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Thursday, March 26, 2020

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The benefits of growing vertically

As the cannabis industry moves towards the future, the level of expertise among cannabis growers is increasing exponentially. More and more horticultural knowledge has been…

Yield numbers, what do they mean?

Many discussions are being had these days between growers, consultants, CEOs and investors alike about yield numbers. One of the issues that comes to the foreground is that…

CAN (ON): Production staff at Southwestern Ontario-based operation may soon unionize

Employees at WeedMD, a London-headquartered company with more than 200 workers at its operations in Strathroy, Aylmer and Bowmanville, have been signing union cards with the…

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Free Covid-19 staff checklist app for greenhouses

The team at BumperCrop have worked in conjunction with growers over the past two weeks on a new App to help address the New Zealand rules for operating during the COVID-19…

shout out to the workers!

Greenhouse building & assembling continues all over the world

Many companies have already felt the effects of the spread, the coronavirus, on their business. The rapid spread of the coronavirus around the world has led to increased…

CAN (ON): License producer announces restructuring, updates on operations

The Flowr Corporation has restructured approximately 25% of its workforce globally, which is expected to result in an annual reduction of headcount expenses in excess of…

US (CO): Cannabis and hemp industries helping fight Coronavirus

A Republican senator said in a floor speech on Wednesday that the cannabis and hemp industries in Colorado are helping the fight against the coronavirus…


Lea Valley Growers “It’s not the growers filling their boots at the moment” Whereas UK citizens are hoarding groceries due to the more strict lock-down that came into effect this week, it is growers who are currently paying the price. The demand skyrockets, but so do the labor and transport costs and currently they’re not able to pass these on because the prices are set. “We have to make sure the…