The Hemp Mine Blog — cannabis

The following article by Dr. Allison Justice appeared on MJBiz Daily  August 4, 2021. Learn about supplemental lighting and its application in outdoor cannabis cultivation.  Traditionally when growing cannabis, the thought is to simply apply over 18 hours of light per day to keep plants vegetative and switch to 12 hours to induce flowering.  This works, so why change it?  As cultivation of outdoor cannabis spreads across the US, understanding how cannabis responds to light becomes very evident. Some growers are finding out that supplemental lighting is necessary even with outdoor grows. Photoperiodism Let’s back up a minute and make...

Check out our newest article featured on HempGrower! The Hemp Mine, a hemp clone provider, and Davis Hemp Farms, a hempseed provider, have partnered to create a pheno-hunting process to help growers pick the best genetics. Farmers can see the field trial for themselves in person at The Hemp Mine's Annual Field Day Event in September.

Listen or read the transcript below of Dr. Allison Justice’s interview with Dr. Zachary Cartwright of Water in Food.  What is Water in Food? Every year, billions of dollars are spent by food manufacturers to move water in and out of food products. As a food scientist, Dr. Zachary Cartwright is on a mission to understand how this can be done better. Dr. Cartwright discusses the hemp industry, Dr. Justice's & The Hemp Mine’s current experiments, and the use of water activity measurements in hemp products. Hosted by Zachary Cartwright, Ph.D. Lead FOOD Scientist at METER Group     Today...

Learn about how to decide whether seed, clone, or tissue culture is right for you with Dr. Allison Justice's guest column in the January 2021 issue of Cannabis Business Times: In the ornamental and produce industries, we refer to genetic starting material as “young plants.” This includes seed, clone, and tissue production, all three options are commonly used, all for different reasons. Each type of young plant has its purpose and place for use. For plants with seed lines that contain high heterozygosity (lots of genetic variability) or do not produce seed at all, clonal production is the only way...