

Having all farm controls in one place

"Handling farm processes from anywhere other than on-site isn't an issue anymore with our recently updated farming system, iGrowMaestro. It allows growers to be interconnected with their farms through the cloud, managing every production process via the SaaS and IoT run system. Ever since last month,…

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US (NV): Scholarship for online cannabis education programs at the University of Nevada, Reno

Green Flower and the University of Nevada, Reno, will offer a scholarship opportunity to local students for industry-leading online cannabis education certificate programs with the support of Curaleaf, a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis. “We are thrilled that Curaleaf and…

"This study could result in new commercial opportunities for the hemp industry while also decreasing waste and pollution"

Texas indoor hemp farm Power Biopharms signs on as an agricultural contributor to a new study being conducted at Prairie View A&M University, allowing them to participate in research that can be a difference maker for future market potential.Colt Power, CEO of Power Biopharms Conducted by the Prairie View…

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Harvest New York releases manual for NYS hemp growers

A new, first-of-its-kind manual will provide guidelines and best practices for New York state growers of hemp – a crop with the potential to revitalize economies while revolutionizing industries from fiber to pharmaceuticals.Daniela Vergara, a Cornell Cooperative Extension emerging crops specialist,…

“Many growers were looking for an organic alternative in their cloning process”

“We hear from a lot of growers that the one place where they’re unable to be organic is in their cloning process,” says Victoria Holden, who is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Imio and has a Ph.D. in Microbiology. Founded in 2019, the company has been developing beneficial microbes that…

Report on best practices in water circularity for CEA operations

Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the leading not-for-profit energy and water benchmarking organization for CEA producers, announced today the availability of its long-awaited Water Circularity Best Practices Guide for Controlled Environment Agriculture Operations. "This report is the result of a…

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"To have control over production of this scale, there’s a critical need for ready access to data"

"Every step of our process is strategic and efficient, with custom automation all around the facility," says Doug Smith, Director of Cultivation Systems at Natura, a cannabis cultivation facility in California. Production is deployed in 17 greenhouse bays, each 10,000 square feet in size. "To have…

Advancing green sanitation in horticulture through on-site hydrogen peroxide production

Sanitation is the unsung hero in horticulture, having significant implications for product quality and public health. However, traditional sanitation methods in horticulture have not always been environmentally friendly or efficient. As the industry evolves to adopt more sustainable practices, there is…

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"Growing aeroponically, the growth rate is astronomical"

In Illinois, a cannabis facility is located that is soon to be the largest aeroponic cannabis grow in the world. "Growing aeroponically, the growth rate is so astronomical that there's just no comparison to other grow methods," says Luke Cullum, Flower Manager at Aeriz. In their latest episode,…

How to make plants more resistant to cold?

The energy crisis has caused growers to become more energy efficient and grow at colder temperatures. Victor Boekestein of Reflect4Business looked into the existing scientific literature to see what is already known about cold-resistant varieties and colder growing. Below is a summary of what he…

Positive pressure greenhouses: "Crucial for plant health in medical cannabis cultivation"

For medical cannabis cultivation, where fine-grain measures of control over the risk of contaminants are crucial, high-tech environmental control systems are an absolute must. To achieve this, some measures need to be included in the greenhouse design to produce a localized climate around each plant as…

Dry backs and their benefits for cannabis cultivation

"I think dry backing is probably one of the techniques that a lot of growers use to increase cannabinoids and flavonoids content," Ryan Wankel mentioned. But how does it work, and what does it really mean? Let's break it down; dry back, as follows from its name, is reducing the water content in the stone…