Sneak peek webinar of Cultivate'20 Virtual

AmericanHort, the host of Cultivate, the largest all-industry trade show, announces a Sneak Peek webinar for attendees of Cultivate’20 Virtual, the new 100% online event that…

Live videos and webinars throughout Virtual Cultivate

With in-person events cancelled for the foreseeable future, virtual trade shows have been planned. While face-to-face will be missed, these virtual events have the potential…

NL: Training for 40 future leaders in legal (medical) cannabis companies

CannNext starts the academic year 20/21 with training courses for 40 professionals. The training starts in the last week of August to the end of November. Professionals receive training and certification in Business Management or Cultivation Operations. CannNext expects the need for a few hundred…

US (MI): Online social equity program educational session

The Marijuana Regulatory Agency’s (MRA) social equity team has announced the date, time, and location for its next education and outreach session to promote and encourage…

US (IL): Danville Area Community College class to grow cannabis workers

Danville Area Community College hopes that by offering a brand new and unique class in the fall, it can provide skilled workers to fill jobs in Illinois’ burgeoning cannabis industry. Sustainability Instructor George Hickman has developed a class called Cultivation and Compliance, SUST 121, that will…

Preventing disease and insects problems using automatic retractable roof houses

Cravo announced an upcoming webinar which will share key learnings and best practices on how growers are preventing disease, insect, and fruit problems using automatic retractable roof houses. Which of these problems are you struggling with and wish you had strategies to reduce or prevent them from…

HortiCann Light & Tech Conference goes virtual

Endeavor Business Media and the HortiCann Light + Tech event team have closely monitored the developments around the COVID-19 pandemic with the highest intention of protecting the health and safety of its attendees, instructors, exhibitors, sponsors and employees. In these efforts to host a safe and…

Ready for Cultivate'20 Virtual?

After 90 physical editions, this year due to the COVID-19 situation, Cultivate will be held digitally; Cultivate'20 Virtual. It is an event for the entire green industry and this virtual edition, taking place from July 13-16, there will be 200 3D virtual booths from exhibitors representing all sectors of the industry, as well…

US (NY): Excelsior college launches graduate certificate in cannabis control

Excelsior College is launching a graduate certificate in "Cannabis Control." The not-for-profit online education provider says it put together a three-course, nine-credit…

Greentech Americas rescheduled

GreenTech Americas is moving from 25 - 27 August 2020 to 16 - 18 March 2021. The current health situation in Mexico, due to COVID-19, does not provide the optimal conditions to organize GreenTech’s first show in Querétaro. RAI Amsterdam and Tarsus, as organizers, recognize the power of face to face interaction as the best…

US (CO): Governor inaugurates official 'hemp week'

It’s officially “Colorado Hemp Week.” That’s a result of a proclamation Gov. Jared Polis (D) issued to honor the state’s hemp industry. The gubernatorial document notes that Colorado was the first state in the U.S. to lift prohibition of the crop and now “leads the nation in industrial hemp production…

US (MI): Michigan university launches cannabis-focused associate's degree

This fall, Northern Michigan University will launch the nation’s first cannabis-focused, two-year associate's degree.  Indoor Agriculture, a multidisciplinary curriculum, will prepare students for careers in a variety of industries, including medicinal plant production, agriculture food production, and indoor…

Cannabis Center Career Institute

Cannabis Career Institute to launch new online training initiative

The Cannabis Career Institute today announced its new training platform called CCI Online and the release of its first course, a professional certification for Budtenders. Designed to address a chronic shortage of a skilled workforce in the booming Cannabis industry, CCI is overcoming today’s limitations…

Optimizing your lighting system for maximum efficiency and yields

There are many strategies that growers can employ to ensure the optimal performance and ROI of their lighting system. This presentation, organised by P.L. Light Systems and Greenhouse Grower Magazine, will cover some of those strategies (including good maintenance practices and lighting retrofit…

No Greentech today, but the Greentech Webinar Talks are here

Normally you might have found yourself in Amsterdam these days - talking about yield predictions, a new greenhouse or other relevant techniques. Yet we all know that due to…

