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Top 5 -yesterday
- CAN (AB): Aurora to shut down Edmonton facility, says 8% of its workforce to be impacted
- "We should focus on contributing to developing relevant EU standards for medical cannabis"
- CAN: Number of micro-licenses keep growing
- How dehumidifiers improve greenhouse flower growing
- US (OK): Agricultural groups call for pause of cannabis licensing
Top 5 -last week
- "We are bringing together something truly special"
- CAN (BC): ‘It’s a serious blow:’ cannabis producer Tilray announces shut down of Nanaimo operation
- PT: License producers launch the Association of Licensed Cannabis Companies
- US (CA): A video tour of a 196,000 cannabis indoor facility
- US (CA): Glass House completes acquisition of SoCal-based 5.5 million sq. ft. greenhouse
Top 5 -last month
- "We are bringing together something truly special"
- Microclimate and drainage solutions in vertical cultivation systems
- AU: Victoria-based grower receives cultivation permit, first harvest by January
- Integrated pest management for indoor cultivation pt. 2
- Powdery mildew resistance gene identified in cannabis
US (OK): Interim study sheds light on impacts to rural water supplies amid 'green rush' of cannabis grows
An Oklahoma Water Resources Board official told lawmakers this week that one in three complaints the agency received this year is related to the rapid growth of the state's medical cannabis industry and a resulting proliferation of grow operations of questionable legitimacy in rural areas. "The medical…
US (CA): Drought focuses attention on cannabis water use
Cavedale Road is bumpy – steep, narrow, its asphalt broken like a jiggled jigsaw. Perhaps this is as it should be, given that it is the road to the top of the world. “Welcome…
US (CA): Can a ‘microgrid gap’ solution keep the power flowing until the real thing is built?
California City is looking to attract energy-intensive cannabis growing operations and other businesses, but it is short on power, said Mayor Jeanie O’Laughlin. The city is in talks with Southern California Edison (SCE) about potential solutions. SCE, for its part, is also seeking solutions. “We are…
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US (NY): Cannabis producer needs more electricity for Tryon expansion, official says
A local cannabis producer’s $55 million expansion project at the Tryon Technology Park has run into a power problem. An Aug. 31 letter from the Fulton County Industrial Development Agency’s Board Chairman Joseph Semione to National Grid senior representative Robert Muller indicates the board was…
Company helps recoup past overcharges and secure future savings
$85,000 refunded to Maryland grower after utility bill audit
Energy conservation company GreenLight, LLC, providing specialized Utility Bill Audit services to the cannabis industry, announced today that it secured more than $85,000 in…
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Understanding temperature in growing systems
In order to improve temperature control inside of a growing system, we must understand how temperature works inside of a system with plants and the variables involved in…
Dutch government adviced to rethink lower natural gass prices greenhouse horticulture
Some Dutch farmers can currently count on reduced natural gas tariffs. Whether this will continue remains to be seen. The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) is…
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Considerations when deciding the size, configuration, and integration of a CHP plant
Globally, the greenhouse sector continues to go through exponential growth. The location of new greenhouse facilities is driven by several factors that include proximity to market, availability of suitable development land, proximity to distribution networks, availability of natural gas, availability of…
