Frands Jepsen, Queen Genetics:

"Our aim is to provide the highest ethylene tolerant flowers on the market"

In an ever-changing market with rising consumer expectations and continuously changing retail requirements, having the best plant genetics matters more…

Finding alternatives to peat

Among the challenges growers face, the reduction in peat use certainly gives more than one headache. Reducing the peat content in substrates by up to 50% presents minimal…

Van der Plas on their upgraded Kubus:

"Explore the latest innovations in the processing system"

Dutch family business Van der Plas is in constant evolution. Beyond aesthetics, evident on their website showcasing their new corporate identity, they…

Adrian Byne, Benholm Group explains

A blossoming trend: Floral installations in commercial space

Step onto any Highstreet or enter any modern office building and you will notice these commercial spaces have undergone a verdant transformation, with…

“No one has to risk their life ever again by walking through the thin gutter on a greenhouse roof”

By using a liquid spraying 50kg-drone, the team with Drohnen Agrar Service (DAS) aims to reduce work and costs for its consumers. The company only…

GrowFlux introduces Universal Dimmer:

"New software controls simplify lighting control and cuts capital costs"

Controlling lights in large greenhouses is traditionally a costly affair, demanding custom equipment and collaboration between engineers and lighting…

That Flower Feeling initiative appoints Advisory Board members

CalFlowers introduces the eight individuals forming the inaugural Advisory Board for their "That Flower Feeling" initiative. That Flower Feeling is a…

UK: HTA calls for urgent govt action for the future of plant imports

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), which represents the entire environmental horticulture and gardening industry across the UK, has given a…

Nigeria: Plateau ACReSAL greenhouse initiative to tackle land degradation, desertification

In tackling the challenges of land degradation and desertification faced by farmers and as part of efforts to enhance food security in Nigeria, the…

Plants for Perennial continue to bloom

Plants for Perennial are back blooming in homes and gardens across the UK in aid of all those who work with plants, trees, flowers, or grass. The showy…

Market for edible flowers blossoms in Tunisia

A Tunisian entrepreneur growing edible flowers says she is surprised by the appetite for her homegrown product in the North African country and hopes…

UK: Roses named most beloved flower across Coventry gardens

Data conducted by UK plant nursery Ashridge Trees shows the nations floral preferences, revealing insights into Coventry's green spaces and gardening…

Training for female farmers completed in the Zhytomyr region, Ukraine

The second stage of the pilot project on training women in progressive horticultural practices has concluded at the Polissia National University, marking a…

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USDA expands insurance for nursery growers to all States

The USDA is expanding its Nursery Value Select (NVS) crop insurance to all counties in all states. This pilot program aims to enable nursery producers…

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A garden center hired new immigrants with work permits. Then came the anti-immigrant blowback

Sunlight filtered into a greenhouse at Echter's Nursery and Garden Center on a February morning. The air was chilly outside, but inside dozens of tiny…

Efficient logistics for growers and buyers with the supply chain sticker

Floriday looks for opportunities to simplify processes within the floriculture industry and make them more efficient. The supply chain sticker is a…

Soft robot fingers carefully squeeze without sensors

With a brief squeeze, you know whether an avocado, peach, or tomato is ripe. This is what a soft robot hand also does, for example, during automated…

Kuehne+Nagel Air Logistics expands services at JFK

Logistics company Kuehne+Nagel has expanded its John F. Kennedy International airport (JFK) facility with a 4,500 sq. ft. stand-alone, GxP-compliant,…

NL: Florensis implements labor registration software from ProCC

By initiating a pilot with ProCC's labor registration software, Florensis has taken an innovative step in improving its labor processes. This…

Havatec Florastar automatically sorts and bunches lilies

Over the past year, the Dutch company Havatec has further developed the Florastar for the lily cultivation sector. They equipped it with a color camera…