Processing

Professor of food science and human nutrition Yong-Su Jin led a team that developed a methodology for efficiently converting the hemicellulose in switchgrass into high-value bioproducts using an engineered yeast and the acetate and xylose from the plants’ cell walls.
Bioprocess Converts Plant Materials into Valuable Chemicals
Lignocellulose, the woody material that gives plant cells their structure, is the most abundant raw material on Earth.
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Lowell
Lowell Farm Services Begins Processing Third-Party Cannabis in California
The 40,000-square-foot facility can process $400 million dollars of cannabis flower annually.
Aug 4th, 2021
Springfield, Ill.
University of Illinois-Springfield Announces Cannabis Education Certificates
The programs will cover business, agriculture and horticulture, law and policy, and healthcare and medicine.
Jun 22nd, 2021
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Oklahoma City.
Cannabis Expo Comes to Oklahoma City
Jul 21st, 2021
Jones Soda Co. headquarters, Seattle, June 2011.
Soft Drink Maker Plans to Enter Cannabis Sector
Jul 15th, 2021
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Cannabis Testing Market to Reach $2.44B Globally by 2027
Jun 14th, 2021
WIU chemistry students Gabrielle Valenzuela, of Oswego, Ill., and Shelby Carlson, of Daveport, Iiowa, work on testing in a Currens Hall laboratory at WIU.
WIU Receives Federal Grant for Cannabis Testing
Jun 8th, 2021
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Mar 19th, 2021
The new Midwest Roots facility.
Midwest Roots Completes Largest Cannabis Processing Facility in Missouri
The 65,000 square foot facility is ready to begin production on a variety of cannabis concentrates.
May 21st, 2021
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Boston Beer Co. to Begin R&D of Non-Alcoholic Cannabis Beverages
A new subsidiary will establish a dedicated innovation hub in Canada.
May 14th, 2021
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Bryan Wilson: Fiber Is the Future
He overcame personal tragedy, started from square one and went to work with "most versatile crop on the planet."
Apr 28th, 2021
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New Workshop on Measuring Contaminants in Cannabis/Hemp Consumer Products
Heavy metals are a known safety hazard that are not being addressed by the industry.
Apr 23rd, 2021
Kaycha Labs has more than 500 procedures and methods to test cannabis and hemp products using state-of-the-art equipment.
Kaycha Labs Tabs Tempe, Arizona for New Lab
It's a new market, but many have already invested heavily in the state.
Apr 15th, 2021
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Designing Realistic Extraction Systems from a Processing Perspective
'We're just moving fluids.'
Apr 13th, 2021
The Rise-N-Sort Post-Harvest Processing System from GreenBroz.
Cannabis Rise-N-Sort Post-Harvest Processing System
The three-part system processes 6 pounds per minute.
Apr 9th, 2021
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Veteran Combats Fear in the Industry
Jeremy Luciano's incredible story of how divine inspiration spared him at his lowest point and called him to cannabis.
Apr 2nd, 2021
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Ben & Vinnie Celani: Big Cannabis Is Coming
This week, the brothers behind High Life Farms detail their divide-and-conquer approach to running a multi-state operator.
Mar 18th, 2021
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Hemp Processor May Retrofit Old Vermont Grain Mill
The mill's operations date to 1789.
Mar 16th, 2021
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Kason Develops 2-Stage Fluid Bed Dryer
System dries up to 8,000 pounds of cannabis per hour and retains more CBD with less energy.
Feb 17th, 2021