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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

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Christine Boldt, Association of Floral Importers of Florida (AFIF):

US: Supermarkets back in the market for flowers

A couple of weeks ago, a few US supermarkets stopped ordering flowers due to them needing to use their labor and resources to restock items that the US consumers needed in…

Florsani’s resilience

A brief history of the 2011 crisis versus the current situation facing the world in 2020

Luis Flores is a leader who lived a powerful change after a crisis he faced in 2011. Florsani posted an article to encourage readers that resilience involves restructuring…

Several initiatives being undertaken

Keeping flowers in the hearts of consumers

As the list of cancelled events continues to grow, so does the list of initiatives being undertaken to promote the floriculture industry. All over the world, growers,…

Augusto Solano, Asocolflores:

"Colombian flower growers and exporters continue working and are available to satisfy demand"

Augusto Solano, President of the Association of Colombian Flower Exporters (Asocolflores), referred to the sector’s situation in the midst of the state of emergency decreed in…

August 17-19, Miami

International Floriculture Expo postponed

Diversified Communications has made the very difficult decision that, due to the magnitude of the unanticipated public health and safety issues posed by the…

Beekenkamp Plants launches Flower Digi Trials as alternative to FlowerTrials

The Covid-19 imposes a lot of limitations to everybody and due to the current situation the well-known annual industry event FlowerTrials has been cancelled. Beekenkamp…

market recovers rapidly after COVID-19 shutdown

"We've seen the other side of this"

“We’ve seen the other side of this”, says Israel Holby with Plantlogic, when asked about his thoughts on the effects of COVID-19 on the fresh produce market. The company makes…

Director Peter Bakker about current business operations

Plantion: focus on Dutch florist proves to be a great blessing

Growers who mainly supply to Plantion and (therefore) mainly serve the Dutch florist can, relatively speaking, count themselves lucky. “At the beginning of last week, we also…

Video Keukenhof goes virtual

Because visitors cannot go to Keukenhof right now, the flower park decided to bring Keukenhof to their guests. In the upcoming weeks they will show the most beautiful places…

Special Climate

4 benefits of an automated controller in a vented greenhouse

Ceres’ patented solar design and innovative climate control technologies enable them to build year round greenhouses in any climate. Depending on geographic location, crop…

Royal FloraHolland COVID-19 situation update

Royal FloraHolland released an extra news item in connection with the many questions regarding the tightened supply regulation: a short update on today's pricing, developments…

Ramifications of COVID-19 for workers at the beginning of the supply chain

On March 20, the Kenya Flower Council announced: 30,000 people working in Kenyan flower farms have been sent home. The demand for flowers has decreased, so buyers are…

Kenya: Ensure exports reach the market, MPs tell State

Two MPs have asked the Kenyan government to find ways of having tea, flowers, coffee and other exports reach the international market as the world fights to…

A happy little miracle in dark times: The plant nursery business is booming

After an economic week so bleak, with thousands out of work and businesses teetering on the edge, a happy little miracle has happened in the world of plants. People are…

New Zealand: Key nursery operations recognised as essential services

Commercial plant nurseries in New Zealand are now recognised as essential businesses for the purposes of maintenance and protecting existing stock. The…

Stefaan Vandaele looks back and ahead after 1 year of Agaris:

“Despite the current crisis, we are looking ahead to the future”

Also during these turbulent corona times it is good to commemorate anniversaries. On March 21 it was exactly one year ago that substrate producer Agaris exchanged the name…


Silke Hemming, Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge: "Autonomous cultivation will become increasingly important" While governments across the globe have introduced measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, the five teams participating in the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge are hard at work to take autonomous and remote growing to the next level. The first remotely grown tomatoes have already been harvested. What's the current state of…

US (OH): COVID-19 essential businesses guidelines

The State of Ohio Stay at Home Order that took effect Monday at 11:59 pm provides guidelines for what “essential businesses” may remain open. The guidelines…

USDA closes public access to U.S. National Arboretum

In a continued effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service will close public access to all…

including new hydroponics course

University of Florida announces 2020 Greenhouse Training Online courses

University of Florida IFAS Extension provides four-week online training courses in English and Spanish. The first course of the year, Greenhouse 101, starts on June 1, 2020.…

CAN (ON): Advancing agri-food research and innovation

The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance is committed to improving life by supporting the people, places and programs that generate solutions with global…

What should growers do? COVID-19 considerations

How do I maintain social distancing in my food production facility where employees typically work within close distances? It is one of the questions growers…

Today on social media

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Scented leaf pelargonium Fragrans & Variegated Fragans are a flower power delight today in the greenhouse. Bringing us some cheer.#staysafe #Smile #PositiveVibes…

Spanish growers in trouble due to state of alarm

The Spanish primary sector continues working every day to keep supermarkets supplied. Nevertheless, the state of alarm’s constrains are causing major difficulties in their…

BFA answers florists' questions on COVID-19 measures

The British Florist Association has posted an updated Q&A for florists, which they compiled on March 24 after speaking to other associations, wholesalers, and…

Extension of time limits in proceedings before the CPVO

On 24 March 2020 the President of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) has taken a "Decision concerning the extension of time limits" that fall in the…

UK: HTA launches campaign to create a ‘million planting moments’ this Autumn

The HTA is encouraging the UK to get planting this Autumn with its ‘million planting moments’ campaign. Taking place between 19-27 September 2020 the aim of the week is to…

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