Simon Grimaud, Anjou Automation

“Thanks to our software this climate computer can be adapted to both glass greenhouse- and plastic greenhouse-crops”

"Currently, we are experiencing the effects of climate change, which bring new challenges for growers. Therefore, climate management has become…

Investors or financiers: The difference explained

As Rabobank is one of the most well-known financial institutions in the agricultural industry, growers might often turn to it for funding their…

Sjaak Melissant: "We offer the total package"

WEC Lines takes first steps into fresh produce market

With the commissioning of some 50 45 ft reefer containers, shortsea shipping company WEC Lines entered the reefer container market for the first time…

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US: Nursery Supplies launches new parent company CREO

Nursery Supplies has formed the CREO Group. This new parent company integrates the history and innovation of Nursery Supplies Inc. and Summit Plastic…

Maintaining control over the entire process from procurement to delivery

Originally from Ukraine, Liga Flor was founded in 2014 by its two directors. With a commitment to service and quality, they initially began exporting…

US (OR): 2024 Farwest keynote to address the value of curiosity

Do you even know James Robilotta? If you attend the 2024 Farwest Show, you'll get to know him better. Not only that, but you'll probably walk away…

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CAN: How UGA plant geneticists are tackling the climate crisis

With record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather escalating, the threats posed by climate change are intensifying. But the plants of…

"The rapid dry-down makes it ideal for larger containers"

"This growing medium has a bark-based composition, good drainage, and rapid dry-down. These features make it an ideal growing medium for larger…

John Mostert, P. Mostert Plant nursery

"Fragrant geranium is a wonderful addition to our range"

Nursery P. Mostert Plantenkwekerij has started delivering the Citrosa Mosquito Fighter, a lemon-scented geranium that the grower acquired from Pedro…

Bloomin’ Easy unveils 2025 new varieties with light-hearted music video

Bloomin' Easy Plants has unveiled its new varieties for 2025 through a fun, light-hearted music video parody of Maroon 5's "She Will Be Loved." With a…

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Orchid awakening: Unveiling the hormonal choreography behind flower development

A study has uncovered the complex hormonal and genetic interactions that dictate the seasonal flowering cycle of Cymbidium sinense, the Chinese orchid.…

Eurostat

Euro and US dollar dominate extra-EU trade in 2023

In 2023, 46% of overall extra-EU trade in goods was conducted in euro, while 42% was in US dollars. Currencies of the EU countries other than euro were…

Dutch Flower Group 25th anniversary

Dutch Flower Group was established in 1999 through a merger between the flower and plant companies OZ Group from Aalsmeer and Van Duijn Groep from…

UK: GCA’s regional award meetings next month are the first in new area format

The Garden Centre Association's (GCA) four newly created member areas will meet for their first regional awards next month (July) to find out who has…

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Lotus grown from millennium-old seed blossoms in south China

After lying buried for 1,200 years, a lotus seed has grown into a blooming flower in a southern Chinese city, revealing the ancient appearance of a…

Infected gypsophila prevented from entering by Rosselkhoznadzor

On June 19, 2024, a shipment of 109,000 cut flowers originating from the Netherlands and Israel arrived at the cargo terminal of the Airport in Sverdlovsk…

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US (NC): Columbus County farm and garden center react to dry conditions following weeks of little rain

Blame it on the rain, or the lack thereof. Portions of southeastern North Carolina are being labeled as "abnormally dry." It's producing many problems,…