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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

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Gutters of Metazet FormFlex mark final stage

China: New 18 ha rose greenhouse almost ready for planting

Currently, a 32 ha Agricultural Park in Lanzhou, in the Gansu province in China, is being built and one of the greenhouses, an 18 ha greenhouse for the cultivation of roses,…

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Colombian Government visits the nursery industry

The new Colombian Vice Minister of Agricultural Affairs of Colombia, Juan Gonzalo Botero, along with the General Manager of the Colombian Phytosanitary Agency, ICA, Deyanira…

Schiphol

Schiphol and Circular Alliance join forces for smarter, more sustainable cargo

More than 35% of the import cargo at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are flowers. And this delicate cargo needs special protection and efficient shipping. Roos Bakker, Director of…

Agroberichten Buitenland

Business as usual? How companies in Kenya and Tanzania coped with COVID-19

Mid-March 2020, the number of COVID-19 cases is rising around the world, until then both Tanzania and Kenya have not been hit hard but caution was advised. Both governments…

Syngenta Flowers

Building a future-proof supply chain

Splitting a key role like Head of Supply Chain and Operations into two new roles takes the right people. Syngenta Flowers recently appointed Yigremachew Worku as Head of…

Your Levy at Work

Australia: QDAF pest and disease webinar series underway

The latest series of pest and disease webinars are underway. Run by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), these events are working to enhance the…

Flower Circus

Video Chrysanthemum Week in Colombia: Flower Circus Talks

Flower Circus talks had Juan David from Deliflor Latin Amerca as their guest. They talked about the Chrysanthemum week which will be held from 24 to 28th of August in…

British florists asks for action on Brexit tariffs

If no deal is forthcoming with the European Community by the 31st December the government is intending to add an 8% tariff to all flowers coming into the UK.…

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Ecuador and Chile sign important trade agreement

Last Thursday, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera signed a trade agreement that will enhance commercial relations between…

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Best types of grow lights for flower and bloom grow cycle

When growing in a commercial greenhouse, all aspects need to be controlled and kept at the optimum levels for plants to grow and thrive. Anything less than optimal will lead…

Wood fiber and coir blend leads to new, sustainable substrate

US based FibreDust announces the release of Coir WTF 70/30. "The patent pending blend takes coir to the next level. We are blending wood fiber and coir at our factories and…

UK: Horticulture students benefit from DCF Scholarships

Horticulture students have received scholarships from the David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) this year, with more to follow. Receiving £7,500 between them, the students’…

Royal FloraHolland

"The Glass Tulip, in particular, is an award growers are eager to win"

Royal FloraHolland launched the Glass Tulip Award – the top prize for the best flower-and-plant market introduction – to encourage growers and breeders alike. Esperit Plants…


"The market for strawberry varieties is in flux" One and a half years after the launch of Limalexia, John Schoeber and Vincent Deenen of Limgroup look back at that time. Limalexia was specifically developed during the breeding process to improve shelf life, taste, color, and production. The latter has even been 10-15% higher than the standard variety. But how are things now?…

Three Meadows and a Pony

Former lawyer starts peony farm that produces floral vodka

Leslie Farhangi was practicing law in New York City but was looking for a change. Twenty years ago, she and her husband John Tuke moved their three sons to Hudson Valley, New…

India: NDMC struggles to put together floral tribute

Flowers are not only scarce in the market due to Covid-19 restrictions, but also only a limited variety is available. This has made floral decorations for Independence Day a…

New international campaign of Flower Council of Holland

'Fill the Distance with Beauty'

We need to maintain social distancing for the time being, but rather than letting it divide us, the Flower Council of Holland's new international campaign encourages people…

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Selecta One launches redesigned website for North America

Selecta One announces the re-launch and update of its website www.SelectaNorthAmerica.com. The new website offers responsive design to fit any mobile or office device and…

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Philippines: Seller ‘plantitos’ and ‘plantitas’ may soon need gov’t accreditation

Ornamental agriculture is growing fast across the entire Philippines during the pandemic, and the government couldn’t keep up. To catch up with this trend, Ernie Lito Bollosa,…

Topical line-up for first Hort Science Online

ICL’s first digital Hort Science Online event – 21 September 2020 - will feature topical subjects including woodfibre and the future of growing media, protecting against black…

The coronavirus puts Latino farmworkers in the US at risk

The expansion of the coronavirus in the US is strongly affecting the farmworker's safety in the country. The workers, mostly Latino, live in closed quarters,…

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Israel plans to expand agricultural cooperation with India

In a recent interview, Deputy Chief of Israeli Mission to India, Rony Yedidia-Clein, stated: “Israel is planning to boost agricultural cooperation with India…

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