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Bat Poop Fatalities, Farm Bill Extension Lead CBT’s Top Stories in December

Illinois legislation to regulate hemp products, the DEA’s subpoena blunder and Minnesota’s unknown launch were among the most-read articles this month.

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2024 State of the Cannabis Lighting Market

This ninth annual exclusive report takes a deep dive into the fluctuating lighting trends among commercial cultivators.

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Cannabis Lighting and Irrigation: Resource-Efficient, Cost-Saving Best Practices

Resource efficiency isn’t just about being a good environmental steward; it’s also about growing a climate-smart business built for longevity.

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6 Key Crop Lighting Design Considerations You Don't Want to Overlook

From light uniformity to accurate grow-space modeling to spectral analysis, here are crucial factors to ensure your lighting design sets you up for commercial cultivation success.

For an apples-to-apples comparison, lighting plans must accurately represent your cultivation space. Walls and other surfaces still absorb photons in the PAR (Photosynthetic Active Radiation) range.

How Green Rose Co.’s LED Retrofit Boosted Yield and Quality While Cutting Costs

The California cannabis company shares details of its HPS to LED transition process, and the operational efficiencies and crop improvements gained along the way—from reduced HVAC needs and expenses to a more than 20% increase in flower weight.

Even though a retrofit is as easy as replacing lights one for one, each facility and each set of genetics can respond differently, Fluence Horticulture Service Specialist Taylor Kirk says. He stresses that it’s important to understand what a grower’s goals are for their crops and to try to help them achieve that as quickly as possible.

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Hydrofarm Names Ushio Preferred Brand to Expand Partnership

The collaboration signals a new era of innovative lighting solutions for growers across the nation.

FOHSE Inc. and Terp Mansion: Illuminating Solutions for Cultivation Challenges

Transitioning from traditional HPS lights to FOHSE's cutting-edge LED fixtures presents an opportunity to address cultivation challenges head-on.

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Intercanopy Lighting Elevates Uniformity, Quality

Case studies at both indoor and greenhouse commercial cultivation facilities have produced promising results, showing that illuminating the lower canopy can translate to more consistent, higher-grade flower production and reduced trim.

LightSky, which has worked with Fluence for six years, installed the company’s VYNE lights to trial two different intercanopy lighting concepts.

Cultivating a Cannabis Hub in New York

Growing for the state’s new adult-use cannabis market was taxing in the beginning, but adding supplemental lighting helped change the trajectory for Echo Creek Farm and its cultivation partners.

Echo Creek Farm used Fluence VYNE lights in its greenhouse production in upstate New York.

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5 Tips to Go Beyond Custom Utility Rebates

Energy efficiency experts say there are opportunities for cannabis operators to save when installing individual fixtures and equipment and when considering system-wide improvements in cultivation facilities.

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