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Case Study 02 · Humboldt County, CA

Treated beds out-yielded the control by 42.9%.

How an OG grower at R— Farm split beds and pots down an orange line — control in front, Zoecore behind — and watched the treated crop pull decisively ahead by harvest.

Zoecore case study 2 — data comparison chart
Location
Humboldt County, CA
Strain
OG
Farm size
40,000 m²
Type
Greenhouse (beds + pots)
Irrigation
Spot splitters & drippers
The results

Four months later, the harvest scale settled it.

+42.9%
Yield increase in beds vs. control
+15.1%
Yield increase in pots vs. control
2
Grow methods measured on one farm
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Using the Zoecore machine increased yield clearly over the control group — there's an obvious financial advantage. I imagine it paid for itself in the first round.
Z— W. · Head grower, R— Farm
The context

Why this trial, and how it was set up.

The challenge

Higher yield — without a bigger footprint.

Z— has always farmed with sustainability in mind. Overusing water and nutrients carries an environmental cost, and raising cannabis yield shouldn't come at nature's expense. The goal: lower cultivation costs and higher output, while keeping practices sustainable.

The solution

A chemical-free device, validated for cannabis.

Zoecore had a proven track record across fruit trees, row crops, and greens — helping plants absorb more water and take up more nutrients from the same inputs. For its first cannabis trial, Zoecore was installed on four farms; R— Farm was one of the first adopters, starting free.

The pilot

An orange line down the middle.

The Zoecore unit sat next to the water source on a portable generator. For both beds and pots, every plant in front of the orange line ran on untreated water; everything behind it received Zoecore-treated water. The split made the effect easy to read at harvest.

Prove it on your crop

Set up your own orange line.

One full crop cycle, free. Your control, your numbers, your decision.