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Friday, January 17, 2020

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Bohdan Tustanivskyi, ProfiFlora:

"We don't manage. We teach people and give them our knowledge"

“Sometimes the longtime growers that are developed inside their company for years, need someone professional from outside who will come and say: ‘ok, we see that you lose a…

Influence of substrate on shelf life of Phalaenopsis

Earlier this year, the Post-Harvest Knowledge Centre of FloraHolland in Naaldwijk conducted a trial to investigate how the use of different substrates affects the shelf life…

Glass Tulip 2020

Video Royal FloraHolland: These are the five best introductions of last year

Five new products stood out in the past year. For this reason, the Dutch floriculture sector and the professional jury of Royal FloraHolland crowned them the winners of the…

Rough Brothers, Nexus & Thermo Energy Systems

Gibraltar acquires assets of Thermo Energy Systems

Gibraltar Industries today announced it has acquired the assets of Canadian-based Thermo Energy Systems in an all cash transaction. Thermo Energy Systems is…

Milena Weller of Selecta one on new poinsettia SkyStar:

"Customers are looking for something new with a storytelling"

"This is what the consumers want – something new with a storytelling", says Milena Weller of Selecta one when talking about their new poinsettia variety SkyStar. Not just another…

Royal Lemkes & Van Dijk Flora partnership

Plant pots with a future

Royal Lemkes and Van Dijk Flora, both suppliers of house and garden plants to major retailers, have joined forces and expressed their ambition to reach 90% of their traded…

MANTS 50th attracts highest numbers in over a decade

The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) celebrated the show’s 50th anniversary at the Baltimore Convention Center from January 8-10, 2020. This milestone year was marked…

Herbs and vegetable branch sold to Xfresh

Xpol will again focus 100% on the trade in flowers and plants

From the 1st of January, Xpol has sold their vegetables and herb branch to Xfresh, a new company set up by Marcel Schers and a few new agri business partners.…

New course for Plantarium

Plantarium is breaking new ground. The trade fair in Boskoop will be operating according to a new formula that aligns with emerging market trends. A new electronic platform…

Special Trade Shows 2020

British companies show off at IPM Essen

The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) is once again organising the British Group at IPM Essen, supported by the Department for International Trade and presenting a…

How pest and disease mapping makes a difference to yield and cost control

Dr Lisbeth Riis, founder and CEO at Scarab Solutions, has explained how the cut flower industry can significantly benefit by replicating the principles of digital mapping of…

Vietnam: Expensive imported flowers a hot item for Tet

As the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday is approaching, people in Ho Chi Minh City and across Vietnam are opening their wallets to buy special ornamental plants and imported…

Colorful foliage for spring gardens

Proven Winners is introducing a new series of Caladiums called Heart to Heart, plants that will help meet the ever-growing demand for tropical varieties in the marketplace.…

UK: Plant Finder updated to include ‘houseplants for every room’

A new section dedicated to houseplants has been launched on Joy of Plants’ Plant Finder software to help meet the recent resurgence in houseplants sales from garden centres.…

An optimal climate in every season

Every climate is different, and each crop has its own preferences. The wide range of ReduSystems coatings makes it possible to manage sunlight throughout the…

US (FL): Court wades into medical marijuana dispute with orchid grower

A Tampa-based orchid grower seeking to enter Florida’s highly restricted medical-marijuana market tried to convince a state appeals court Tuesday that health officials erred…


Photo report: French horticultural industry unites at Sival 2020 The French fresh produce market is a special market. It's a market where emotions and sentiments play an important role, although the French also have an eye for the business side of the game. It means there's a lot of room for local agents and suppliers at the French market and that French novelties have room to grow -…

Floral aroma to envelop China's 3rd largest island

Despite the chilly weather, workers on China's third-largest island, Chongming Island, are busy installing equipment for a large flower project with an investment of over 220…

How the world’s biggest flower companies prepare for Valentine’s Day

The major players in the flower world are thinking about Valentine's Day long before consumers are. Here’s how the world’s biggest flower companies prepare for February 14.…

Thejoyofplants.co.uk launches Plant Design

Alongside the Thanks Plants campaign which highlights the positive effect of plants on our well-being, Thejoyofplants.co.uk is launching a new content campaign: Plant…

Tropical hibiscus hybrids from AgriLife Research ready for market

Winter-hardy hibiscus cultivars are what initially attracted Dariusz Malinowski, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant physiologist and breeder, to the world of flowers,…

Today on social media

Christina Misotti

So proud of our teams yesterday! What a great day with Crystal and our Divisional team! @Alexis_3323 @kyle_nemec @homedepot2506 @lunsford_anna @LenaiaW @LexieFitz2506…

North Korea’s 2020 flower calendar omits propaganda flowers

Many North Koreans were surprised to find that a recently published North Korean calendar omitted the images of the Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia, two flowers traditionally used…

India: Floriculture struggles to bloom in Goa

Floriculture is not a big business in the Indian state of Goa as hardly 25 hectare of farmlands is used to raise floriculture crops, which produce some 40 tonne of various…

Are invasive patterns of non-native insects related to woody plants differing between Europe and China?

Forests are increasingly threatened worldwide by the establishment of non-native species arriving from other continents with globalization of trade and international travels.…

Ecuador has plenty of roses for Valentine's Day

Williee Armellini of Flowers and Cents reached out to a number of Importers to get a feel for how Valentine's Day is taking shape. Here's what some of them had to say. "We got…

LATAM Cargo opens new perishable hub in Sao Paulo

LATAM Cargo recently opened a new USD $3.5 million perishable hub in Brazil’s Guarulhos (GRU) that is intended to support the carrier’s FRESH shipment program…

"Proper use and control of NOx in greenhouse can increase yield"

It is well known that CO2 contributes to a good growing crop. It is also known that NOx, a gas that is produced during incineration such as in CHPs, is harmful to the crop.…

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