Hemp virtual conference to provide in-depth education on June 23

Hemp growers have a lot on their plates. Not only must they make sure their crops are grown successfully to high-yielding harvests, but they also must manage partnerships,…

Canadian Greenhouse Conference

Canadian Greenhouse Conference cancels 2020 physical event

The Canadian Greenhouse Conference announces the cancellation of the 2020 physical event due to factors resulting from COVID-19. A select number of speaker sessions will be offered virtually on the original 2020 dates as the conference continues to fulfill its mandate of supporting growers and the…

Virtual indoor AgTech innovation summit

The Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit is going virtual! "We’re delighted to announce that this year’s summit will be live online on July 23 from 10am-4pm EST, providing an opportunity for the industry to meet, network and exchange ideas at this critical time." Garm operators, food retailers and investors…

Seed meets Technology canceled

Seed meets Technology 2020 has been canceled. In early March, there were already 40 applications, and a large part of the program had already been planned, and it didn’t seem like anything would be able to stop week 39 from being a success. Unfortunately, the emergence of the coronavirus in early March has changed things. Seed…

Connecting people with jobs in B.C.’s agricultural sector

British Columbians are now able to access a new online resource that will make it easier to learn about jobs and careers in agriculture, while providing farmers, seafood businesses and food processors with a one-stop shop to support their hiring and planning needs. The new B.C. Farm, Fish and Food Job…

US (CA): Cultivation webinar series continues with second event

InSpire Transpiration Solutions will continue its cultivation webinar series with a second event on June 4. “Drying and Curing Cannabis to Preserve Terpenes and Other Secondary Metabolites” will discuss the science of what happens after harvest and the importance of a thorough drying and curing process.…

US (NV): Indoor Ag-Con kicks off webinar series on business opportunities for indoor growers

Indoor Ag-Con is launching a free monthly webinar series to share content originally planned for its May 2020 in-person annual conference that has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Titled “Indoor Ag-Conversations,” the new virtual event series kicks off with the United Fresh Produce…

Webinars on growth in several languages

In the coming months Hoogendoorn Growth Management will organize some practical webinars to be followed online, for free. First webinar - 'Optimize irrigation based on plant needs' This will give a practical explanation on how to work with start strategies, plant evaporation and substrate management. The…

Webinar series: Implementing plant empowerment

The Implementation Partners of Plant Empowerment start a free webinar series of four webinars. Participants will learn how to implement the basic principles of Plant Empowerment. They also learn how to grow crops in a sustainable way by using the natural growing power and resilience of a plant. The first…

Designing your vertical farm: an integrated approach

Vertical farming is surely one of the most interesting ways of cultivating cannabis efficiently. The benefits of such cultivation systems are numerous, and it's important for growers to know in advance what the most important things to take into consideration are when setting up such a system.  This is why…

"Better air results in better yield and quality"

Removing fungi, bacteria and viruses from the air entering your greenhouse and plants. That's what the GAHU (greenhouse air handling unit) that was recently launched, can do. On May 28th, Can Kulekcioglu from Timfog will be running a webinar on possible trends after COVID-19 affecting greenhouse…

Webinar growing organic in soilless media

Organic cultivation in soilless media can boost a business into fast growth and high revenues, but there are many technical and agronomical challenges to overcome and very little know-how is available. Tune in to this webinar if you're a grower of vegetables, berries or medical cannabis and thinking of…

US (RI): University to offer online course on cannabis

Students enrolled at the University of Rhode Island may soon have the opportunity to participate in a new undergraduate certificate program in cannabis studies. Under a proposal submitted last month by the university’s faculty senate office to the school’s president, David Dooley, the seven-week…

Plant Empowerment Workshop goes online

The Ohio State University, in partnership with Gotham Greens and HortAmericas, will be organizing Plant Empowerment Workshop Online on July 9th and 10th, 2020 (10AM – 2:30PM EDT). This workshop is the first one in the US, following the recent movement of ‘GPE – Growing by Plant Empowerment’. One of the…