La Gaitana Farms on their 40th anniversary

“It's through challenging experiences that organizations often discover new strengths and opportunities for growth”

"It's through challenging experiences that organizations often discover new strengths and opportunities for growth," states Steve Rosenbluth, Vice…

Aart Buizer, Fresco Flowers

"The prolonged low production has led to considerable price increases"

Recently, rose production around the equator has been relatively low. This was the case for both East African and Latin-American rose producers. For…

The third edition of the Guatemalan Ornamental Plants, Foliage and Flowers Congress

"Guatemala has a promising ornamental plant, foliage, and flowers sector"

The search for new markets is one of the focuses of the Commission of Ornamental Plants, Foliage, and Flowers of AGEXPORT. To achieve this,…

HTA and RHS peat-free workshops aim to offer insight for growers

Yesterday, the HTA and RHS collaborated to bring a peat-free workshop to the RHS Garden Hyde Hall. The free workshop provided a forum for growers to…

Catchmaster Gro expands portfolio

"Monitoring tools allow growers to determine if their crop protection is effective"

Catchmaster Gro, the horticultural division of Catchmaster, has launched new monitoring products aimed at improving pest management for indoor growers.…

Dümmen Orange reveals highlights from 2024 North American trials

Dümmen Orange participated in industry trials in North America over the past summer. Trial locations included but were not limited to Colorado State…

Johan Velting (Workstep), Steef Adrichem (Ansu Vanda)

NL: "Staff are a lot happier because they don't have to walk miles"

"If you want to take good care of your staff at the nursery or in the greenhouses, this is an ideal means of transport, and they find it fun and easy…

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Can ornamental plants help keep waterways clean?

Ornamental flowering plants are more than attractive, they can also help to clean up water pollution. Fertilizers and manure on farms are loaded with…

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Quest Climate and Hydrofarm announce partnership

Quest Climate, a provider of climate control solutions, and Hydrofarm, a force in hydroponics and horticulture, are excited to announce their strategic…

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Kentucky retirement project blooms into business

Kentucky FarmHER Janet Dennison started Mammoth Cave Transplants as a retirement project with her husband, David, in 1994, growing tobacco transplants…

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Lewis mites - 2024 Updates in Poinsettia

"Lewis mite is one of those pests that seems to go in cycles – some years we don't see it at all, and some years I get reports as early as August. This…

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US: MSU scientists study water efficiency in greenhouses

Tom Fernandez, a Michigan State University professor in the Department of Horticulture, has spent much of his 25-year career at MSU studying how to…

"Using something as small as a nanobubble to solve big problems"

"Nothing was allowed to go wrong anymore." And: "Fewer waterings with better results." These are just two statements from growers who invested in a…

Belgium growers open doors during Agriculture Day

"Ensure that our farmers can continue to produce sustainable food here in Flanders, Belgium." That was the clear message stressed by chairman Lode…

India: Kerala healthcare professional conserved 200 varieties from Western Ghats

Every weekend, VU Sabu from Ambalavayal village in Wayanad district, Kerala, embarks on a journey to the Western Ghats, not for leisure but with a…

Dutch growers get 14,5 million after land prices collapse

A group of growers who bought land in a greenhouse area could face millions after a court ruling. The Dutch growers, after being the first to enter the area,…

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Flowers adorn Panamanian town for festival

Around one and a half million flowers have shaped more than a hundred animal figures in Volcán, Panama this Sunday during the eighth edition of the…