Taylor Kirk

Taylor Kirk is a horticulture service specialist for Fluence by OSRAM, where he strives to help  the world grow smarter by concentrating on consulting growing partners and collaborating with  researchers and other cannabis industry leaders. He brings more than twenty years of  experience in agriculture to the company, with a diverse background in agronomics and a  bachelor’s degree in agronomy from Texas A&M University.  

Following the limited legalization of medical cannabis in Texas, Taylor shifted his professional  focus to cannabis production, breeding, R&D, cultivation facility design and project management  in his roles as vice president of operations and director of cultivation at Texas Original  Compassionate Cultivation (TOCC). In these roles, he developed a strong cannabis cultivation  program for the company, planting the first legal seeds under Texas’ medical cannabis program  and developing medical cannabis cultivars for TOCC’s specific product needs. 

Also, an experienced hemp producer, Taylor holds deep expertise in light deprivation  greenhouses as well as indoor facility design for vegetative-phase cultivation and post-harvest  processing.