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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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Breeding for more sustainable plants

In today's industry, waste is a big issue. Increasingly more companies are looking for more sustainable solutions. In plants, longevity plays an important role and reducing…

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United Selections holds open day in Nakuru, Kenya

Last week United Selections held their first open day of the year in Nakuru, Kenya. The theme of the day was “breeding a colourful future sustainably.” The event was well…

2Grow launches PhytoClip-sensors

"Virtually any crop with leaves becomes measurable"

Regardless of the ambient temperature, taking a qualitative measurement of the stem diameter and leaf thickness of even the smallest stems and thinnest leaves can be done with…

CIOPORA Breeders' Guide to Brexit

According to the new Withdrawal Agreement, the UK is due to leave the EU by January 31, 2020 the latest. An early departure may be possible, if both the UK and…

Wave Petunias celebrates 25 years of spreading color

With a new decade in full bloom, the Wave brand celebrates 25 years of providing gardeners with color to brighten outdoor spaces. The Wave spreading petunia was born in 1995…

Innovative tech insights for produce and floral from CES

The Produce Marketing Association, along with five innovative industry members, attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to learn about the technologies that will advance…

UK: Defra to take pragmatic 'stepped approach' to new Plant Health Regulation

Following extensive engagement from across industry, including from the NFU, its members and other stakeholders, Defra have confirmed that they will be taking a ‘stepped…

Software tool promotes efficiency and collaboration for growers

Calculate the value of your own products and make decisions about future production based on your own data. GreenPlan is a tool in production planning and the production…

Special Trade Shows 2020

New developments in AutoStix

With IPM 2020 coming up Visser introduces new developments in their repertoire of transplanting technologies. AutoStix comes with new innovations: new strips, trays and a…

Why is recycling of single-use trays so important?

Normpack trays are 100% recyclable. This allows producers to re-use used trays in the production of new Normpack trays. This is already happening on a large scale. Recycling…

Why do millennials love houseplants?

The media has pigeonholed millennials in various different ways in the past few years. Avocado toast, social media, job-hopping and a chronic love of houseplants.  by Katherine…

New blooms budding at KB Farms

KB Farms will be offering Cloni Italian Ranunculus grown in their own greenhouses. For 2020 their supply of ranunculus is limited, as they are just getting started with the…

Australian greenlife communication in 2020

2019 was a record-breaking year for the nursery industry, with sustained growth seeing the total value of the sector reaching $2.4 billion. It was also a busy year for the…

Valentines rose blends nature’s beauty with modern design

This Valentine’s Day, an eco-sustainable Natural Fragrance Rose, promises to preserve the perfection of nature’s most aromatic and beautiful flower months beyond the holiday.…

Royal FloraHolland Members' Council looks back and ahead

The new year is a good moment to take stock. What kind of year was the first Members' Council year? Members’ Council members Ben Olsthoorn, Rieneke van der Houwen and Marco…

Determining which method works more efficiently

Specifying irrigation needs for container-grown plants

A study at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences examined the efficiency of irrigation schedules used for container-grown…

Floral foam to be banned from RHS shows

Floral foam will be banned from all RHS Shows from 2021, the Royal Horticultural Society has confirmed. Ahead of this year's Chelsea Flower Show (19th - 23rd May 2020), floral…
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China: Traditional flower markets withering away

Spring Festival invariably evokes old traditions and customs that make China’s most important holiday personal and precious. Think flowers. In the run-up to the Lunar New…

Two new orchid species described in the Philippines

Two new orchid species from the Philippines were published by the Cootes Orchid Research Group (CORG) in the latest volume of the Orchideen Journal. Described by researchers…

Top 10 tablet tools

There is a plethora of cultural and diagnostic information available to greenhouse growers. However, who has the time to sit and search through books, notes, or browse search engines…

Vietnam: Binh Agri College celebrates move from growing rice to flowers and plants

On 10 January 2020, Thai Binh Agri College organized a ceremony on the occasion of getting the approval to change 2.3 ha land from growing rice into growing flowers,…

Hydroponic farming of wheat, spinach and sword lily

The continuous augmented demand of food production is escalating with increase of world population. The traditional farming system will not be able to cover the world's…

UK: HTA push local authorities to pick up plant pots in kerbside collections

As part of the next phase of the industry-driven recyclable plant pot campaign, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is calling for action to be taken by local…

The Australian lavender farm expanding to meet Chinese demand

China remains Australia's top export market, with 40 per cent of all exported goods and services heading to the mainland. And there's a rising demand for Australian grown…

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Sustainable Farming x Floral Design at the Slow Flowers Summit

For many who have developed an interest in agriculture, the paths that led farmer-florists Kellee Matsushita-Tseng, Emily Saeger, and Molly Culver to flowers may sound…

AFE announces Garcia Family Scholarship fund

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) announced a new scholarship fund created thanks to generous contributions from The Garcia Family. The Garcia Family Scholarship comes just…

India: Three-day horticultural, floricultural show at Kadri Park

The three-day horticultural and floricultural show organised by the Department of Horticulture will begin at Kadri Park on January 24. Varieties of mushrooms, vegetables,…

What's in store for FNGLA members in 2020?

It’s 2020! I hope everybody’s been having a great year so far! I can’t believe it was 20 years ago we thought the world was going to come to a standstill because of a computer…

Britain hopeful about trade with Kenya

Days before it divorces the European Union, the UK on Monday hosted a high-profile investment summit in London that brought together 20 African presidents, business leaders…

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