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Harvest Update at Marijuana Company of America’s CBD Hemp Project in Scio, Oregon
Harvest Update at Marijuana Company of America’s CBD Hemp Project in Scio, Oregon.
About this update from Marijuana Company Of America, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nESCONDIDO, Calif., Nov. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NetworkWire -- MARIJUANA COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. (“MCOA” or the “Company”) (OTC: MCOA), an innovative hemp and cannabis corporation, and its joint venture partner Global Hemp Group (CSE: GHG / OTC: GBHPF / FRANKFURT: GHG) are pleased to provide an update on the harvest at their high yielding CBD hemp project in Scio, Oregon.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n High-yielding CBD hemp plant\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scio, Oregon hemp crop hanging and drying\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 20-foot-high, 4,000-sq.-ft. greenhouse space for drying the 2018 harvest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n The 2018 Scio cultivation consisted of 33 acres of high yielding CBD hemp (utilizing six different cultivars with an expected CBD content ranging from 6% to 12%), grown in an orchard style cultivation on the property. With the help of near perfect weather in the region that extended the harvest period by several weeks, the hemp crop had the opportunity to grow to full maturity, allowing the team to completely harvest all of the plants before the fall rains began in the valley. For pictures from this season’s cultivation, please visit the Scio project page on MCOA’s corporate website here: http://marijuanacompanyofamerica.com/scio-oregon/ Innovation was the key to overcoming various challenges throughout the year, but the team in Scio was able to find solutions when required. Our team consists of a number of talented crew members trained in a variety of skill sets, including metal fabrication, fine carpentry, and large equipment operation. With the help of a number of knowledgeable advisors, the team set up, built, and operated the project themselves. The HarvestThis year’s harvest consisted of approximately 37,000 high yielding CBD hemp plants producing 24 tons of biomass. Harvesting this year was done by hand, making it extremely labor intensive and time consuming. However, the team developed a number of solutions that will automate both the harvesting and planting for next year’s crop. Ultimately, the goal is to completely automate these processes, making it more efficient and less costly to complete. The team has now begun working on prototypes to automate the harvesting processes and expect to hav...