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Ornamental breeder Selecta One has entered into a global licensing agreement with Dümmen Orange for the use of the disease resistance label Intrinsa.

At Plantion's General Members' Meeting last night, Chairman René Willemsen announced that the executive board and supervisory board together with André van Kruijssen have agreed that André will remain associated with Plantion for a longer period.

In a move towards a greener future, Koppert, a global leader in sustainable cultivation solutions, unveils its comprehensive sustainability strategy, “Future Forward – A path for a sustainable tomorrow.“

One week to go until doors open on 11th June and visitors from 70 countries have already registered to attend the 20th anniversary edition of FlowerTrials, the premier event of the year in Pot and Bedding Plant Breeding.

Signify, the world leader in lighting, announces a partnership between Philips Horticulture LED solutions and Hoogendoorn Growth Management. The new partnership brings the market leader in horticulture lighting technology and a worldwide innovator in greenhouse automation solutions together, to...

To make consumers aware of all the positive effects of flowers, the international ‘Flower Effect’ campaign was being launched at the end of May. There is a different approach to the rollout of the campaign in the Netherlands, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. Flower Council Holland provides...

Damian Ikemann has been appointed Managing Director of Klasmann-Deilmann GmbH. From 1 July 2024, he will be responsible for the growth of the internationally active group of companies together with Managing Director Moritz Böcking.

Dümmen Orange is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Christiaanse as its new Chief Executive Officer. Christiaanse succeeds Hugo Noordhoek Hegt, who has led Dümmen Orange since 2019. New owners take over from majority shareholder BC Partners.

After the brand relaunch and the establishment of the breeding operation, „Gardengirls“ completes its comprehensive repositioning in the market with a generational shift as the final step.

Artemy is the brand-new harvest robot developed jointly by DENSO Corporation and Certhon, and it is ready for the commercial market. The robot is equipped with advanced vision technology for scanning the crop by its maturity and harvests ripe truss tomatoes.

Expo 2024 Chengdu opened on 26 April and will continue for 186 days until 28 October 2024. Expo Chengdu 2024 is expected to attract five million visitors from China and overseas. China's Vice President Han Zheng stressed the importance of countries strengthening dialogue and cooperation in the...

Schoneveld Breeding challenged the boundaries of biology and …. succeeded. Area manager Huub van Oorspronk; “We were proud to present the result to Japan, as the first country worldwide. Its name is Illusia, this flowering pot plant is hitting the market by surprise."

The world's leading trade fair for horticulture and Germany's leading marketing organization in horticulture will go even closer together in future: From 28 to 31 January 2025, the Landgard Order Days will take place for the first time at IPM ESSEN at Messe Essen.

On a once rugged 3 hectare volcanic site, Smiemans has built the 7,250 square metre climate-proof Gardheimar garden centre, which was recently inaugurated.

Euroflora: 60 years and counting (the first edition was held in 1966)! Euroflora is the only Italian plant and flower show among those recognised in Europe by AIPH – International Association of Horticultural Producers. From 24 April to 4 May 2025, Genoa will once more be pervaded by its magic.

The Import Promotion Desk (IPD) is inviting European importers to a buyer's trip to Ecuador from 7 to 12 October. The range of South American cut flower farms includes roses, carnations, hydrangeas and proteas. All companies in the IPD programme were visited in advance by IPD experts and evaluated...

Dümmen Orange is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement with the business management team on the sale of its global Orchids business.