Purina’s iconic Beggin’ dog treats want you to help them with their next flavor for your pup. And that means running a Crowdsourcing Campaign with the help of Walmart.

According to a press email that we received on behalf of Purina’s Beggin’,

Purina’s Beggin’ dog treats has teamed up with Walmart to host a crowdsourcing campaign that encourages consumers to vote between two new dog treat Flavors: Backyard Bacon Cheeseburger and Bold Brown Sugar and Bacon. Sold exclusively at Walmart, the flavor with the most unique votes will become the newest Beggin’ product added to Walmart stores nationwide and on Walmart.com.

That’s right! With the help of Walmart, Beggin’ wants you to vote on your pups next flavor of treats. And yes, these treats will be available right from…

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 12 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 to remove specific references to 2019 rainfall records in Portland, Ore.

Heavy rainfall during harvest season can leave outdoor cannabis and hemp cultivators across the country scrambling to save their crops.

When rain is in the forecast, what’s an outdoor cannabis grower to do?

Heavy rain can cause physical damage to crops, but the real threat is mold, according to Ryan Douglas, owner of cannabis consulting firm Ryan Douglas Cultivation, LLC. After heavy rainfall, cool night temperatures can create the perfect conditions for spore germination and propagation, he says, and almost nothing can be done to cure an infection once it sets in. Therefore, preventative measures are key.

“Powdery mildew may take…

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 12 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 to remove specific references to 2019 rainfall records in Portland, Ore.

Heavy rainfall during harvest season can leave outdoor cannabis and hemp cultivators across the country scrambling to save their crops.

When rain is in the forecast, what’s an outdoor cannabis grower to do?

Heavy rain can cause physical damage to crops, but the real threat is mold, according to Ryan Douglas, owner of cannabis consulting firm Ryan Douglas Cultivation, LLC. After heavy rainfall, cool night temperatures can create the perfect conditions for spore germination and propagation, he says, and almost nothing can be done to cure an infection once it sets in. Therefore, preventative measures are key.

“Powdery mildew may take…

In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Databank’s Jeremy Pease and Scott Palsgrove highlight the many benefits of bare metal in a colocation data center and why many enterprises may be wise to consider a bare metal model for their compute and infrastructure requirements.

Jeremy Pease, Senior Vice President of Managed Service Operations, DataBank

Scott Palsgrove, Vice President of Sales,…

In a welcome update for website owners, Google made clear changes to its spam and abuse resource center on Google Search Central.

The biggest updates include more robust suggestions to prevent abuse and identify spam accounts, instead of focusing on how to monitor for it.

Preventing Spam and Abuse

Previous to this page update, the first section discussed “Web hosting services that are available without payment”. It is now replaced with “Prevent abuse on your site and platform”.

The previous section seemed to focus on websites that used hosting services without payment. However, spam and abuse happens on even the most secure sites.

The new and improved language gives all website owners more content to take actionable, preventable steps to protect their website.

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