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About Mike Ruane

Mike Ruane has over 20 years of experience recruiting for high-level and specialized roles. With M&F Talent, he helps companies in agriculture and food production find high-caliber talent in executive leadership, engineering, logistics, and more. Mike is widely recognized as a thought leader on hiring and job-related topics in the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry.

4 Top High-Tech Tools for Indoor Growing

New High-Tech Ideas for Indoor Growing Market Insights on High-Tech Innovations in Indoor Growing Indoor growing has evolved dramatically over the past few decades, with new technologies constantly shaping the way crops are cultivated in controlled environments. As thought leaders in the horticultural and agriculture recruiting sectors, M&F Talent highlights the latest high-tech tools that

Working for Hydroponics Product Businesses Explained

What’s Working for Hydroponics Product Businesses Like? Since the technologies and methods used by growers of traditional food crops like leafy greens and cannabis are so similar, there is often a strong overlap of skills between these two verticals. Industry insiders like M&F Talent often use the word “hydroponics” when referring to businesses and professionals

Jobs with Plant-Touching Businesses Explained

What are Cannabis Jobs with Plant-Touching Businesses Like?  Before starting down a cannabis career path, candidates must wiegh several important factors about the industry. Most notably, they need to consider which sector of the cannabis industry they choose to work in: plant-touching businesses or ancillaries.  Both jobs with plant-touching businesses and ancillaries offer unique employment

Tips for Working With a Cannabis Recruiting Agency

Industry News: February 2019 As an industry leading cannabis recruiting agency, M&F Talent is eager to see what 2019 has in store. Thus far, this year is ramping up to be a monumental year for the cannabis space. Nonetheless, as the industry continues to grow exponentially in both the U.S. and Canada, it brings with it

Vetting Cannabis Employers for Stability

The Importance of Vetting Cannabis Employers Mac & Fulton Talent Partners understands that while the cannabis industry is growing exponentially, it is still in its infancy. Therefore, fully understanding the dynamics of this novel market is challenging for both the employer and the employee. While doing criminal background checks on new hires is normal, it’s

Marijuana Recruiting and the Midterm Elections

Industry News November 2018 The cannabis industry is teaming with excitement in November 2018. The marijuana recruiting team at Mac & Fulton are thrilled to be a part of these groundbreaking times. As the cannabis industry continues to grow into a mainstream business, we are honored to help facilitate cannabis jobs for leading candidates and

Guidance on Cannabis Work Durations

Navigating Cannabis Work Duration Issues Since the very earliest days of legal cannabis, the industry has had systemic disorganization issues. Because every cannabis business is a startup, many companies struggle to develop the very structures that hold more established organizations together. Whether it be a lack of proper training or basic HR protocols, such shortcomings

Cannabis Industry Recruitment Challenges

Cannabis Industry Recruitment As the cannabis industry is brand new, recruiters in the cannabis space face a number of challenges not seen in more traditional professions. This is largely because, the marijuana business has little-to-no established workforce. As such, cannabis industry recruitment requires a good deal of creativity in understanding what sort of candidates will thrive

Hydroponics Career Segment: HVAC Systems

Cannabis & Hydroponics Recruiting As Mac & Fulton Talent Partners continue to expand as a recruiting business, we learn more about the many different horticulture jobs on the market. Similarly, we have a first-hand view of new hiring trends in the cannabis market. Our horticulture staffing business can’t always facilitate hires for many of the

Cannabis Compliance Jobs – California

California Cannabis Compliance Jobs Times are changing in the California cannabis industry and cannabis compliance jobs are experiencing rapid growth. As the golden state barrels its way into a new era under the auspices of Proposition 64, the free-wheeling, wild-west mentality that marked the genesis of the nation’s cannabis industry are quickly dissipating. These changes

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