Denmark: Phalaenopsis market enters a new era

The energy crisis hit many European growers, particularly the ones growing the energy-intensive phalaenopsis crop. Several growers were forced to stop…

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Poland: Green is Life celebrates 30th anniversay

The International Trade Fair for Plants, Horticultural Technology and Landscape Architecture Green is Life , which dates back to 1993, was held in…

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Updated light control software allows for data-driven decisions

Heliospectra introduces helioCORE 2.0. New features include the implementation of weather forecasting in the DLI controller, a new graphical interface…

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US: Stars of the industry honored at SAF Phoenix 2023

The Society of American Florists' 138th Annual Convention brought together over 470 floral professionals from 42 states and five countries from…

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New unit allows on-site carbon capture and reutilization for CEA grower

"From conversations, we've noticed that current CO2 supply from fossil fuel sources typically is not addressed by every farm's Life Cycle Assessment…

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Lobelia series Africo passes heat test

Lobelia is generally said to have low-stress tolerance. In fact, many commercial varieties no longer survive today's heat summers. The lobelia series…

Floral Chain takes home 7 ribbons from SAF's Outstanding Varieties Competition

With the Outstanding Varieties Competition of the Society of American Florists, growers and breeders from around the world are offered the opportunity…

US (MI): Kylie Mount named to Chamber’s Future Five

Kylie Mount, manager of sales and business development at FloraCraft®, was named to the 2023 Future Five class by the Chamber Alliance of Mason County.…

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Daikin collaborates with the industry to convert flower shipments from air to sea

Daikin Reefer is collaborating with key industry stakeholders to convert cut flower shipments from air to sea, which will ultimately allow the…

UK: Former asylum seeker awarded honorary horticulturalist degree

Writtle University College in Essex has awarded an honorary degree to gardener, horticulturalist, and former asylum seeker Kuda Chimbudzi. On Friday,…

Scottish cabinet minister champions horticulture industry and plants tree at local school to promote green growth

Mairi Gougeon, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, was given a closer look at the Environmental Horticulture sector on a visit to…

NL: GTL Zundert B.V. new lessee at the Treehub

Last week, Johan Gommers of GTL Zundert B.V. signed, together with Chantal van Kuyck of BCT Treehub B.V., the rental agreement with BCT Treehub BV. As…

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2023 Canadian harvest of horticultural peat moss as of August 31

The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association (CSPMA), whose members represent close to 90 percent of North America’s horticultural peat extraction, is…

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In vitro propagation of threatened terrestrial orchids via seed pod culture

The orchids belonging to orchidaceae family are the second largest and most diverse group of plants and are widespread all over the globe, except for…

US (MP): Horticulture learning garden in full bloom at MSU

Overlooking the flourishing fields of the R.R. Foil Plant Science Research Center, also known as North Farm, rests a small, blooming oasis. Not only is…

Dutch grower taken to court over export ban on poinsettias in delivery season

Spider mite is a quarantine organism, and if it is in, say, a batch of poinsettias, alarm bells start ringing. A first phytosanitary measure that then applies…

Energy update:

NL: "Possible gas crisis this winter mainly heat crisis"

On Wednesday, electricity prices are closer to 100 euros per megawatt-hour (over 104 euros) again after two expensive days with prices of over 140 and…

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US (VA): Local Flower Farms bring blooms to Virginia

Flowers are a blooming business here in Virginia, where local flower farms have proliferated by 80 percent over the past 20 years. Some call this…