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Kenyan growers looking to broaden transportation horizons

"Luckily, the Dutch auctions have opened up, but due to the high freight rates, we cannot increase volumes", says Sachin Appachu, general manager at Kenyan rose farm Bliss…

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Fabelicious dried roses: taking the show on the road

In the next 10 weeks, the mobile flower boutique of Fabelicious will drive through the various auctions. The program includes auction Aalsmeer, Naaldwijk and Rijnsburg, but…

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Marginpar's new clematis a hit on social media

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Johnny Rasmussen, Senmatic about the introduction of the Bio Mixer

"Organic growers want to add microorganisms or bio-fertilizers without changing the EC"

Two growers with the same need of irrigation with a precise dosing of biomass - and it should be controlled automatically. As there was no fertilizer mixer on the market which…

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Growing Cyclamen under high light levels

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VanWingerden International

"We consider our agribusiness workers to be critical no matter what"

The greenhouses at VanWingerden International (VWI) in Mills River are nearly empty, but it’s not because business has fallen off. “Right now, we’re shipping all our…

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The Veggie Lab at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is a Plant Processing Area - a web of ground research laboratories equipped with plant growth chambers of all sizes and the…

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Kenya: Nakuru County Government concerned over job loss at flower farms

Nakuru County Government has expressed its concern over the rising cases of job losses in the flower farms in Naivasha in the last two months. According to the county, this is…

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Polish florists are ambitious, they want to improve their professional skills, follow international trends and be able to influence their clients. The flower business is not…

Kunming: The Spring City and its successful flower story

Kunming is known as the "Spring City" because there is no severe cold in winter, no high temperature in summer, and four seasons there are like spring. In 2016, Kunming…

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In honor of fallen soldiers on Memorial Day, many people laid roses on grave sites at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta. Elisha Hodge and Bryan Mayes, owners of…
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One of the most striking sights in Cornwall during the coronavirus pandemic has been the fields full of daffodils that have been left to rot. At the very beginning of…

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Every tree counts at Ellenby Tree Farm

After thirty years in the nursery industry, it is safe to say that Craig Woodroffe, Sales Manager at Ellenby Tree Farm, knows how to produce premium quality trees. But if his…

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Irish vertical farming Agtech start-up Farmony signs European distribution agreement

Irish Agtech company Farmony has signed a European distribution deal with Sananbio for their vertical farming Radix systems. The Dublin based startup, established in 2018,…

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