Strong Agronomy Management, Inc.

Strong Agronomy Management, Inc., legally known as Strong Agronomy Management, Inc., holds an Medicinal Medium Outdoor license located in Santa Cruz County This license was created on Sep 09, 2021, and was Expired on Jul 23, 2025. This license allowed up to 43.6k sqft of canopy. This is one of [number] of cultivation licenses that became inactive in Santa Cruz County during [end month, end year].

The license for Strong Agronomy Management, Inc. is registered under the ownership of Angus Mills, Darren Story, johnathan martishius, Michael McCarthy, and Philip Engfer.

Medium businesses generally cover 10,001 to 87,120 sqft of canopy. This range may appeal to growers looking to scale their operations while balancing production goals with quality and efficiency. Farms in this size range are usually smaller farmers who were successful enough in the legal market to expand their grow area, or smaller investment capital businesses who are looking to strike a balance between scale and business stability. Depending on the values and funding of these farms, they may or may not be able to provide careful attention to every plant they grow, which can result in varied wuality depending on the brand.

Large businesses, as Higher Origins defines them, exceed 87,120 sqft of canopy and operate on an industrial scale. The sheer scale of these operations don't really allow for methods that address the needs of each plant individually. Everything from genetics to trimming to fertilizing needs to be optimized. Due to their massive operational costs, large businesses are funded by venture capital firms or wealthy individuals. These businesses are the result of the new regulated California cannabis laws, operating at a scale that makes it difficult to maintain a cultural tie to the origins of the industry.

Single License Operators only own one active license in California, which means they only have one narrow opportunity to succeed in today's challenging industry. In most cases, these operators manage small or medium-sized farms and rely heavily on their brand identity and unique offerings to stand out in the competitive market. There are a few large-scale operations that only have one license, since starting in 2023 the law allows licensees with many smaller farms to consolidate them together under a Large-category license. At Higher Origins, our focus is on the smaller single license operators who only have one operation to make or break their success.