Haim Rosenblum, Hishtil, on carbon footprint reduction

“We re-examined every single process, material, and facility across the company’s operations”

"One of the most important issues multinational companies face today is the pressure to reduce their carbon footprint. A few years ago, we decided to…

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NL: "We like to focus on the things we can influence, in those areas we do all we can"

Today, many cut chrysanthemums come from Colombia, five years ago this was unthinkable. Over the years, Ronald Arkesteijn (Zyon) and Niels Slottje…

Impact of unusual rainfall on Kenya's floral industry: A view on Gypsophila and Craspedia

Ginna Paola Ramos, Sales & Marketing Consultant at Danziger shares on LinkedIn that Danziger will attend the IFTEX trade expo despite the recent floods…

Doing business and supporting Ukraine - the story of Arno Klijbroek

Arno Klijbroek's company imports tulips and vegetable processing lines to Ukraine, but from the start of full-scale invasion he provides all kind of…

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Interflora’s losses widen as flower delivery giant attempts ‘boldest pivot in 100-year history’

Losses widened at the UK arm of flower delivery firm Interflora widened its pre-tax losses last year, as the firm continued to struggle with customers…

Janna Beckerman, Ph.D joins Envu Ornamentals

The Envu Ornamentals business adds Janna Beckerman, Ph.D. to its Green Solutions Team (GST) to provide technical support for greenhouse and nursery…

NL: Seed industry gathers in Rotterdam

The entire seed industry is coming to the Netherlands this week for the ISF World Seed Congress. A special edition, as the International Seed…

US: Get some insight into this year's wedding flower trends

The wedding season has started. According to Kennicott, a US importer and distributor of fresh flowers, plants, and floral design materials, "it has…

Syngenta Flowers on the Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing

"Growing and Blooming together"

The 26th Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing ended last week for Syngenta Flowers. Global Head of Syngenta Flowers Mark Schermer and Head of Flowers APAC Mallikarjun Mangrule both…

China: 'Exhibition sparks consumption boom'

The ongoing International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu has sparked a tourism and consumption boom in the host city and neighboring areas with…

New Seeds are added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault welcomes shipments from five new depositors as the world's largest repository of crop diversity raises the number of…

BloomNation celebrates "record-breaking" Mother’s Day for florists

BloomNation saw record-breaking revenue and order volume during this year's Mother's Day. "This milestone marks the highest performance in the…

Study on energy savings in greenhouses and indoor farms

CalNEXT, a statewide initiative to identify, test, and grow electric technologies and delivery methods to support California's decarbonized future, has…

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AU: Industry’s best and brightest nominated for Horticulture Awards for Excellence 2024

Innovation, best practice and passion are the common features of the 83 growers, researchers, agronomists, and other industry stakeholders that make up…

Nature's Miracle launches smart dehumidifier brand

Nature's Miracle Holdings has launched the Company's efinity brand name dehumidifier. This dehumidifier product is a complementary product under the…

Secondflor on the prom season

"It's a time-honored event that sees customers eagerly flocking to florists"

According to Secondflor, wholesaler specializing in high-quality preserved flowers and plants , ,the floral industry is a cornerstone of many cultural…

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NL: Trade unions against government's plans to cut night flights at Schiphol

Several trade unions are outraged by outgoing Infrastructure Minister Mark Harbers' plan to cut night flights at Schiphol Airport and ban loud planes…

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'China's flower industry flourishing amid growing demand'

For many Chinese people, buying fresh-cut flowers is increasingly a part of daily life, rather than a luxury reserved for special occasions like…

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US (ID): Moss Greenhouse set to unveil new species of plant Friday

If you're looking for a way to literally light up your living space this summer look no further than the new species of flower being unveiled at Moss…

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US (AR): Longtime plant nursery has new owner

Another Season Home & Garden has changed ownership. It sat dormant at 520 Alcoa Blvd during the off-season, as plant nurseries often do, but a real…

US (NC): Winston-Salem spent $2.5m on a controversial anti-hunger hydroponic farm that failed

The future of a city-funded hydroponic farm in Winston-Salem is still unclear after being delayed by five years and exceeding its original budget by…

Colombia: Semi-closed plastic greenhouse to be built at University of Cali

J. Huete Greenhouses will build a semi-closed plastic greenhouse in Colombia. It will be for the University of Cali, a project that will be completed…

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UK: At the Chelsea flower show, foliage is in. Which bodes well for small gardens

he biggest hoorah of the horticultural year is coming to an end, and if you listen closely you might hear tiny sighs of relief from the industry. The…

“The transition towards alternative energy resources provides opportunities for our CO2 capture technology”

"We've seen a massive interest for our solutions from the Dutch, and global horticulture market. Through R&D, we will continue to evolve and are set to…

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Turkey: Plastic covering renewal project helps growers in Bursa

In Bursa, the "Plastic Greenhouse Covering Renewal Project" was implemented to bring idle greenhouses and workforce with no cover or worn covers into…

Why are microgreens turning yellow?

Noticing yellowing leaves on your microgreens? It happens! This is a common issue, but the good news is there are often easy solutions. Let's explore…

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What kind of farming do we need?

Everywhere you look, farmers, environmentalists, activists, businesses, celebrities, and politicians are talking about climate change, polarizing the subject and postulating…

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Kazakhstan: Agro-industrial projects to be funded by Development Bank of Kazakhstan

JSC Development Bank of Kazakhstan has analysed priority areas of development of the country's agricultural sector, including deep processing of meat,…