Cultivation

Advice for healthy hemp

Hemp is a relatively new commercial crop and growers throughout the country continue to develop best practices for indoor and outdoor growing.  Marguerite Bolt grew up on a specialty crop farm, has a bachelor’s in... more »

Trialing new hemp genetics

Choosing the right genetics is one of the most critical decisions growers face. At Treadwell Farms, we have grown over 40 hemp cultivars beginning with the Florida Agricultural Mechanical University (FAMU) Hemp pilot project in... more »

A case for hemp clones

Royale Botanicals in Larkspur, Colorado, dedicates its industrial hemp cultivation facility to mother stock and 100% pesticide free, non-GMO clone production, offering the scale of growing several hundred thousand clones every week. At the helm... more »

Prospect Farms

Prima Acquires 250 Acres of Organic Hemp Production

Wellness brand Prima has acquired Prospect Farms, one of the nation's largest USDA Certified Organic hemp farms and manufacturing complexes. Together, they form Uplifter Brands, PBC, a CPG house of clean and conscious brands across personal... more »

cannabis lighting in a Prospiant greenhouse

7 Considerations for Optimizing Cannabis Cultivation in a Greenhouse

Designing and building your cannabis cultivation facility is more than just the structure itself. Making sure the growing environment you choose is ideal for your crop is equally important; it takes careful, consistent effort in... more »

Source: European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) - Data from 2018

USDA Releases Report on the European Hemp Market

One of the United States Department Of Agriculture (USDA)'s latest reports, "Market Trends and Regulations for Industrial Hemp in the European Union," finds that hemp demand and production is growing worldwide. This report reviews the... more »

Idaho Hemp

University of Idaho Hemp Trials Offer Promising Results

A University of Idaho (U of I) Extension weed scientist has some promising leads in trials evaluating potential herbicides for use in Idaho’s new hemp farming industry. Pamela Hutchinson, a potato cropping systems weed scientist... more »

Texas Ban on Smokable Hemp Processing Upheld

The Texas Supreme Court has sustained that smokable hemp can not be manufactured or processed within the state. In an opinion on June 24, Judge Jeffrey Boyd wrote: "Considering the long history of the state’s... more »

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