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India delegation visit Dutch floriculture experts
Jaco de Vries and Ronald de Vreede, Houweling Horticulture, on microplastics:
"Did you know that each of us inhales, eats, and drinks at least 100,000 plastic particles per year?"
Analysing the landscape of logistics in India
Decorum celebrates 25th anniversary with grand party
Perennial Plant Association celebrates 40th annviersary
Phil Perry joins EHR national sales team
Malcolm Catlin appointed as project director of Plant Healthy
NLight:
New Dutch lighting company aims to "LED the way"
"Mothers: the heroes of Colombian floriculture"
Peter van Dongen, Micothon:
"Interest in combating powdery mildew with UV-C is growing rapidly"
UK: Grant Beerling joins Provender Nurseries
Red Sea conflict reroutes more shipping to Malaga, Spain
NL: "Starline Flowers steps into a larger coat"
A peek inside the box at Hans Visser Bloemen:
"Customers are not just a number; building relationships paves the way for the future"
Joss Bravo joins Meteor Systems Mexico as sales manager
First bio-safe block opened at Plantion Flower Auction
'The Florverde Sustainable Flowers seal is among the best floriculture seals in the world'
Florverde Sustainable Flower achieves SSCI recognition
Kari Stringfellow appointed as new Executive Vice President of The Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association
NL: "Afternoon dedicated to peat-free Kalanchoe at 'the Greenhouse'"
Royal Brinkman's strategy:
Global volume and market knowledge for specialization and innovation
Jesse Stretch joins the EHR sales team
US: Michelle Van Norden joins AFE as Manager of Development and Donor Engagement
Edible Garden begins shipping spring ornamentals and florals for sale at major big box retailers
"Urgent compliance with regulations for the return of CC containers and CC shelves at Veiling Rhein-Maas"
Amplifying floriculture research advancements:
The Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation joins with the American Floral Endowment
James Durr passed away
Plant Select unveils new corporate identity
Ecopots steps up its sustainability efforts
Suspension of import duties to the United Kingdom on flowers of non-EU origin
How to protect your business from common cybercrimes
CosMic Plants celebrates 20th anniversary and new ownership structure
New Director for Besseling Techniek
Beekenkamp Group and Leo de Jong Transport celebrate 50 years of cooperation
CIOPORA’s AGM lands in Africa with a program on plant breeding
SecondFlor.us celebrates its first year anniversary
New marketing company launched in North America; Brands in Blooms
“We're on a mission to connect garden centres to a new generation”
Danish Floret ApS becomes part of Floral Trade Group
Barron Lighting Group appoints Paul Gray as Director of Growlite
The Netherlands: Stolze acquires all activities of Elektravon Tuinbouw
German biomass boiler producer expands to North America
Tom Stenzel, CEA Alliance, on the next farm bill:
Opinion: The winter and summer promise of indoor farming
Conviron celebrates 60th anniversary
Dana Meertens appointed as managing director:
Henk-Willem Spaargaren leaves OZ Planten
Zeljko Kosanovic appointed as acting CFO at Signify
Annual report 2023 published:
Royal FloraHolland hit with €17M loss
Sustainabloom to launch new website
CEO Jan Willem Wieringa in celebration of his 10th anniversary:
"A look back over the past 10 years at Desch"
US (FL): Decowraps unveils remodeled showroom
Installation of new R&D greenhouse completed in three days
"Flower bulbs from Europe make the United States bloom"
CalFlowers launches new website to enhance user experience for floral industry professionals
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AU: Brisbane Plant Nursery to offer Elephant Ear plants for sale
Star Roses and Plants hires Sales Development Manager
John Scott Wilkins appointed as new CEO at Delaware Valley Floral Group
Zentoo appoints Dries Eikens as Director
AIPH Secretary General Tim Briercliffe receives RHS Veitch Memorial Medal for his service to the industry
Jack O’Donnell joins Star Roses and Plants as sales development manager
“The European law must be the same for everyone”
Interfel calls for repeal of French decree on the use of plastic packaging
