Patricia Holloway wrote an article that summarizes the Alaska peony industry today. It covers how the industry got started and how it has matured over the past 18 years. As most growers will attest, it hasn’t been easy, and world competition is heating up. The industry is still in its infancy, and it will take many years to learn if it is truly viable.
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Top 5 -yesterday
- Bringing Dutch technologies to the Chinese rose market
- "No other double lilies have this kind of pedigree"
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Top 5 -last week
- Esmeralda Farms acquires Sande Flowers
- "Resilience as in going back to the past is not always better”
- “The ornamentals industry in the Philippines is flourishing"
- "Growers and traders know the old assortment but are only moderately aware of the new varieties"
- Sensors on flowers prove that nano-fertilizers help to save energy resources
Top 5 -last month
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Other news in this sector:
- 2022-05-20 General Authority for Statistics: Prices of some goods up by 36%
- 2022-05-20 "Only way out : off the gas"
- 2022-05-20 Climate change is already taking its toll on Spanish agriculture
- 2022-05-20 Malaysia: Demand for blooms has peaked this month
- 2022-05-20 Microgreens and edible flowers hugely sought after by high-end restaurants in Hong Kong
- 2022-05-19 "Agriculture must be the priority of the next government"
- 2022-05-19 U.S. Dept of Labor recovers $225K in back wages for agri workers in California
- 2022-05-19 Bringing Dutch technologies to the Chinese rose market
- 2022-05-18 Ornamental bulb industry in Jammy and Kashmir: roadmap and programme conception
- 2022-05-18 Greenhouses busy as warm weather arrives
- 2022-05-18 Government orders ferries using UK ports to pay minimum wages
- 2022-05-18 India: Uttar Pradesh government to promote flower farming
- 2022-05-18 NZ: Learn about the Plant Pass scheme
- 2022-05-18 "We need each other"
- 2022-05-17 University of Connecticut supports greenhouse industry
- 2022-05-16 Shanghai officials move to impose tightest restrictions yet
- 2022-05-16 SAF’s advocacy prompts change in negative floral references
- 2022-05-16 Uttar Pradesh government, NBRI agree to join hands to promote flower farming
- 2022-05-16 California desert water agencies win $100 million in U.S. funding for aging dams, canals
- 2022-05-16 UK: North East seed business hoping for growth after supermarket deal
