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Jason Kendall on the impact of COVID-19 on Kendall Farms

US (CA): “Pleased to be back at 100% labor, but we could use another 20%”

They had to cut their labor by 60% when the COVID-19 crisis started in early 2020, but Kendall Farms, a California flower farm, is now back to 100% labor. Still, with this…

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A look-back at Exposed 2021 Retail at De Ruiter Innovations

De Ruiter recently held Exposed® 2021 Retail in the Netherlands. On Wednesday, June 9, and Thursday, June 10, they hosted numerous flower professionals. The attendees assessed…

HortiPro trial at Breugem Plants in the Netherlands

"Pheromones offer better, more effective crop protection"

At HortiPro, they talk about ‘intensive control'. And that's exactly what it is. It's not done covertly. But because of all kinds of sensitivities also not explicitly. There's…

Smart Sensors from Purdue University:

Affordable, image-based crop monitoring using smartphones and microcontrollers

With a mission to deliver easy-to-use, rapid, and affordable technologies to the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry, Dr. Krishna Nemali and his research group…

HTA:

UK: "Plant health agreement could turn £multi-billion horticulture industry into Brexit success story"

Previously classified alongside weapons of mass destruction plants still face excessive UK trade restrictions costing the sector up to £30m The annual extra cost to the…

US: ‘Aphrodite’ Calycanthus receives Theodore Klein Plant Award

The University of Kentucky and Yew Dell Botanical Gardens have included Proven Winners® ColorChoice® ‘Aphrodite’ Calycanthus in its 2021 list of plants to receive the Theodore…

Agaris continues with a demonstration project in Ghent

Creating a reusable grass fiber substrate

Local, circular, sustainable and innovative. This is the unique demonstration project coordinated between Releaf, Agaris and the City of Ghent. For this project, the partners…

heatwave driving peak hourly demand to new records

CAN: B.C. sets new Canadian record for hottest temperature ever recorded

Several unofficial all-time and monthly records have been broken in Western Canada, including the country's warmest in June, as the intense heat wave…

Special Breeding

The California Summer Trials event is a wrap

The California Summer Trials (CAST) event is a wrap. After years of Spring Trials, it was the first time that the trials were held in June and after last year's cancellation,…

Recycled cardboard packaging receives recycling recognition

Modiform’s ecoExpert products have been approved by Cyclos, an independent body, and are now certified for recycling in EU countries, the United Kingdom, Norway, and…

Camden New Journal

Brexit has turned into a blooming disaster, say flower sellers

Two of the borough’s longest-serving flower sellers say they are struggling with massive price hikes post-Brexit. John Atkins, who runs the stall in Pond Street, South End…

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Irish-grown flowers gaining popularity

The number of “flower farmers” cultivating their passion for beautiful fresh flowers and growing their own flowers and foliage on Irish soil has grown in popularity. This is…
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US: Plant wholesaler in Nocona set to expand after 8 months of operation

One of Nocona’s newest businesses is already flourishing and making a big impact on the area. Virginia-based Color Orchids has been around for almost 10 years.…

Curate

How B2B FinTech empowers florists to bloom into new business models

Cash management and business operations remain a pain point for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in creative, events-based verticals like the floral and catering…

US (SD): Options abound when it comes to wedding flowers

There is a lot that goes into planning a wedding. A guest list must be created, a venue booked, and meals catered. Travel plans must be organized and lodging for guests must…

PHS / Rob Cardillo

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society announces award winners for 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) announced the award winners for its 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show, “Habitat: Nature’s Masterpiece.” Located in South…

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Here's Helen and Ian trimming a large crop of 9cm Lavender in the liner unit. This process is quick and easy and enables us to trim 1000's of plants an hour. This will make…

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US (IA): Beautifully Bloomed florist in Cedar Rapids planting seeds for next year’s weddings

Kathryn Miller had a rare weekend off two weeks ago. “Then I don’t get a weekend off until November,” she said. Miller expected to work most weekends this summer, but making…

New Zimbabwe

Flower growers important for Zimbabwe's economy

On the outskirts of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, Tilda Mahuni, a school dropout, forged an unlikely rags-to-riches story by growing flowers on a piece of land. Mahuni, 34,…

Reopening hotels gives new opportunity to green sector

Summer arrives, the vaccination process is going at a good pace and after a year in which we have barely been able to enjoy the hospitality industry, the restoration, and a…

Deadline July 1

Registration for trade fair GrootGroenPlus open

"We feel that it is time to meet each other again, to actually see, feel, taste, smell our green products. That is why we are really looking forward to hosting…

Greenhouse construction gave Ted van der Parre the "best years in his life"

Ted van der Parre worked for years in greenhouse construction; first as an employee, and later together with Peter van Trigt in his own company. Looking back,…

Quentin Tyler named director of MSU Extension

After serving for one month as interim director of Michigan State University (MSU) Extension, Quentin Tyler, Ph.D., was named director on June 1, 2021. His professional…

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