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Retrofitting Your Old Greenhouse or Building New: Tips for Planning Your Expansion

When it comes to greenhouse retrofits or new builds, there are various ways to plan for an expansion, reduce operating costs, or improve efficiency. To start, it's essential to know what you want to achieve. If reducing labor is your key motivator, you need to examine how your greenhouse is affecting your labor. On the other hand, if increasing crop yield is your main goal, then the best value for retrofitting will differ.

Here are some tips for greenhouse retrofits based on different goals:

Canadian cannabis industry struggling amid oversupply challenges: Experts

More than four years later, Canada’s cannabis industry is starting to come down from a post-legalization high, experts say.

“Producers have been scaling back, laying people off, closing facilities for really over three years,” said Michael Armstrong, an associate professor of operations research at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont.

Canada’s ‘croptober’ surge pushes cannabis inventory over 1 million kilograms

Canadian licensed producers added a record 220,461 kilograms of marijuana to their inventories in October 2020, according to new data offering a statistical glimpse of the country’s first large-scale “croptober” – when most of the fall outdoor harvest comes in.

The 220,461 kilograms (221 metric tons) of new cannabis is about 50% more than the previous monthly record, in October 2019, likely owing to the first outdoor yields.

Mexico is poised to legalize marijuana, but advocates don’t like the details

It's the moment for which advocates of legal marijuana here have been waiting: Mexican lawmakers, working under a court order, have until mid-December to finalize rules that will make the country the world's largest market for legal pot.

Advocates have long argued that legalization would put a dent in the black market; allow for safe, regulated consumption; create jobs; and cut down on crime.

All About Cannabis Trichomes, the Incredible Chemical Factories of Marijuana

When you think about it, the cannabis plant is a pretty amazing specimen. Not only do these green leafy plants have the potential to boost creativity and productivity in an individual, but they also have some amazing medical uses for conditions ranging from Alzheimer’s Disease to eating disorders.

How Canadian cannabis firms lost millions on bad greenhouse deals

When Aurora Cannabis acquired greenhouse design firm Larssen in late 2017, it was a shot across the bow of rival Canadian marijuana producers.

In short, the Alberta-based producer was signaling to the industry it intended to win the “funded capacity” race at any cost – even if that meant buying the company designing your greenhouse.

1 Big Question to Ask Yourself Before Buying Aurora Cannabis

Let's call it like it is. Aurora Cannabis (NYSE:ACB) is an underperforming stock, with its shares down more than 90% over the last 12 months. That's not only worse than the S&P 500, up over 12% during the same period, but it's not even close to the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF, which includes many of Aurora's peers and has fallen by 46%.