Episode 42: Fertilizer and Pesticides in Cannabis with the Oregon Department of Agriculture

Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast

Tad Hussey.

Cannabis, Gardening, Natural Sciences, Cultivation, Leisure, Science, Home & Garden, Marijuana, Weed, Growing, Organics, Grow

4.7 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Rules and regulations are an important aspect of cannabis cultivation. In addition, it’s important to know that the products we purchase to use in our garden are safe and providing the nutrients or microbes that are listed on the labels. My interview this week is with Sunny Summers and Matt Haynes with the Oregon Dept of Agriculture. https://www.kisorganics.com/pages/cannabis-cultivation-and-science-podcast-episode-42

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Cannabis Caltivation and Science podcast. I'm your host, Tad Hussey of Kiss Organics.
0:23.1	This is the podcast where we discuss the cutting edge of organic growing from a science-based perspective
0:28.0	and drawn top experts from around the industry to share their wisdom and knowledge.
0:32.8	As you know, rules and regulations are an important aspect of cannabis cultivation.
0:38.8	In addition, it's important to know that the products we purchase to use in our garden are safe and providing the nutrients
0:43.0	or microbes that are listed on the labels. My interview this week is with Sunny Summers and
0:47.8	Matt Haynes with the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The Oregon Department of Agriculture
0:52.1	have been leaders at the state level in regards to product testing and information sharing for consumers.
0:57.7	I was very excited that they accepted my request to come on the podcast to talk about some of their findings and to help growers better understand pesticide and fertilizer product labels and some of the challenges around policy enforcement.
1:10.3	To give a little background on my guests at a personal level, Sunny Summers is the
1:14.9	cannabis policy coordinator for the Department of Agriculture. Sunny has a degree from
1:19.3	Oregon State University in bioresource research. She worked in pesticide regulation and
1:24.7	enforcement for 12 years before making the leap to cannabis.
1:32.1	When not scratching her head over cannabis regulations, she can be found napping in the woods,
1:35.8	kayaking on the Willamette, or chasing one of the Bruiser brothers around the sassy sunflower house.
1:38.0	Matt Haynes is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, with a BS in
1:43.9	agronomy.
1:45.0	He has been with the Oregon Department of Agriculture for 20 years and the department's
1:48.6	fertilizer program for 18 years.
1:51.1	Matt reviews product labels for registration, conducts marketplace inspections, collects and
1:55.6	compiles tonnage data, and reviews laboratory sample data.
1:59.1	Prior to joining the department, Matt was with the JM Smucker Company and Mission Resource Conservation District.
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