Maximum Yield's Industry News | January 2017
In this issue of Inews, we’re pleased to feature two companies taking advantage of an industry on the verge of major growth. One of our featured companies has been in business for 40 years while the other is a start-up looking to gain traction. 3SI Security built a name for itself protecting financial institutions from thieves intent on stealing their money. As it turns out, the company’s security expertise translates well to the cannabis industry. 3SI Security is a great example of adapting a product or service to a completely new industry. Conversely, CannaRelief is a start-up company looking to fill a much-needed niche in the cannabis industry. The company is the result of some very forward-thinking people who anticipated the need for their product and bravely moved forward with that idea. Their timing couldn’t have been better. Finally, Grow Green MI’s Anne Schultz arrived at the MJ Biz Conference and Expo in mid-November in Las Vegas armed with her reporter’s notebook, camera, and outgoing personality to provide us with some great photos and wrap-up of the expo. You can find her story and photos on page __. Speaking of expos, the team here at Maximum Yield is excited to announce the launch of GROWX, our newly branded series of trade shows set to get underway in 2017. Along with having a cannabis component, GROWX will feature education, business, and networking components developed to bring the industry together. GROWX will make its debut June 3-4, 2017, at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center. A second show is scheduled to take place at Detroit’s Cobo Center from Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2017. Hope to see you there! It is exciting times, to be sure, and we wish all of you a happy and prosperous new year. As always, thanks for reading Inews and if you have any questions feel free to contact us at editor@maximumyield.com.
In this issue of Inews, we’re pleased to feature two companies taking advantage of an industry on the verge of major growth. One of our featured companies has been in business for 40 years while the other is a start-up looking to gain traction.
3SI Security built a name for itself protecting financial institutions from thieves intent on stealing their money. As it turns out, the company’s security expertise translates well to the cannabis industry. 3SI Security is a great example of adapting a product or service to a completely new industry.
Conversely, CannaRelief is a start-up company looking to fill a much-needed niche in the cannabis industry. The company is the result of some very forward-thinking people who anticipated the need for their product and bravely moved forward with that idea. Their timing couldn’t have been better.
Finally, Grow Green MI’s Anne Schultz arrived at the MJ Biz Conference and Expo in mid-November in Las Vegas armed with her reporter’s notebook, camera, and outgoing personality to provide us with some great photos and wrap-up of the expo. You can find her story and photos on page __.
Speaking of expos, the team here at Maximum Yield is excited to announce the launch of GROWX, our newly branded series of trade shows set to get underway in 2017. Along with having a cannabis component, GROWX will feature education, business, and networking components developed to bring the industry together. GROWX will make its debut June 3-4, 2017, at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center. A second show is scheduled to take place at Detroit’s Cobo Center from Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2017. Hope to see you there!
It is exciting times, to be sure, and we wish all of you a happy and prosperous new year. As always, thanks for reading Inews and if you have any questions feel free to contact us at editor@maximumyield.com.
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INDUSTRY Buzz<br />
BWGS <strong>2017</strong> Wholesale Catalog Available Now<br />
The BWGS <strong>2017</strong> Wholesale Catalog is now available for<br />
viewing online. A comprehensive reference guide to BWGS<br />
inventory, pricing, and freight and returns information, the <strong>2017</strong> catalog also includes<br />
valuable product resources such as feeding schedules, specification charts, and more.<br />
Authorized retailers can log on to their account at bwgs.com today to view more than 300<br />
interactive pages of products from industry-leading and exclusive brands, including more<br />
than 400 new additions for <strong>2017</strong>. For more information or to learn how to obtain a physical<br />
catalog (which will be available soon), contact your BWGS sales representative.<br />
Hydropods Announces Strategic Partnership<br />
with CropBox<br />
Hydropods has<br />
formed a strategic<br />
partnership with<br />
CropBox to integrate<br />
its cloud-based grow<br />
controllers into their<br />
shipping container agricultural<br />
systems. “We’re proud of this partnership<br />
with CropBox,” says Ted Tanner, CEO of Hydropods. “CropBox<br />
is already in use by some major restaurants and retailers,<br />
and we’re excited by their growth potential. We admire their<br />
mission to bring local farming to more communities, providing<br />
nutritious food grown in a sustainable environment.” CropBox’s<br />
320-square-foot containers contain 2,800 planting spots<br />
alongside all the necessary hydroponic grow components.<br />
The Hydropods Grow Controllers have a variety of sensors<br />
to monitor and control the environment and nutrient system,<br />
which growers can access from their smartphones using the<br />
CropBox App. CropBox uses 90 per cent less water than<br />
conventional farms and greenhouse operations, 80 per cent<br />
less fertilizer, no pesticides, and yields as much as a one-acre<br />
field or a 2,200 square-foot hydroponic greenhouse.<br />
PureAg Pest Control Acts Fast<br />
PureAg Pest Control has proven to be<br />
effective in eliminating aphids, blight,<br />
botrytis, canker, downey and powdery<br />
mildew, fusarsium, mites, pythium,<br />
rhizoctonia, rust, and thrips. PureAg<br />
immediately impacts the exoskeleton<br />
of the pest upon contact by<br />
disrupting the molecular structure<br />
of chitin and other protein<br />
substances that protect the<br />
insect. This triggers rapid and<br />
irreversible deterioration of the<br />
insect’s spiracles and tracheal<br />
system resulting in suffocation.<br />
No resistance can be developed<br />
by the targeted insects because<br />
PureAg Pest control does not act<br />
on the nervous system, but rather<br />
on the respiratory apparatus. Product<br />
is also a FIFRA 25b minimum risk pesticide. For<br />
more information, visit pureagproducts.com.<br />
Grow Green MI Hosts Fall Expo<br />
Drawing in more than 1,200 attendees and 70 vendors, Grow Green successfully hosted its second<br />
customer appreciation expo of 2016 in October. It was a great opportunity for growers and vendors to<br />
network directly as well as meet others in the green community. Additionally, Grow Green showcased nine<br />
presenters, including Eye Hortilux, Smart Pot, MI Legalize, and cannabis<br />
defense attorney Michael Komorn, among others. “In all my years, I’ve<br />
never been to a more organized and well-executed vendor day event,”<br />
states Christian Long, Current Culture H 2O’s vice-president of design.<br />
Welsey Eaton, retail division sales manager for Hanna Instruments, adds<br />
“The conversations we had with the customers were very valuable.” Grow<br />
Green continues to make strides as it pushes forward and continues to<br />
add customized services, support, and events from its Master Grower<br />
monthly mixers to trimmer workshops. The company is working on<br />
hosting more interactive workshops and discussions about a certification<br />
program are taking place. “It’s about bringing what people want to know<br />
and learn more about and what value can we provide to our growers<br />
that will help them be successful. By having everyone come together<br />
and participate at our events, we are actively building the community<br />
together,” says Casper, owner of Grow Green. In <strong>2017</strong>, Grow Green has<br />
scheduled its Spring Grower’s Expo for May 6.<br />
Visit growgreenmi.com for more information.<br />
30 <strong>January</strong> <strong>2017</strong> // <strong>Maximum</strong> Yield’s <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>News</strong>
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