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NL: A plant sensor with plant-specific advice for consumers and retailers

How do you keep houseplants alive? Exactly how much water does that plant need, and how much light? Probably, that's a familiar question for plant…

NL: Will tulips become scarcer and more expensive in the near future?

According to Mark-Jan Terwindt, general manager of flower trade association Royal Anthos, tulips will become scarcer and more expensive in the near…

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UK horticulture businesses hit with new Brexit inspection charges amid bio security concerns

UK horticulture businesses are facing new Brexit inspection charges amid concerns about biosecurity. These charges, known as the Common User Charge…

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In Southeast Minnesota, business is blooming for flower farmers

Carol Nelson finds her happy place in a 70-by-30-foot bed of flowers. She loves their smell and giving bouquets peppered with herbs to people she…

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India: Onam bliss comes early for farmers as Kerala spreads flower cultivation bouquet

The fields across the state are turning golden and orange as the marigold plants, which were planted eyeing the Onam season sales, have begun to bloom.…

WPS grows with appointment of Conré Oostrom as new CEO

WPS, a provider of logistics automation for potted plant growers and plant research companies, announces a change within its executive team. Digna van…

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Hydrofarm names Ushio Preferred Brand to expand partnership

Hydrofarm, an independent manufacturer and distributor of branded hydroponics equipment and supplies for controlled environment agriculture, proudly…

Will students find out how to grow insects and plants in a closed system?

Wageningen University & Research is organizing the ReThink Food Challenge in 2025. The aim of this competition is to develop an innovative business…

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NL: Are robots ready to replace labour migrants?

Dutch MP Thierry Aartsen (VVD) discusses the issue of labor migration in an opinion piece published in a Dutch newspaper. He advocates less and…

Saudi Arabia: creating integrated agricultural cities in the Makkah region

The Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture announced on Monday the launch of four new investment opportunities aimed at establishing…

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Floralife: Water softener effects on chemistry and flower food

Hard water, defined as having high concentrations of calcium and magnesium, is challenging for many customers. Poorly soluble calcium magnesium…

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Ireland: Rare orchid discovered in Galway for first time in 80 years

A rare orchid has been discovered in Oranmore, County Galway, for the first time in 80 years.The "near threatened" flower was found due to a joint…

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Chilling out: How plants remodel membranes to survive the cold

Low temperatures disrupt cellular processes and require metabolic adaptation. Cold-induced lipid remodeling helps maintain membrane permeability and…

US (FL): Grant funds UF research for potential opioid relief

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $650,000 grant to a UF/IFAS researcher to study a plant that could help mitigate the…

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US (OH): Horticulture team focuses on flowers at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

When visitors to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo aim their cell phone cameras at blooms instead of baboons, Leigh Anne Lomax is thrilled. The eye-catching…