By Andrea GarfinkelWith our molecular marker-assisted breeding program in full force, we're having to call in robot reinforcements to help us keep up! Don't worry, the robot hasn't replaced any of our scientists. Our moves towards automation ju...
We are excited to be working with some great people on some meaningful projects, here are a few of the collaborations we had going on in 2020.Pat Hayes, Oregon State UniversityWe are working with Pat’s lab on tissue culture experiments to induce ha...
Dr. Hsuan Chen and Brendan Rojas have been working non-stop for years to bring the first commercial cannabis triploids to farmers' hands, and a huge congratulations to the duo for their recognition in the Cannabis Scientist. It is an honor for the co...
With the hemp harvest complete at the farm, it's time to switch gears to prepping our fields for winter. After removing mulch and irrigation lines, we take soil samples from across our fields for analysis. From there we can decide if we need to adjus...
At Oregon CBD we’ve always prided ourselves on using organic growing methods. It’s a core value that we believe in – and we highly respect our farmers who take the same approach. Our fields never build up with salts, our pests never build up im...
Hearty congratulations to Paul and his team at Horn Creek Hemp for winning gold in the hemp category at the Cultivation Classic today with Suver Haze! They also took home the winning "credible cultivar" entry with Sour Space Candy. Who won silv...
Oregon CBD had more of a pumpkin road this year. Our crop grew along an approximately half-mile stretch of Hwy 99W, fronting a chunk of our community garden. We harvested a couple dozen of them for our annual (socially distanced this year) Harvest Pa...
Fasciation is a fascinating genetic mutation in cannabis often mistaken for polyploidy. Watch as Seth Crawford walks through our R&D field of CBDV rich hemp cultivars and explains the phenomenon in a mutant filled crop.
This has been the hardest week in memory for Oregon. Keep helping your loved ones, friends, and community in the midst of this devastation—recovery is going to be a long haul and many are in desperate need. Our team and farm are all cur...
We brought the first pure CBD autos to market in 2017 and conducted large scale trials in 2018 to test the impact of a number of different variables affecting their growth and field production success. The biggest plant in the 2018 trials was a...
In recent years there has been a big buzz building around novel cannabinoids. Initially THC and CBD were the only go to’s for human consumption, but the desire to explore and experience the unknown has led to consumers and health professionals alik...
With the release of CBG-rich hemp cultivars come a few changes to the way farmers approach when and how to harvest, dry, and extract their plant material. If you are growing varieties such as our White CBG, Stem Cell CBG, or Sour G CBG, here are some...