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Lean Farming: Waiting

The Hidden Cost of Waiting in Lean Cannabis Cultivation Waiting Stalls Progress In lean farming, every second counts. Yet one of the most overlooked forms of waste is waiting—idle time for people,...
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Lean Farming: Overproduction

More Is Not Always Better Producing more than downstream capacity or demand can absorb, tying up space, labor, and cash Cutting Waste and Boosting Yield in Cannabis Cultivation In the competitive world...

Lean Farming: Defects

Understanding Defect Waste in Lean Farming What Is Lean Farming? Lean farming is an agricultural approach rooted in the principles of lean manufacturing, which originated in Japan through the Toyota...
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Where Did The Sticky Buds Go?

What Happened to Sticky, Smelly Cannabis Buds? Over the years, one question keeps coming up: “Where did the sticky, aromatic buds go?” The answer is simple—most commercial cannabis today is either...
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Vertical Farming

Homing in on Vertical Farming Techniques   MOTHER PLANTS The marijuana industry is experiencing several new trends, especially in vertical farming. While double or triple multi-tiered setups are...
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Outdoor Crop Pest Control

How to Protect Your Outdoor Cannabis Crops From Pests How to battle pest threats – from aphids and grasshoppers to mites, and more As cannabis and hemp farmers across the U.S. confront surging pest...