10th anniversary celebrated with special promotion

"Magical Hydrangea conquers hearts of European consumers"

Ten years ago, the first Magical Hydrangeas were launched on the European garden plant market, and this should, of course, be celebrated. By now,…

Nanobubble technology to improve water quality

Italian flower exporter significantly improves water quality and soil structure with nanobubble technology. Michele Alfano: “I recommend nanobubble…

René Fransen's sons join the business:

"We want to ensure continuity of growth and meet the demands of the financial world"

From 1 July, Jelle and Bart Fransen, sons of founder and managing director René Fransen joined Ai2's board. A happy event because it not only enables…

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Don’t think you can afford a solar system for your farm?

Renewable energy is a growing area of interest for many farms. In particular, off-grid solar energy systems have become a popular form of renewable…

Opportunities that China can provide for the protected cropping sector in the Netherlands, part III

China can provide important opportunities for Dutch greenhouse technology and knowhow. Therefore, it is important that stakeholders in that field are…

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US (CO): Japanese Americans took to farming, but now their legacies are at risk of fading

There is a chance that the plants you brought home from the garden center, or even the melons you bought from a Colorado farmer’s market, were grown by…

Turkey: New rose variety is being developed in Yalova for export

The local and national landscape rose variety, named `Gulbag 1071`, was registered as a result of rose breeding efforts, and it is getting ready to color the…

"Grow your business with Cultivate keynotes"

During Cultivate, July 15-18, in Colombus, OH, speakers, and industry leaders will give their insights during several presentations. Below is the full…

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Slow Flower power is all about the local and the seasonal

A man with a small bunch of flowers stands on the footpath when a passerby asks him, “Why are you buying flowers in a supermarket? They’re everywhere.…

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US (MO): Missouri Flower Exchange connects 17 women-led flower farmers to consumers statewide

Ginny Randall, Angela Morton, and Elizabeth Talbot move swiftly, placing buckets of vibrant, fragrant flowers into the back of their minivans, ready…

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The world’s first flowers were pollinated by insects

Plants existed on Earth for hundreds of millions of years before the first flowers bloomed. But when flowering plants did evolve more than 140 million…

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India: Chennai to get new horticulture park in July

Environment activists and green lovers can take a pause from their grief over the mushrooming IT parks and tech parks in the city. The State government…

India: Jasmine exporters demand stabilization of fluctuating prices

The Madurai Malligai (Jasmine) exporters in Tamil Nadu have urged the state government to take immediate steps to stabilize the price of the flower as it…

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What can be done to fight inflation?

"Good day from the Wizard, Here we are together again at the beginning of summer. Only this year are we going back in time to a universe that seems…

Beekeepers struggle to stabilize population

Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year

US honeybee hives just went through the second-highest death rate on record. Beekeepers lost nearly half of their managed colonies. Still, using costly and…

"Qualily is a step forward in digitalization"

Using the latest techniques, we aim to enhance our users' trade opportunities now and in the future. For example, handling direct delivery is now…

Energy update:

NL: New depth record for electricity the 'bankruptcy of the power market'?

On Friday, the short-term TTF gas price closed at 37 Euro per megawatt-hour. Still, another steady rise throughout last week, bringing the two June…