Seed Bank: Humboldt Seed Company’s Nat Pennington on the Inevitable Autoflower Revolution August 26, 2021 Tom Hymes Company Stories, Cultivation, Multiple State Operators, Spotlight 1 Comment Work your way back through the food chain of cannabis production – from shelf to seed, so to speak – and eventually you come to the breeders. Like rock star fashion designers, cannabis breeders perform irreplaceable functions in the industry,… Read More→
‘Times are really, really tough’: Plummeting cannabis prices strain small Northern California farmers August 24, 2021 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments Humboldt County cannabis farmers are drowning in a flooded market. As the price of cannabis continues to fall, small farmers struggling to stay afloat fear for the sustainability of their future. Jason Gellman, a second-generation cannabis farmer and owner of… Read More→
Should You Automate Your Cultivation Facility? August 16, 2021 Ryan Douglas Cultivation 0 Comments Cultivation operations automate their production processes for two reasons:1. To minimize production costs.2. To ensure product consistency.Automation usually involves computer-controlled equipment executing work tasks that employees would otherwise handle. These tasks can be finished in a fraction of the time… Read More→
The True Cost of Going Cheap: Cultivation Start-ups August 3, 2021 Ryan Douglas Cultivation 0 Comments Entrepreneurs need to keep an eye on start-up costs to ensure that the money they’ve raised stretches as far as possible. But focusing solely on price can blind entrepreneurs to potential losses in the future by pursuing the cheapest option.Keep… Read More→
Strive for Post-Harvest Success: Part 2 July 19, 2021 Ryan Douglas Cultivation 0 Comments After trimming and drying a harvest, the next step for cultivation businesses is to cure, package, and store their product. Here is a brief overview of each process and some tips for success:Curing Curing is a method that helps bring… Read More→
Strive for Post-Harvest Success: Part 1 July 6, 2021 Ryan Douglas Cultivation 0 Comments The term “post-harvest” refers to anything that happens to a cannabis plant once it’s cut and removed from the cultivation area. This stage of production is as critical as the cultivation process. If not done correctly, it's possible to ruin… Read More→
Generation GrowGen: CEO Darren Lampert Is Building a Business for the Long Term June 23, 2021 Tom Hymes Ancillary Businesses, Company Stories, Cultivation, Retail, Supply Chain 0 Comments Denver, Colorado-based GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG), or GrowGen, is a rapidly expanding chain of national retail outlets, or specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers, that caters to the increasingly sophisticated needs of cannabis cultivators at all levels of growing. Servicing… Read More→
Striking a Balance: When to Get Involved in Your Cultivation Business—and When Not To June 22, 2021 Ryan Douglas Cultivation, Spotlight 0 Comments Entrepreneurs don’t need to come from the world of horticulture to launch a successful cultivation business.If they hire the right people for the job, owners can run their grow operation like any other business. Since entrepreneurs are held accountable to… Read More→
The ‘triple bottom line’ value of sustainable cannabis cultivation June 14, 2021 Ben Bourque Cultivation 0 Comments by Benjamin Bourque It’s ironic that producing a plant as beneficial as cannabis can strain natural resources more than other crops. Fortunately, legalization is paving the way for more environmentally responsible production and cultivation, by opening the door for more… Read More→
The Case for Cultivation Expertise: Why You Need a Trusted Advisor More Than You Think June 2, 2021 Ryan Douglas Cultivation 0 Comments Working with a trusted advisor in any industry makes good business sense.But many cultivation start-ups are reticent to hire a consultant before they have a license to grow. Some companies view cultivation expertise as a nicety that can't be afforded… Read More→
The Ubiquity of Bud: Canndescent Refocuses on Flower May 24, 2021 Tom Hymes Company Stories, Cultivation, Multiple State Brands, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments Canndescent is a privately held cannabis company of such ubiquity on Golden State dispensary shelves that it long ago achieved the status of anchor brand in a market where precious few exist. Its stand-out orange box denoting the original brand,… Read More→
Five Key Concepts Everyone on Your Cultivation Team Should Know May 16, 2021 Ryan Douglas Cultivation, Spotlight 3 Comments If a company's head grower is competent, the rest of the cultivation team doesn't need horticulture experience as a prerequisite for hire. But to prevent costly mistakes, training for new employees should focus on quickly bringing them up to speed… Read More→
Aurora Cannabis reports $164.7 million loss in Q3, launches cost efficiencies plan May 14, 2021 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments Aurora Cannabis Inc. is on the hunt for savings again after reporting a $164.7-million net loss in its latest quarter. The Edmonton-based company unveiled Thursday a plan to accelerate between $60 million and $80 million in annualized cost efficiencies over… Read More→
Cannabis – The Next Frontier in the Organic Movement? May 10, 2021 Carlos Perea Cultivation 2 Comments Although organic farming practices began in the 1900s, organic fruits and veggies weren’t recognized as consumer staples until the 2000s after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wrote and implemented rules specifying the substances that could be used in… Read More→
Why Free Trials Aren’t Free May 3, 2021 Ryan Douglas Cultivation, Science and Technology, Spotlight 0 Comments Commercial cultivators are always looking for ways to lower production costs and increase crop consistency. New technology is an integral part of this effort. But introducing new technology into a cannabis grow operation can be tricky. For start-ups, launching production… Read More→