Patrick Williams

Patrick Williams

Managing Editor

Patrick Willliams is managing editor of Cannabis Business Times. pwilliams@gie.net.

The internet of greenhouse things

Researchers explain what early Internet of Things applications in the industry could look like.

Freight frights

Changes in the trucking sector are challenging growers to get creative with distribution.

Scale up your efforts against scale

Kansas State University’s Raymond Cloyd discusses how to identify and control hard and soft scale insect pests.

3 tips for selecting growing media for cannabis

Three professors discuss substrate considerations that can improve cultivation.

Property of Kevin

Over 43 years, Kevin Kraszeski has built Kevin’s Greenhouses into a thriving business that is keeping pace with the times.

Not so lost

Lost Mesa Flower Company in Hotchkiss, Colorado, adapts in a variety of ways to a changing marketplace and climate.

A varied field

A.J. Both of Rutgers University explains why standards and guidelines need to be reaffirmed and updated for a unique industry.

Phone home

Krishna Nemali of Purdue University plans to work with growers so they can monitor plant nutrients on their smartphones.

Head-turning varieties at Spring Trials

At the 2019 California Spring Trials, breeders showcased their latest in petunias, begonias and more.

The conservation question

The horticulture industry continues to look at how growers can conserve water in their operations and which crops will require little water in consumer landscapes.