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December 08, 2020
Understand what information to gather for cultivation operations, which KPIs are important, and how to interpret a performance benchmark.
October 14, 2020
Learn tips about monitoring environmental conditions to further improve yields.
From setting up a grow to tracking each plant, a look at new cultivation technology solutions designed to both improve efficiencies and create more data analytics.
October 13, 2020
This article discusses the difficulties of reining in the intense energy use of the cannabis industry from the perspective of the most energy efficient state: Massachusetts.
September 24, 2020
Here we explore the role that terpenes play in plant immunity, defense, and signaling.
A closer look at the benefits of incorporating drone technology into commercial cannabis operations.
September 03, 2020
With grow light technology constantly advancing, Noah Miller, CEO of Black Dog LED, discusses the research behind grow light technology and its future in cannabis.
May 14, 2020
The industry needs to address energy efficiency, plastic use, and wastewater to build a long-term reputation of accessibility, legitimacy, and sustainability.
April 08, 2020
Let’s explore some options for growth substrates that are essential to the health of your plants.
April 07, 2020
A closer look at how cannabis cultivation management platforms can track data for you and make recommendations based on intelligence and logic discerned from the numbers.
December 18, 2019
A case study that demonstrates the utility and necessity of environmental screening in a cannabis production and processing facility.
December 16, 2019
This article analyzes profitability impacts as they relate to your business by providing a knowledgeable look at the technologies accessible to all sizes of operations and describing the relative economics for various systems.
Use the techniques described here to pass the state tests and ensure safe cannabis for consumers.
October 29, 2019
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announced the establishment of the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program on October 29, 2019.
August 21, 2019
Here we identify the main sources of disease that could impact grow operations and best practices for clean cannabis.
June 24, 2019
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.
May 29, 2019
There is a better, high-tech way of making sure cannabis plants are truly healthy. Here's how.
April 04, 2019
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.
In this installment of “Cannabis Crossroads,” we take a closer look at the hemp revolution, and more specifically, academic hemp research.