NASC CAST Featuring Max from Royal Queen Seeds

NASC CAST Featuring Max from Royal Queen Seeds

From NASC CAST by North Atlantic Seed Co.

May 4, 2026 · 1h 18m

About this episode

Max from Royal Queen Seeds discusses his background and the breeding practices at RQS.

Max called in to tell us about the practices and philosophy at Royal Queen Seeds. We discuss his background before RQS and the resources that made Max want to join the team. He has experience building, managing, and overseeing grows. He considers data points from state of the art labs and outdoor operations in North America, Europe, and Asia. (chapters are for video version. Audio version chapters are fast by about 20 seconds) Get Royal Queen Seeds here link Watch full episodes of NASC CAST here playlist 0:32 Introduction 1:25 Max's background 3:58 US and European markets - Amsterdam 7:19 Underground operations before legalization 8:59 Current European policies 10:43 Max's roles at Royal Queen Seeds 15:40 Modern breeding - breeding philosophies 20:44 DNA sequencing - Sam the Skunkman 24:28 Autos - trait selection - percentages 28:39 F1 meaning 34:58 DLI maximizing efficiency - Canadian lab 37:40 Auto timeline 39:50 Breeding in different settings 43:09 Sharing Genetics - Hemp ban - triploids 47:08 Agricultural tools - regs 49:56 - Life finds a way - Blame 53:22 Canadian labs DLI continued - co2 levels - nutrients 58:24 Royal Queen Seeds standards of breeding and education 59:40…

People in this episode

Host: North Atlantic Seed Co.

Guest: Max

Topics covered

  • breeding practices
  • cannabis industry
  • genetics
  • market analysis
  • agricultural tools
  • legalization

Keywords

  • Royal Queen Seeds
  • cannabis breeding
  • genetics
  • legalization
  • market trends
  • agricultural practices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Queen Seeds, Canadian labs, Sam the Skunkman

Places: Amsterdam, New Caledonia

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