FloralDaily Newsletter | Monday, June 17, 2024

Photo report: FlowerTrials 2024

Every year, the FlowerTrials are a big event. At least 59 propagators presented their novelties at 30 different locations. We visited the FlowerTrials, and we show some…

US (VA): Whites Nursery & Greenhouses to liquidate all assets

Whites Nursery & Greenhouses, Inc., a commercial greenhouse and wholesale nursery in Chesapeake, VA, has announced that it will be liquidating its…

Ball Seed partners with TTA to distribute the ‘CuttingEdge’ cutting-sticking machine

Ball Seed is partnering with technology provider TTA to launch the company's new CuttingEdge automated sticking machine for planting rooted and…

HortiHeat 2.0: marketing and sales in one through link with Floriday

As of today, all HortiHeat users benefit from the updated version that includes a link with Floriday. In this marketing and sales tool for flower and…

Ethiopia: Floriculture industry faces market shift

Ethiopia has been striving to diversify its export base, aiming to generate new sources of foreign currency and reduce its exposure to the price…

Kenya: Finland lauds local horticulture export through sea freight

Finland has praised Kenya's move to export horticulture produce by sea rather than air, terming it environmentally sustainable.

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India: Tulips to be planted across Delhi ahead of flowering season

Nine lakh tulips will be planted this year, almost double the number of tulips planted in Delhi in the winters of 2023 (five lakh) and almost six times…

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Sustainable pathogen management in specialty cut flower production

Cut flowers are among the most profitable floriculture products, worth $333 million in annual national sales (NASS, 2023). Cut flower producers include…

How to market your business during National Rose Month

June is here, and it's time to celebrate National Rose Month! After all, roses aren't just beautiful flowers; they hold a special place in history and…

Researchers, growers, and manufacturers convene to share expertise and research under the theme of dynamic lighting

Dynamic lighting in greenhouses: GLASE 2024 Summit in Montréal, QC, November 6

The Cornell University Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering (GLASE) consortium announced the 2024 GLASE Summit will take place on November 6,…

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Nursery at Bickley Hall Farm started with a few wildflowers grown outside the back door

A hay meadow in full bloom is surely one of the most breathtaking sights in the great British countryside. Resplendent expanses of flowers and grasses…

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Tanzania Horticultural Association seeks further funding for horti sector

As anticipation builds for the government main budget for 2024/25 slated to be tabled in the National Assembly, the horticultural champion has…

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Why some plant diseases thrive in urban environments

Rachel Penczykowski, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and five WashU graduate and…