Austin, Texas and Lafayette, Colo. – January 8, 2019 – Fluence Bioengineering, Inc. today announced it has selected urban-gro, Inc. of Lafayette, CO, as an authorized system integrator for Fluence LED lighting solutions in North and South America.

“As a result of our collaboration with Fluence Bioengineering, urban-gro now offers commercial cultivators access to the most advanced LED lighting solutions on the market,” said Bradley Nattrass, CEO of urban-gro. “As recognized leaders in lighting science and systems integration, our partnership with Fluence benefits cultivators by combining the power of Fluence’s advanced lighting technology with urban-gro’s industry-leading systems integration and agriculture technology solutions.”

Fluence has launched an authorized reseller program comprised of value-added resellers. Each entity in the program is trained and works closely with Fluence to ensure the company’s LED grow lights are properly deployed and integrated into the grower’s unique cultivation environment. For more information on the Fluence authorized reseller program, please contact us here.

“Working with urban-gro will enable cultivators to easily integrate our solutions and benefit from the expertise, capabilities and guidance which their team brings to the controlled environment agriculture industry,” said David Cohen, CEO of Fluence Bioengineering. “Given our collective expertise and dedication to commercial cultivators, collaborating with urban-gro is a natural fit.”

Though some Oregon farmers are worried about facing accusations of contaminating marijuana with pesticides, state investigation records show such allegations have been relatively scarce.

So far, the Oregon Department of Agriculture has initiated just 11 investigations into on-farm pesticide drift related to cannabis, which includes marijuana and hemp.

“From what we know, it’s a minor thing that is happening,” said Sunny Summers, ODA’s cannabis policy coordinator.

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