URL: https://postharvestreport.com/field-notes
Field notes from Jay Evans on cannabis post-harvest economics, recovery rates, value recovery, and the operational levers that move margin.
Field Notes
Short, data-grounded essays from Jay Evans on the economics of cannabis post-harvest — recovery, sorting, drying, automation, and the gap between projected and delivered yield.
A 5-point recovery improvement produces 7.1% more sellable flower — not 5%. Why post-harvest value recovery is the next decade's margin story.
· 6–8 min read
Why cannabis drying and curing is where yield gets won or lost — and how over-drying quietly costs operators up to 5% of saleable weight.
· 7–9 min read
Best-in-class cannabis post-harvest hits labor, yield, and quality at the same time: $20/lb labor, 75–82% A/B recovery, <2% scarring, ±1% potency vs hand-trim.
· 9–12 min read
Every automated trimmer trades labor for yield, quality, or consistency. A field guide to the trade-offs across T-Zero Pro, Mobius M108, Tom's Tumbler Python, and Softrim.
· 11–14 min read