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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

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Video Eight breeders unite to host Carnation Week in Colombia

Last week The Carnation Week in Colombia took place. It is an initiative of eight carnation breeding companies to show their new varieties and innovations in the Dianthus…

Diego Espinosa, General manager Agrocoex

Ecuador: "Cupido impresses any woman"

There are many ways to celebrate International women's day, but the most beautiful way to encourage, acknowledge and appreciate the superwomen in our life is to give them “the…

Quito operation goes with the flow for International Women’s Day

Although International Women’s Day was founded in the U.S., it has grown in significance in many other countries worldwide – and Prime Group’s operations in Quito continues to…

September 21-23, 2020, Milan:

Italy: New date Myplant & Garden announced

Last week, a couple of days before the show was planned to kick off, the organization of Myplant and Garden decided to react for the well-being of everyone in regards to the…

D.H.M. Innovations introduces QUARTZ ‘Pink & Yellow’

New dipladendia that is "solid as quartz"

"It is a stand-alone variety in the Diamantina assortment", says Erick Ciraud of D.H.M. Innovations (DHMI) at the IPM Essen, when talking about their new dipladenia QUARTZ…

"Speed is key at opening of Tulip Trade Event"

From Wednesday to Friday, 18 – 20 March 2020, the Tulip Trade Event is being organised for the fifth time. The official opening of the event takes place at 10:00 on March 18…

Dilpack Kenya manufacturing facilities to be integrated into facilities of ElgonElgon Kenya

Van Dillewijn Group (mother company of Dilpack Kenya) and Elgon Kenya Ltd. have decided to combine strengths. As of March 2020 parties will jointly serve the East African…

"Growers and consumers increasingly opt for sustainable potting soil"

The potting soil supplier Agaris has been awarded with the Chain Custody RPP certificate. A requirement to achieve certification is that the company extracts all its peat from…

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Plant Empowerment: a stress-free future for all plants

Plant Empowerment is synonymous with Next Generation Growing, where stress is no longer a factor. The use of climate screens can prevent plant stress to a significant degree.…

Shipping plants: Beware of quarantine pests and diseases

Greenhouse growers have a lot to juggle during the busy spring production season: crop scheduling, plant health, employee management, logistics, and ship…

Japanese JATAFF consults Syngenta to discuss variety protection in Japan

A delegation (Ms. Kimiko Ishikawa, Ms. Machiko Naito and Mr. Hisaya Kakiuchi) from the Japan Association for Techno-innovation in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (JATAFF)…

COVID-19 brings losses to Vietnamese flower growers

The days before the International Women’s Day (March 8) are often the best for flower sellers at Tay Tuu Flower Village in Hanoi, but the continuing COVID-19 epidemic has cut…

DoekenDraad.nl and Screen4seasons to collaborate

"The profession is way too enjoyable"

The screening companies DoekenDraad.nl and Screen4seasons from the Westland are going to collaborate. The ‘old-timers’ in the business, Cees van der Kaaij from DoekenDraad.nl…

Ecoligo’s CEO Martin Baart talks solar in Kenya

Last week, ecoligo’s CEO and co-founder Martin Baart joined German President Frank Walter Steinmeier’s visit to Kenya as part of an economic delegation. The company's…

Thailand: Growers hand out free orchids as China market shrivels

Orchid growers in Nakhon Pathom gave out free bouquets after finding themselves overstocked as flower exports to China shrivel under the spread of the coronavirus. The Thai…

Dyed flowers care & handling

Putting a new spin on flowers can sometimes prove very difficult, especially when you’re trying to create something for a holiday that isn’t necessarily associated with colors…


Arctic greenhouses put Northern communities in charge of food supply When Ben and Stefany learned about the issues of food insecurity in the North of Canada, they wanted to take action. Having a passion for the region, they contacted many communities in Nunavut - and Naujaat was the most responsive to working with them. They conducted interviews with roughly 10% of the community in Naujaat and…

Smithers‐Oasis appoints new Vice-President Central and Eastern European Operations

Julij Brinc has been appointed by Smithers-Oasis, a long-term strategic partner of Florint, as the new Vice-President for Central and Eastern European Operations. In his new…

UK: Daffodil growers mean business

Wales is a small nation, but growing its national flower is big business for some farmers. According to the NFU, daffodils in the UK have a retail product…

Tulips for volunteers in Shanghai

What better harbinger of winter’s end than spring flowers? From Thursday, 300,000 potted tulips are being sent to people working on the epidemic frontline, enabling them to…

US (FL): April Showers bring May Flowers, but this grower has flowers year round

Florist shops can be found in just about every city and town, but where those florists get their flowers is not. KB Farms Cut Flowers is one of only a handful of flower farms…

Colombia: Great potential for geothermal energy

Colombia is a country with great potential for the exploitation of geothermal energy due to its high volcanic activity caused by the subduction between the…

BdB and IPM Essen continue cooperation

IPM Essen, and the Federation of German Nurseries (BdB) are extending their partnership until the end of 2023. The CEO of Messe Essen, Oliver P. Kuhrt, the BdB Managing…

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In commercial horticulture you are not going to make much money per plant, so you better grow and sell a lot of plants. This greenhouse is betting on selling a lot of red top…

Valentine's: where love & logistics connect

In many parts of the world, Valentine’s Day is the celebration of romance and romantic love. The celebration is incomplete without the exchange of gifts usually, chocolates,…

Emirates SkyCargo to create a hub in Dubai

Emirates SkyCargo, the air cargo division of Emirates Airlines, is creating a multi-modal hub in Dubai for efficient handling of cargo across its network and Indian exporters…

Arjan Pauw on board at Dutch Lighting Innovations

DLI is currently experiencing strong growth and it is expected that this will continue in the coming years. The company announced that Arjan Pauw has…

These French women grow flowers for Dior for a living

“Banana! Today, it’s banana,” Carole Biancalana declares, pressing a star-shaped bloom to her nose. A basket swings from her freckled forearm. Her hair is the colour of a…

Russia: First tulips cut in Vysokovsky

The first bud opened this week and now the greenhouse complex is ready to collect the beautiful spring flowers. This year the red bud ones with yellow stripes…

Anthura nominated for ‘Koning Willem 1’ Award

On Monday, March 2nd Anthura was nominated for the biennial Koning Willem I Award SME (King William I Award SME, named after King Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands) at…

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