Energy-efficient LEDs have made controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) a viable option for commercial growers around the world. Vertical farming—in many ways—is the obvious next step up....
In order to successfully cultivate cannabis, you will need to understand how cannabis grows, the relationship between environmental variables and how to effectively manage vapor pressure deficit (VPD) at different energy levels. ...
A solid understanding of how LED lights can improve environmental control is essential before, during, and after a retrofit. Here are four ways in which LEDs enhance environmental control for improved crop quality and yield....
Margins in the cannabis industry are tighter than ever, with supply uncharacteristically high and reduced consumer demand driving prices much higher in states like California and Colorado. Current dynamics in established markets are putting heightened pressure on growers to deliver the most marketable, consistent and...
First published in 2016, the annual “State of the Cannabis Lighting Market” report reveals the extent to which the industry has grown, changed, and flourished in short time. Despite facing serious headwinds—ranging from supply chain shortages to cannabis surpluses, growers have proven resilient through adaptation...
Once upon a time, farming was limited to outdoor growing spaces with fertile soil. Nowadays, as arable land becomes limited and expensive around large population centers, the promises of vertical farming are becoming a reality. ...
Dr. Haris Ouzounis presented this insightful webinar on the intersection of light and strawberries. Native to North America, strawberries have become a popular and important crop around the world with greenhouse acreage increasing overall....
Paarl remains one of the oldest farming towns in South Africa, and a new crop is transforming the land and region--medical cannabis...
In the latest episode of “Fluence Unfiltered,” Lorrie Schultz, Fluence’s senior vice president of marketing, sat down with CEO David Cohen to discuss hyper-growth in the burgeoning cannabis industry....
As cultivators strive for crop optimization in pursuit of increasing yields, light intensity has emerged as a primary parameter to meet this goal. Recognizing this, Fluence and its research partners are working to put actual data behind the relationship between light intensity and yield....