Jan Willem Tolhoek, FreshRecruitment:
"We see ourselves as our clients' temp worker"
CAN (SK): Horti company fined after worker seriously injured in horticulture work
Anthony Cornacchia joins the Sales team at Benary USA
NL: Bergcamp welcomes customers to new greenhouse
Erik Wassenaar, Royal FloraHolland:
NL: "We can be proud of the auction clocks"
Peak season starts for Oppotbedrijf.nl:
"The days and weeks are long"
Dümmen Orange, Van Berkel & Garden Express unite for mental health
US (NY): 200,000 tulips are taking over Union Square
Royal Van Zanten expands ‘Meet the Grower’ abroad
"Creating more awareness and reaching customers through our online presence"
Selecta unveils Dianthus catalog
Syngenta shows spring perennials highlights
10–12 September in Warsaw, Poland:
FoodPLUS launches Changemaker Awards at GlobalG.A.P. Summit 2024
UK: Green & Bloom launches first local hubs
Hawthorne and BFG Supply forge strategic distribution partnership
Spring Meadow - Proven Winners scholarships awarded to five students for 2023-24
Shanghai (Songjiang) Yangtze Delta Floral Innovation Park:
"The aim is to build the largest flower center in Shanghai, not just a simple flower wholesale market”
US (IA): Secretary Naig presents Ag Leader Awards
US: This tulip field 1-hour from Boston is just like Keukenhof Holland
Martin Noordam, Noordam Plants:
“Within two years, all our sodium lamps will be replaced”
Riccardo Vanelli appointed as Regional Head of EMEA at Rovensa Next
Oliver Kessel joins trade commission at Veiling Rhein-Maas
NL: Third resilient ornamental horticulture center opens in Rijnsburg
Floward celebrates mothers with special “Moms Day Off” initiative
Bloomin’ Easy reveals new augmented reality experience for young homeowners
UK: Provender Nurseries expands sales team
That Flower Feeling appoints new fundraising development committee chair
Three new members join Mycorrhizal Applications team
Can you grow cut chrysanthemums using red light only?
At Breasion Rose in China, Trutina optimizes irrigation:
Enhancing rose root systems while cutting costs
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society announces award winners for 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show
US: Delaware Valley Floral Group acquires Kennicott-Paramus (formerly Hillcrest Garden)
Ruud Knorr leaves Royal FloraHolland
Tabb Buel appointed as Vice President of Operations of Stuppy Greenhouse
Marc Driessen elected 22nd Fleuroselect President
'Cool Port Addis is a National Logistics Project, crucial for Ethiopia'
Anne Calderon joins Eason Horticultural Resources's customer service team
Mark Rowland appointed as UK/Ireand account manager at CMW Horticulture
Profile Products promotes one, adds three to horticulture business
MNP / Suntory launches new employer brand hub
Bejafleur joins KANplant
US: Family Flowers acquires Palmer Flowers and Paul Wood Florist
AIPH elects a new Vice President
Terra Nova Nurseries unveils new Echinacea variety
RII appoints George Carter to lead decarbonization partnerships
10% PCR content in horticultural containers
The USA Bouquet Company hires Shaunn Alderman
Ken Turrentine is the next president of McHutchison and Vaughan's Horticulture
P.L. Light Systems expands North American sales team
Maura Kenny named director of development for SAF
Qatar Airways expands its fresh produce transportation
Empowering employees through training
Leo Lievaart new CCO Van der Knaap Group
Ethiopia and the Netherlands jointly construct a cooling center to support fresh produce exports
PanAmerican Seed updates branding and corperate identity
Anthurium production Dümmen Orange continues independently as Rijnplant
Nigeria: Governor Namadi commissions hibiscus processing plant
GrowGeneration partners with Quest Climate
Oreon Monarch 3-Channel LED
New dynamic LED toplight launched
Dramm partners with CE-Line
Real-time, in-line nutrient testing available in North America
UK: Desch Plantpak Ltd celebrates 60th anniversary
RHP quality mark possible for plugs and other small preformed growing media
UK: Palmer Nurseries expands horticultural hub
'next generation breeders'
Hark/Sion and Microflor merge to become: Labeau
"Maximum versatility with tunable, next-generation RAPTR and VYPR fixtures"
Hopman Flower Farms celebrates fifth anniversary
