Floralchain consolidates shipments, does the documentation and offers quality control

Kenya: “We are your eyes on the ground”

When importing flowers, several issues can occur during the process, so what if a buyer could have ‘eyes on the ground’ that check if everything goes…

Piet Vijverberg Nursery celebrates 25 years of Phalaenopsis cultivation

It is 25 years since Piet Vijverberg Nursery started growing phalaenopsis. Sander Vijverberg, owner of the nursery and a third-generation Vijverberg,…

Plant webshop PLNTS exists 5 years

Online plant market grows exponentially

The online plant market has experienced impressive growth over the past five years. The factors that have made this growth possible are revealed in an…

Robot developer Honest AgTech declared bankrupt, relaunch being investigated

Dutch robot developer Honest AgTech B.V. has been declared bankrupt. On June 27, the Noord-Holland District Court declared bankruptcy on the Delft-based…

Jürgen Hubounig, Managing Director of Zimpelmann Select-Fruit GmbH & Co. KG:

High demand for flower mixtures from South Africa

Prices for edible flowers from South Africa have always been stable, according to Jürgen Hubounig, managing director of Zimpelmann Select-Fruit GmbH &…

Management changes at Kuehne+Nagel

The Board of Directors of Kuehne+Nagel International AG appoints Michael Aldwell to its Management Board as of October 1, 2023. Aldwell will assume…

NL: Meeting on impact Q-organisms Treeport Zundert visited by a lot of people

Treeport's annual Alliance Partner Day was held at Treeport member Boomkwekerij Ron van Opstal. It was deliberately chosen to combine this day with a…

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India: How lavender cultivation is helping Kashmir growers

The lavender revolution in Kashmir aims to attract more farmers and engage educated youth, leveraging tourism and marketing for socio-economic growth.…

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Florist brings what he learned in Israel to inner-city Chicago

Quilen Blackwell, a Madison, Wisconsin native who became a born-again Christian at 18, took an interest in Israel and all things biblical as a…

Matt Mika appointed as VP of advocacy and government affairs at AmericanHort

Matt Mika has been appointed as the new Vice President of Advocacy and Government Affairs of AmericanHort. With experience in government relations and a deep…

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"More than 1.000 plant varieties affected by patents"

According to recent research of No Patents on Seeds!, more than one thousand conventionally-bred varieties are already affected by European patents.…

Bayer collaborates with Fermata:

Increased crop sustainability with AI

In the scorching heat and swirling dust of the Arava Desert, Bayer Crop Science, Israel, has just concluded a collaboration with Fermata on a project…

David Buckeridge elected as Chair of the Board at NIAB

David Buckeridge has been elected as Chair of the Board at the crop research organization NIAB. Dr. Buckeridge has 35 years of operational management experience…

UK: Less than 3 weeks left to enter the Grower of the Year Awards 2023

There are less than three weeks left to enter the 2023 Grower of the Year Awards as the deadline for entries approaches on July 14, 2023. The Grower of the…

UK: Squires’s Wokingham to host regional Fuchsia show

Squire's Garden Centre in Wokingham will be hosting a Fuchsia Show held by Reading & District Fuchsia Society, the main show of this renowned and…

Belgium: Field lab 'HYDRAS' to accelerate development of drought-tolerant crops

First in the world, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) in Melle, Belgium, has opened a large field lab that allows…

Bailey Nurseries makes changes to the marketing and brand teams

Bailey has made changes to the Marketing and Brand teams. On the Marketing team, Gretchen McNaughton has been named Communications & Content Strategist, and…

Tainan researchers revive endangered garden orchid

Agricultural researchers in Tainan have modified and reproduced an endangered garden orchid species, creating a commercial market for the new breed to protect…

India: Bloom with joy at Asia’s largest flower market in Kolkata

Experience a burst of natural colors and aromas in Asia’s largest flower market in Kolkata, with around 4,000 flower vendors.A visit to Kolkata is incomplete…

Eastern and Southern African organisations are pushing Kenya to rescind agreement with EU

Eastern and Southern African trade promotion organizations are pushing Kenya to rescind its recent agreement with the EU. They claim the deal will endanger the…

USDA restricts PACA violators in Connecticut, Illinois, New York, and Nevada

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of…