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US: Industry unites at Cultivate'18
Outside the Greater Convention Centre Columbus, the temperature is high and the humidity is as well. Inside, the air-condition is on full power, and business is as well. Cultivate'18 kicked off this weekend. With over 660 exhibitors and countless visitors, it seems like the complete Northern-American horticultural and floricultural industries moved to Ohio for a few days.
So what's going on at the exhibition? Saturday was filled with the sessions, tours & workshops and, to many suppliers, decorating of the booths. After the Flower Run yesterday morning, the trade show opened it's doors.
The first day of the show was a bit slow to some exhibitors, while others claimed to have a solid day. For today expectations are higher since Monday regularly is the busiest day. And let's not forget visitors have to make quite a stroll to visit all of the exhibition: even though the floor plan is structured and clear, it will take some time to pass by all of the 650+ exhibitors.
Catching up
The industry has shifted over the last couple of years and so has the character of the show. While work is still booming and especially the canna-switch offers new opportunities, technical suppliers are having a harder time planning their activities than filling up the agenda in the first place. Meeting up with acquaintances, catching up with friends and finally having the chance to see the face behind the e-mails therefor is key at the Cultivate. Business, novelties and innovations are still to be found and especially many new varieties are being shown, but connections and networking are on the schedule as well.
Well, enough with the chitchat - time for a sneak peek with yesterday's photos. Today and tomorrow the HortiDaily & FloralDaily team will be at the show as well, armed with cameras and ready to shoot. The complete report will be published later this week.
Don Eberly (Eberly & Collard), Ken Brown (Terra Nova), Jeff Collard (Eberly & Collard), and Nicolas Hartig Simonson (Terra Nova).
Henk Dresselhuys and Christine Nowicki from Selecta One
Wayne Lickes & Benjamin Martin with Cravo Greenhouses. Just before the show the article on the expansion of Lucas' Greenhouse was published
Team Vitro Plus
Morell diffusion sas, Guy Schertzer (specially dressed to support France) holding a red rebelle.
Team Dümmen Orange
Joy Barker of Ball Seed, with the Edge predictable freight program
The team of DarwinPerennials
Wow, what kind of deal is nearly made at Martin Stolze & why is there a Van Krimpen logo on the machine? So many questions after only one photo!