Month: January 2017 (Page 28)

BloombergWeed Entrepreneur Dreams Up a 100-Story Skyscraper to Grow …BloombergAccording to Rick Byrd, the future of farming is tall, dirtless and local.and more » Read More: Weed Entrepreneur Dreams Up a 100-Story Skyscraper to Grow … – BloombergContinue Reading

BloombergWeed Entrepreneur Dreams Up a 100-Story Skyscraper to Grow FoodBloombergPot is “the perfect catalyst to bring in what I think really needs to change in farming,” Byrd said in an interview. “You can't have the average produce truck going 1,500 miles to get to your plate. And there's no way,Continue Reading

BloombergHundred-Story Food-Growing Tower Is Dream of Weed EntrepreneurBloombergPot is “the perfect catalyst to bring in what I think really needs to change in farming,” Byrd said in an interview. “You can't have the average produce truck going 1,500 miles to get to your plate. And there's no way, obviously, toContinue Reading

Glasgow Daily TimesAgriculture director speaks to chamberGlasgow Daily TimesWarren Beeler, executive director of the Governor's Office of Agriculture Policy, spoke to members of the Cave City Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night about how tobacco settlement money has been used to make advancements in agriculture in … Read More: Agriculture directorContinue Reading

CBS LocalMillion Dollar Marijuana Grow Operation Busted By 'That Smell …CBS LocalDETROIT (WWJ) – A sophisticated marijuana grow operation seemed to have everything figured out — with the exception of capping the strong smell.Detroit police bust massive marijuana grow operation with hundreds …WXYZall 4 news articles » Read More: Million DollarContinue Reading

CBS LocalMillion Dollar Marijuana Grow Operation Busted By 'That Smell'CBS Localpot bust 3 sdavis Million Dollar Marijuana Grow Operation Busted By That Smell “The plants that are mature and ready to be harvested – some are as tall as 7-8-9 feet tall, almost as tall as a Christmas trees,” saidContinue Reading

Public hearing on marijuana moratorium recommendedLewiston Sun JournalThe MMA advised, according to Perkins' letter, that though the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry will license cultivation and retail marijuana facilities, some form of local approval will come into play. The MMA recommends that … Read More: Public hearing onContinue Reading

Sacramento BeeCalifornia's pot czar on upcoming marijuana regulation: 'We will not fail'Sacramento Bee… CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing, a new division under the state Department of Food and Agriculture that will issue permits and establish and a “track and trace system” and product testing protocols for cannabis delivered from farms to marijuanaContinue Reading

The Mendocino VoiceAt Thurs. planning commission meeting cannabis will be discussed one last timeThe Mendocino VoiceThe county's proposed ordinances are: adding chapter 10A.17, the medical cannabis cultivator ordinance, to the county agriculture code; and adding chapter 20.242, the medical cannabis cultivation site, to the county's zoning code. The commission willContinue Reading

The Mendocino VoiceAt Thurs. planning commission meeting cannabis will be discussed …The Mendocino VoiceUKIAH 1/18/2017 — Property owners Kenneth and Lynn Wood will likely have a larger than average audience on Thursday morning, as they seek the …and more » Read More: At Thurs. planning commission meeting cannabis will be discussed …Continue Reading