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FACILITY PLANNING
Although all businesses grapple with chronic labor
shortages, recruiting and retaining employees for
cannabis cultivation can be acutely challenging because
of the specialized knowledge and processes involved.
Sites near large population centers may provide access
to more workers but may also limit the number of sites
with acreage to expand facilities as the cannabis business
booms. Locating greenhouses in rural areas can make
larger sites available for expansion but also can shrink the
size of the nearby labor pool.
Cannabis operators can solve these challenges - and
achieve more consistent quality while lowering overall
costs - by automating greenhouse systems for lighting,
irrigation, fertigation, HVAC and dehumidification.
Advanced equipment and software is available to
simplify and accelerate employee training, control and
monitor systems with fewer employees, and predict and
analyze equipment performance and maintenance or
repair needs. Maximizing the investment in automation,
of course, depends on planning how the cannabis
greenhouse will be operated long before it's constructed.
GROW QUICKLY WITH A COMPLETE CANNABIS
GREENHOUSE SOLUTION
The legal cannabis industry is growing quicker
than almost any other business in the United States,
so operators understandably want to build cultivation
facilities or scale existing operations to help them get to
market rapidly. Accomplishing that, however, requires a
comprehensive plan for greenhouse design, construction
and operation.
Develop your plan by partnering with a controlled
environment agriculture expert with deep cannabis market
knowledge and greenhouse engineering experience. They
offer greenhouse manufacturing and installation services -
but also do so much more.
Look for a partner who can work alongside your team
on architectural design, systems engineering, budgeting,
and recommendations that enable you to clear licensing
and regulatory hurdles. Ideally, your greenhouse project
partner also can provide site preparation, infrastructural
and construction services. Choose a partner who can
dedicate specialists to your project and help you specify
benching, tables, lighting, dehumidification, odor control,
shades and curtains.
The right partner can help you accomplish so much more
than just build a greenhouse. You'll be better prepared to
identify all of the processes, systems and equipment that will
be needed inside the greenhouse to enable you to achieve
your objectives for cannabis crop yield and quality and also
for efficiency, productivity and profitability. v
David LaRussa is director of sales for processing at Prospiant.
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