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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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Rosa Eskelund, Roses Forever, on expanding her fragrant pot rose assortment:

"Large fragrant flowers on a fast, easy to grow plant - that's our goal"

Fragrance has always been a good selling point for roses, but longevity of the product used to be the bottleneck. However, as the popularity of fragrant roses is increasing…

Vacancies:

Dr. Mette Nielsen on how different aspects of greenhouse climates affect BCAs and the efficacy of IPM

'BCAs are your little employees, treat them like that'

“Biological control agents can be seen as the grower’s little employees and just like people, there are things they need to enable them to work effectively.” This was the…

MicroCool

Greenhouse climate control through fogging and misting systems

Water droplets smaller than a human hair

Humidity control is a crucial element of protected agriculture, and one around which the discussion is consistently developing. Whereas relative humidity was previously the…

Kenya: A look into how Dudutech use their Packing and Logistics Centre

Rearing biologicals is one thing – getting them around the world, alive and ready to feast, is a whole other challenge. In recent years, a significant amount of R&D focus at…

Hortilux

"Easily add LED fixtures to your HPS grow light system"

In the coming years, many growers will be adding LED grow light to their existing HPS grow light systems, creating hybrid grow light systems. There are a wide range of reasons…

IFA

Irish Farmers Association:

"Budget has to support the horticulture sector"

At a meeting of IFA’s Horticulture Committee with Minister Pippa Hackett, IFA President Tim Cullinan called on the Irish government to increase support to develop the…

UK: The Garden Center Association members share plans and their concerns for Christmas

The members of The Garden Center Association got together recently at a virtual forum to discuss their plans and share their concerns for the festive period, namely Christmas.…

GrowFlux and XtraLight partner on IoT controls for horticultural lighting

GrowFlux has recently partnered with Houston, TX based horticultural lighting manufacturer XtraLight to offer wireless IoT controls alongside XtraLight PowerGrove LED Grow…

Special Management

Australia: Growcom welcomes new Chief Executive

Growcom Chairperson, Ms. Belinda Adams has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer. “It is with pleasure that I announce the appointment of…

New Chair and Directors appointed to Vineland Research and Innovation Centre’s Board

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) announced the appointment of Karen Belaire as the centre’s Board Chair for a two-year term. Ms. Belaire…

Eason Horticultural Resources releases their Hot New Perennials for 2021 booklet

Eason Horticultural Resources announces the release of their Hot New Perennials for 2021 booklet. "This is a compilation of information shared with us from a…

UK: British Garden Centres sees £15.4m sales hike after huge Wyevale buy-out

British Garden Centres’ transformative year saw turnover increase by almost 50 percent as it more than doubled the number of outlets operated. The…

Kidder Mathews

US (CA): $3.5 million greenhouse research facility hits market in Davis

Yolo County is home to seed research facilities run by some of the largest plant research companies in the world, but most of their greenhouse facilities are in rural parts of…

"Questions remain over AHDB levy ballot"

UK growers have questioned why the official ballot on the horticulture levy of the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will not take place until next year and…

UK: The HTA reacts to the announcement on lockdown tiers and to the Border Operating Model

Reacting to the news today that lockdown restrictions will be implemented according to three tiers of restrictions, HTA Director of Policy and Communications,…

US: 2021 SNA award nominations open

The Southern Nursery Association (SNA) is calling for nominations for their annual awards to be presented at the 2021 SNA Conference. SNA believes industry…
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London Design Festival

Tiny greenhouse shows effects of climate change

If you remember the movie Interstellar, you will recall that all the food on their dining table was made from corn – cornbread, corn side dish, whole corn kernels, etc. Why?…

John Innes Centre

New technology accelerates crop improvement with CRISPR

Researchers know how to make precise genetic changes within the genomes of crops, but the transformed cells often refuse to grow into plants – one international team has…

ReduSystems

Transforming extra light incidence into better production

In the autumn, winter and early spring there is too little sunlight for optimal production. Every percentage point extra light will lead to increased photosynthesis and…

11 November - 3 December

Royal FloraHolland's November 2020 Member Sessions

Between 11 November and 3 December the Members' Council of FloraHolland is organizing a new round of member sessions for members in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Kenya,…

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Rooted Farmers: 'Designed by flower farmers for flower farmers'

Rooted Farmers, an online sales platform exclusively for flower farmers, designed by flower farmers, is now entering its third year of development. Rooted was founded and is…

Reuters

Brazil: Selling flowers out of her VW Beetle helps Rio woman survive COVID-19

You can’t miss the green 1969 Volkswagen Beetle parked at the corner, orchids and ferns crowding its open bonnet, sunflowers sticking out of windows, potted plants on the…

India: Pandemic proves a thorn in the side of Delhi's flower sellers

The city’s biggest flower market at Ghazipur has wilted under the pressure of COVID-19. Having logged huge losses in the past six months due to the pandemic, traders are…

Produce continues to move across the Mexican border

Mexican rail blockade continues to affect freight flows to the US

Maersk officials said blockades have interrupted connectivity to the Port of Lázaro Cárdenas in Mexico. A railway blockade continues to strain commercial…

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