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Thursday, April 30, 2020

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Jan Renting, Optimal Connection regarding shipments out of Kenya

"High freight rates are the bottleneck"

Demand is there but supply lags behind, explains Jan Renting of Optimal Connection, a Dutch unpacking company for Kenyan and Israeli farms. According to him, the high air…

Bohdan Tustanivskyi, Profiflora:

Looking beyond the current crisis to the 'new normal' of flower sales

The first weeks of March showed the vulnerability of the flower market due to the Coronavirus. "The market was absolutely frozen and wasn't ready for this", says Bohdan…

"PAS is up and running!"

Video PanAmerican Seed offers virtual tour of its facilities

Below a short video that was made of the PanAmerican Seed breeding and production sites all over the world. The video shows that they are up and running and that breeding,…

tips & tricks on maintenance

Ensuring optimal performance of your lighting system

The commercial greenhouse industry has seen significant innovation over the past few years. The greenhouse of today looks remarkably different to those that were considered to…

Video Bedding and balcony highlights from Selecta One

Selecta One posted two videos of highlights which could have been seen at FlowerTrials 2020: The interspecific Pelargonium Zonale series Smokey Eye which is characterised by its…

Oster and Associates

US (CA): Orchids for frontline health care workers during COVID-19

Dümmen Orange and Armstrong Garden Centers teamed up to show their support to area frontline health care workers. More than 400 orchids and 100 hanging baskets were handed out…

Darwin Perennials

A week-long virtual event to experience new perennials

Darwin Perennials will re-imagine its annual Darwin Perennials Day event to become a week-long schedule of education and activities. Darwin Digital Days will run Monday, June…

NL: Subsidy for grower who exchanges SON-T for LED

SON-T out, LED in. Dutch growers who want to take that step, can count on extra subsidy from the government. It is one of the measures the government took to…

First Beijing International Garden Festival gives hope to visitors post COVID-19

AIPH – International Association of Horticultural Producers – shares positive news during this coronavirus pandemic. In China, a new International Garden Festival launched on…

Special Service Supply

Jasper Veldt, WDD, the Netherlands: "Our prediction model is 90-95% reliable"

Predict fruit, vegetable, and flower demand based on data not gut feeling

Many traders still use their well-honed instincts to predict demand. These traders are in the fruit and vegetable and flower sectors. "I understand this approach," says Jasper…

Eberly & Collard PR

Terra Nova Nurseries introduces sneak peek of Echinacea ‘Atomic Orange’

Terra Nova Nurseries announced a sneak peek of its brand-new variety, Echinacea ‘Atomic Orange’. This fast-growing perennial blooms from July to October, and produces vibrant…

Russia: Flower growers in Penza region begin to recover

Flower greenhouses in Penza region start doing better after several unsuccessful operational weeks. Flower growing is a nonstop cycle, thus, the greenhouse complexes in…

Outside Wholesale Flowers

Australia's North West flower industry experiences demand spike

The commercial flower industry in Australia experienced some dire weeks following the initial Covid-19 outbreak but is now seeing a rush in sales which are predicted to rise…

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The average consumer probably doesn't really care what his or her 'sustainable, recyclable, biodegradable or compostable' packing is made of. Claims all over,…

Northern Ireland: Minister calls for review of garden centre ban

Environment Minister Edwin Poots has suggested garden centres should be allowed to reopen, if they can manage social distancing. Executive ministers are engaged in discussions…


Aquaponic Association debates controversial publication "No evidence to prove greater risk on E.coli in hydroponic and aquaponic systems" In a recent study published by the Purdue Agriculture News, the researchers stated that the risk of E. coli in hydroponic and aquaponic systems may be greater than once thought and that the fish could cause an E. coli contamination of the lettuce. "Since the researches did not perform traceback, there is no evidence to prove…

Flormart is already looking ahead to 2021

Flormart is already looking ahead to 2021. The 71st edition of the international exhibition of floriculture, nurseries, green infrastructure and landscape architecture is…

VanKampen's Greenhouses

CAN (PE): Garden centres predict 'renaissance for the home gardener' during COVID-19 ease-back plan

The COVID-19 pandemic has an increased number of Islanders looking to grow their own food, and P.E.I.'s garden centres are bracing themselves for what they anticipate will…

Royal FloraHolland

Royal FloraHolland Members' Council approves 2019 annual figures

The 2019 annual figures and annual report of Royal FloraHolland were approved by the Members' Council during the Members' Council meeting on Thursday 23 April 2020. The…

India: Floriculturists and workers Delhi await government help

Even as the country wages its battle against novel coronavirus amid a nationwide lockdown, floriculturists and plant nursery owners and their workers near the Akshardham…

BEST Human Capital & Advisory Group

"Topgrade your people for post-pandemic success"

As company leaders, our task is to manage the efficient restart of our companies. Regardless of the industry sector or how positively or negatively positioned a company has…

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Jeff making notes to update the website! Look at the amazing colours on the new growth of the Protea eximia plants pic.twitter.com/639ktdqn0T — Penberth Plants…

Bohdan Maylove

For U.S. florists, evolving state rules create new twists and turns

By May 8, some 30 U.S. states and territories will no longer have stay-at-home orders — a count that includes those areas that never instituted a state-level mandate. But a…

Australia: May Trade Day cancelled

After a lot of consideration, it is with regret that the NGIV Board have decided to cancel the May Trade Day due to the COVID-19 virus. Having explored variations of event…

UK: The burning question about refurbs

Have you got a combustion plant over 1 MW input on site? Has it been replaced or had its burner upgraded since the 20 December 2018? Then you may need to comply with the…

Maharashtra’s blooming flower industry succumbs to COVID chills

Bharat Kadvekar has a polyhouse over one acre and ten gunthas of farmland at Kodoli in Kolhapur district where he grows gerberas. The period between March and June is the…

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