Cultivation

Use the techniques described here to pass the state tests and ensure safe cannabis for consumers.

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announced the establishment of the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program on October 29, 2019.  

Zac Hildenbrand, Inform Environmental, LLC; Karan Kapoor, JC Green Inc. (formerly with Avana Canada Inc.); Autumn Karcey, Cultivo, Inc.; and Roger Kern, Agate Biosciences offer advice for people that are new to cannabis cultivation.

Here we identify the main sources of disease that could impact grow operations and best practices for clean cannabis.

What are the biggest challenges in cannabis cultivation? Our panel of experts discuss indoor versus outdoor; the reasons why one is preferred over the other; and how the outcome influences the properties of the plant itself.

There is a better, high-tech way of  making sure cannabis plants are truly healthy. Here's how.

This article explores how vapor pressure differentials (VPD) affect transpiration rates in cannabis plants. Understanding of VPD at different temperatures and relative humidities, and its effect on this process, is important to gain maximum plant growth.

The cannabis industry is constrained by the continued use of acronyms and nonstandard abbreviations for strain naming in lieu of a scientific-based standardized classification convention or lexicon. Applying chemometric tools can result in not only the authentication of a given cannabis cultivar but also provide a quality control mechanism for both cannabis flower and any resulting cannabis-based drugs.

Driven by the need to save energy and reduce operational costs, indoor growers are turning to alternative means of illuminating their cannabis crop. In more and more indoor grows, high-intensity discharge lamps (HIDs) are being swapped out for light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

Ken Villazor, President and CEO of Flower One Holdings, recently spoke to us about the large-scale cultivation and production facility they’ve begun operating in Las Vegas.

Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (Davis, California), an agricultural food ingredient company that is known for leveraging advanced, proprietary breeding techniques to improve the quality and nutritional content of wheat and soybeans, announced that they will apply their expertise cannabis.

What are the typical sources of pathogen and pest contamination in grow facilities? Find out and receive practical advice on how to reduce the associated risks by using some best practices.

A look at energy consumption in the cannabis industry and suggestions on how cultivator’s can reduce those costs.

The University of Connecticut (UConn, Storrs, Connecticut) announced plans to offer a class on cannabis horticulture through the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture.

Priscilla Vilchis, owner and CEO of Premium Produce, was the first licensed female minority in L.A. County, California, and the youngest female minority to be licensed in Nevada. She recently spoke to us about her experience in the cannabis industry, advice for newcomers, and more.