Different EC maintained during day and night cycle.
Different EC maintained during day and night cycle.

While the case studies are actual, the names and locations have been changed to protect the identity of  clients.

Background

Bioji Farms is an 18-acre medicinal hemp production project, growing hemp for CBD oil extraction for pharmaceutical export. Ensuring high-quality CBD isolate requires giving plants balanced nutrients in precise dosages, with nutrient strength varying between day and night to enhance quality.

Issue

  • High manpower cost - additional agronomist to adjust EC, pH and irrigation schedule for night cycle.
  • Risk of lower quality CBD due to human oversight/error in managing EC and pH parameters.

Solution

We introduced an IoT and AI system to control EC, pH and manage irrigation, featuring:

  • Different EC and pH configuration for day-time and night-time scheduling.
  • Separate collection and treatment of nutrient runoff before recirculation.
  • Easy, on-screen calibration for EC and pH sensors.
  • Patented sensors that do not require monthly calibration.
  • Alerts for EC and pH threshold breaches.
  • Failsafe to continue irrigation without dosing in case of sensor malfunction.
  • AI to optimize dosing and irrigation schedule in case of power outages.
  • Remote monitoring and management of EC and pH via IoT.

Result

7.2 L annual savings in manpower cost + High precision system = low chances of human error = high quality CBD.