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The vertically integrated companies’ Managing Director of Cultivation shares how Kush Alley won the second place Demand Response Impact Award at the 8th Annual Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Sustainability Awards. To manage energy demand spikes during hot Southern California summers, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) created a demand-response…

Understanding your CEA operation’s complete carbon footprint through emissions tracking can identify process and system improvements, help reach ESG goals, and inform stakeholders. "Renewable energy should be the bedrock of CEA, and frankly should be the baseline for all of agriculture." - Colin O’Neil, Senior Director of Public Policy & Social Impact, Bowery FarmingA recent…

Whether it's a mechanically cooled greenhouse, a sealed hybrid facility, or an indoor vertical farm, a controlled environment agriculture (CEA) business’s success hinges on finding the right balance between technology, ecology, and the specific needs of cultivated crops. There is arguably no system more important to that balance than the HVAC system. Whether or not…

"Cannabis cultivation facilities are more machine than building, and require an understanding of plant physiology, engineering, and even data science." That’s how Resource Innovation Institute’s Resource Efficiency Horticulturist Rob Eddy kicked off the New York State Efficient Yields webinar on "HVAC with Plant Perspective." The event, held on December 12, 2023, showcased a panel of…

Optimizing a greenhouse to maximize crop productivity and resource efficiency can be a tricky project to undertake. Dynamic production factors such as sunlight and outdoor climate (i.e. temperature and humidity) make these structures more difficult to control compared to their indoor farm counterparts. For example, greenhouse operators must design their facilities with the worst-case-scenario conditions…