Cannabis
Michigan Introduces Industrial Hemp Ag Pilot Program for 2019
Growers, processors and institutions of higher learning who are interested in Michigan’s newest agricultural crop – industrial hemp – will now have an opportunity to test the waters under the state’s new Industrial Hemp Ag... more »
UF Hemp Research Program Receives Certified Plants
Green Roads, a south Florida-based manufacturer of high quality, pharmacist formulated CBD products, has donated and coordinated delivery of the first certified hemp plants into the state of Florida in 70 years to launch the University... more »
Two Cannabis Conferences to Take Place in Missouri in April
Nexus Greenhouse Systems, along with key partners and industry speakers, is hosting a seminar to teach essential skills for cannabis business management and cultivation. Regardless of your state, location, or geographic climate, this seminar can help... more »
Greenhouse Production of Cannabis: Are Existing Growers a Good Fit?
Joining us is Mike Marquez, seminar director for the Indo Expo Cannabis Trade Show. His responsibilities include finding, vetting and booking speakers for multi-track education programs for annual shows in California, Oregon and Colorado that... more »
Dates Set for 2019 Griffin Grower & Retailer Expos
Dates have been set for the 2019 Griffin Grower & Retailer Expos. The company will return to Massachusetts and Pennsylvania to host two Expo events this year, each spanning two days. The Massachusetts Expo will... more »
Soilless Culture: On the Forefront of Science and Innovation
It is common in academia for professors to have “split appointments,” which define (roughly) what our career focus and programmatic areas are at our respective universities. At North Carolina State University (NCSU), I have a... more »
The Cannabis Conundrum
If you are a grower of ornamental crops interested in producing cannabis, be aware there are a lot of unknowns about producing, harvesting and processing this crop. “For ornamental crops, the research literature provides a... more »
What to Know About Lighting Cannabis from a Former Greenhouse Cultivator
Changing perceptions around cannabis has many commercial growers seriously examining the plant for the first time, and many are underestimating the long “maligned weed.” I say maligned because cannabis is by no means an unwanted... more »
