Advanced Cannabis Production will be offered at Illinois Valley Community College for the first time this spring.
Students will gain hands-on experience growing, testing, and processing cannabis plants while furthering their understanding of various production systems. The 4-credit course is part of IVCC's popular cannabis production certificate program.
Instructor Jennifer Timmers said the course provides in-depth coverage of:
- Cannabis genetics, breeding, and propagation techniques;
- Outdoor and indoor cannabis production systems with a focus on agronomic considerations such as seeding, planting, pest and disease control, harvest/drying/storage, and compliance testing;
- Testing for potency, heavy metals, pesticides, residues, terpenes, bacteria/fungi/mycotoxins;
- Extraction and processing for fibers and cannabinoids;
- Economics in cannabis production such as product marketing, pricing, commerce, distribution, and federal and state policies.
Class meets 10 to 10:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday in east campus Room J116 with lab 11 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. Wednesdays in J117.
Register in admissions (CTC101) or call (815) 224-0447. For information, contact Timmers at (815) 224-0495. Spring semester begins Jan. 9.
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