Founder, Formulator, and Owner
Front Row Ag, LLC
Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Matthew Curran is the founder and owner of Front Row Ag, where he leads fertilizer formulation, systems engineering, and applied production strategy for large-scale controlled-environment agriculture. With over 14 years of hands-on experience, his work sits at the intersection of fertilizer chemistry, facility design, and high-output commercial production.

He holds a B.S. in Agricultural Science with a concentration in Horticulture (Floriculture) from Colorado State University. Since the early days of regulated production in Colorado, Matthew has led the design, commissioning, and optimization of several million square feet of cultivation infrastructure, supporting operations across 16 U.S. states and multiple international markets.

Matthew’s background spans fertilizer engineering and formulation, fertigation and irrigation systems, environmental controls, and facility design. He has managed and deployed teams ranging from technicians to executive leadership, built standardized operating and training programs, and guided organizations through highly regulated production environments.

In addition to operations, Matthew has contributed to regulatory development, advised on compliance strategy, and supported the engineering of software platforms for production transparency and traceability. He has held executive and board roles at Cloud9 Support, Mjardin, Calvin & Kreb’s Management Services, and ABCS LLC, providing multi-state oversight across more than 60 facilities.

Matthew is a co-founder and formulator of Front Row Ag, a dry-powder fertilizer company known for precision formulations designed to improve performance while reducing operational cost and system residue. Front Row Ag products are used globally in commercial production environments.

He has also held partnership roles in vertically integrated international and domestic operations, including Hemp-Tec SAS (Colombia) and U.S.-based cultivation, extraction, and retail organizations.

Matthew’s work centers on applied agricultural science, systems reliability, and operational execution at scale. 

Education

• B.S. Agricultural Science (Horticulture – Floriculture Concentration)
  Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Certifications & Professional Roles

• U.S. EPA Greenhouse Worker Employment Certification
• Board Member, College Future Technologies (Colorado State University)

Areas of Expertise

• Fertilizer formulation and chemistry
• Controlled-environment agriculture (CEA)
• Large-scale commercial production systems
• Facility design, commissioning, and optimization
• Fertigation, irrigation, and automation systems
• Regulatory compliance and operational standardization
• Team scaling, training, and deployment
• Lean manufacturing and cost optimization