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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

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Clement Tulezi, Kenya Flower Council

"We need solutions now"

Due to a lack of air freight capacity, around 65 percent of what is usually being exported during this time of year is leaving Nairobi. Even though the farms are not operating…

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Commercial Manager/Trader for Flowers - Holland

Fluence expands top light series

"There’s no such thing as one perfect spectrum for a crop”

“There's no such thing as one perfect spectrum for a crop. It’s just too complicated: the ideal spectrum is a combination of different factors and is also cultivar dependent,…

Ascania-Flora

Ukraine starts official investigation against imports of fresh cut roses

On May 22, 2020, the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade, the Ukrainian authority in charge of imposing trade remedy measures, initiated safeguard…

Experience FlowerTrials from home

Explore the PanAmerican Seed FlowerTrials organizes FlowerSTREAM

PanAmerican Seed announces a virtual way to explore its top new product introductions from FlowerTrials through FlowerSTREAM – a one-hour webinar experience with PanAmerican…

Syngenta Flowers

Shanghai Yuanyi invests to meet rapid demand growth in Chinese flower consumption

Shanghai Yuanyi Seedling recently opened a brand-new propagation company, equipped with fully automated production lines. This way Shanghai Yuanyi tries to keep pace with the…

Belgian Queen Mathilde pays a company visit to Gediflora

Belgian Queen Mathilde recently paid a company visit to Gediflora. She talked to several female entrepreneurs in the horticultural sector. Then she got a tour from Elien…

2020 edition takes place online

Fleurostar: Which new variety will succeed Begonia elatior MacaRouge from Beekenkamp?

Fleuroselect proudly presents the five entries in this year's FleuroStar Contest, which this year will be held online. Each of these novelties is hoping to be hailed as the…

Smart LED lighting supplier secures CDN $3.9M of funding

Sollum Technologies, a company inspired by nature to offer greenhouse producers smart LED lighting solution that dynamically recreates the full spectrum of the sun’s light,…

Ecuadoran flower sector to get $20 million credit for recovery

Ecuadoran flowers used to export 520 million dollars during the first part of the year, during the emergency, according to the president of Expoflores, exports has barely…

Special Starting Material

Special Starting Material

Good quality starting material is very important in the horti- and floriculture sector. The quality of the crop is inextricably linked to the quality of the starting material…

Slow Flowers donates May revenue to Equal Justice Initiative

"Along with many friends and colleagues in the Slow Flowers community and the larger horticulture and floriculture community, I feel like I need to do more than speak out. I…

GlobalGAP / Anne Welsing

A bed of roses at Mount Meru

If there’s a perfect place to grow roses, it may well be at the foot of Mount Meru in Tanzania, East Africa. Mount Meru Farms, at around 1,400 meters above sea level, is at…

UK global tariff and horticulture

Once we exit the current transition period at the end of December 2020, businesses may have to pay tariffs to bring goods into the UK, depending on where you…

webinar, June 3

Women in Horticulture: An interview with Jennifer Moss

AmericanHort is presents an educational and inspirational interview series with accomplished women from the green industry. Hear their stories of…

CA Grown Flowers Month is here

The first day of June marked the start of California Grown Flowers Month. Perfectly timed for the peak production of California blooms and foliage, June is the month to…


"Smarter energy usage is key to a greener future" LED lightbulbs, programmable thermostats, high-density insulation and electric vehicles — despite these innovations, about two-thirds of the energy produced in the U.S. is lost to inefficiencies, according to national studies. For scientists and economists who work on the barriers between people and a sustainable future, that’s…

UK: Fera raises a clap to return of horticulture industry that protects environment

At the outset of Covid, panic food buying saw our vegetable shelves emptied sending many of us to our local garden centres to buy seed. A combination of ‘Digging for Britain’…

Onings Holland demo greenhouse

A colourful sea of lilies

Currently, the Demo Greenhouse of Onings Holland is a colourful sea of lilies. This test greenhouse is used by Onings Holland to plant a test for each batch sold. Flowering…

Available on Costco.com through June 21

US: National Audubon Society and Bower & Branch team up to bring native plants to Costco

The National Audubon Society and Bower & Branch have released a special selection of Audubon-certified native oak trees online at Costco.com. Gardeners can…

Darwin Perennials

Registrations open for Darwin Perennials Digital Days

Darwin Perennials Digital Days is almost here, and the full agenda is set for this re-imagined, week-long virtual experience. Guests can sign up for email alerts as new…

Flower Council of Holland

Calla lily and lily take the spotlight in June

In June the 'Houseplant of the month' is the Calla lily which is officially called the Zantedeschia. It is characterised by the pitcher-shaped bract (spathe). The actual…

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You can expect a lot of beautiful perennial inspiration from us in the coming weeks, as we celebrate #nationalperennialmonth” together in June! pic.twitter.com/yFJnDOCVll —…

County Government of Kisumu

Kenya is building dams to end its cycle of floods and drought

Plagued by alternating floods and droughts partly brought on by changing weather patterns, Kenya’s government plans to build several new dams in a bid to improve water…

CAN (ON): Infectious disease emergency leave for workers extended

The Ontario government is taking steps to help ensure that as the economy gradually and safely reopens workers will have jobs to return to and businesses will be protected…

China: Yunnan seeds travel into space

On May 5, 392.26 grams of Yunnan ornamental horticultural plant seeds, including Orchidaceae, Asteraceae, Rosaceae, and Rhododendron, etc., entered space along…

Maximum amount of non-EU seasonal workers raised with 4500 by Finnish government

In its informal meeting on 29 May, the Finnish Government revised the maximum number of seasonal workers needed for harvesting by agricultural and horticultural enterprises.…

Turkish greenhouse moss grower exports his products to 6 countries

Iskender Uygunbas, a lawyer from Istanbul, moved away to the Seydikemer district of Mugla and decided to grow moss for export. Covering 0.25 hectares of pools with greenhouse covers,…

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