The science behind triploid cannabis varieties is remarkably simple - but the process to getting our varieties into triploid form has been a 3 year project. Learn more about the exciting advancements for the cannabis industry as well as some more inf...
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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...
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...
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.
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...
Female cannabis plants are often threatened by male pollen coming from a neighbor's garden. Now though, regular breeding has created the first cannabis triploid plants. This naturally occurring plant type not only is impervious to unexpected pollen, ...
It's been exciting watching our triploid field trials this summer grown side by side with their diploid counterparts. Above is Stem Cell CBG, and as you can see the triploid specimens are far outproducing their diploid neighbors. We can't wait until ...
We have been committed to traditional breeding practices from day 1, but it is deeply meaningful to our entire team to be the first Non-GMO Project verified hemp seed supplier in the US. You can find certificates for our varieties on our compliance p...
New for 2020 and only available to a very limited number of returning farmers, meet the “Sours.” One of our goals in breeding unique hemp varieties has been to widen the range of flavor available to farmers and consumers. By pairing the unique ol...
Above - Mel Beard inspects walls of drying flower at 4 Letter Farm's Facility in the Klamath Basin, ORHarvest season is coming on fast, but are you ready? Long days, late nights, and lots of work - but the moment you've been growing for is here....
As the flowers begin to take shape across your hemp fields it’s a good time to plan for pre-harvest compliance tests. If you are growing any of our CBD varieties, timing is imperative. If you are growing our CBG varieties, you are free to wait unti...
The onset of flower! This is a critical time in the field for farmers, who are filled with both excitement and nervous trepidation. It is the time to be walking fields on the lookout for those rare (1/4000), but fully male phenotypes that...
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