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It’s the age of autonomous growing, in which artificial intelligence and data-driven solutions enable growers to make more informed decisions about their crop production, and even automate parts of their production. Autonomous growing has received a lot of hype in recent years. But the hype is...
HortiFlora Expo, the international floriculture trade fair of Ethiopia is on again after 4 years of absence. Corona also here being the reason why the last edition took place in 2019, the Ethiopian Horticulture Producers Exporters Association EHPEA is warmly welcoming international visitors to...
Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) members including flower producers, traders, and retailers gathered at IPM ESSEN for the General Assembly of 2023 on Thursday 26 January. To reflect on the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative’s 2022 achievements and actions to take towards a...
"The joy that IPM ESSEN could finally take place again could be felt in every hall and at every stand", Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen, sums up. The reunion of the green sector turned out to be more international than expected. Over 40,000 trade visitors from more than 100 countries came to...
Brookdale Treeland Nurseries Ltd (BTN), a Canadian ornamentals grower, has been awarded the title of International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) 2023 by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH).
Rosa Rosy Boom Colour Change from Diderk Heinje Pflanzenhandelsges. mbH & Co. KG, Edewecht (DE) was awarded the Show Your Colours Award IPM 2023 during the IPM 2023 in Essen (D) on Thursday 26 January.
The participants in this Friday's group discussion in the Speakers' Corner (Hall 7) have been determined. Oliver P. Kuhrt, Managing Director MESSE ESSEN, Thomas Buchenau, Managing Director Verband Deutscher Garten-Center (VDG), Dr. Henning Krause, Head of Producer Support Landgard, Frank Werner,...
As part of the "Innovation Center Horticultural Technology" at the IPM took place on Wednesday, a panel discussion on the subject of peat reduction. Eva Kähler-Theuerkauf, Vice President of ZVG, Ulrike Wegener, Managing Director of GGS, Melanie Bank from the Chamber of Agriculture, Thomas Kramer,...
If you ask interviewees what they like most at IPM, it is not innovations and products that are mentioned first. Rather, the pleasure of meeting people, making contacts and exchanging ideas comes first. The photos of our picture walk again show this very clearly.
Here you will find an overview of the events of MESSE ESSEN and of associations and organizations, as well as the varied program of the Speakers Corner.
The “Green Associations” together with MESSE ESSEN continued their activities in the promotion of young professionals at the International Plant Fair in Essen this year. On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, it was once again “I Love Green – Training Day” at the Congress Center. Around 300 students from...
The "Innovations Showcase" in Hall 1A is a good place to get an overview of the innovations of the IPM exhibitors. A total of 63 new products in eight categories from 33 exhibitors are on show. In six of the eight categories, an expert commission awarded prizes for new products. The winners...
"FLOOS - the crafter's secret" stands for an international online teaching platform where florists reveal unusual floral techniques and flowery recipes to their colleagues. At the FLOOS show on Wednesday, four floral designers presented imaginative work pieces, and on Thursday there will be...
The motto of the IPM Trade Fair Cup 2022 is “Mission: Flower Future”. Participants could collect points in the categories bouquet, green hero in a pot and container planting. The IPM Trade Fair Cup is won by whoever has the most points in the combination “bouquet + green hero in a pot” or...
Eliot Barden, Production and Education Manager for Majestic Trees, UK, received the Young International Grower of the Year Award at an International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) awards ceremony held on Tuesday 24 January 2023 in Essen, Germany.
Floricultura is set to showcase a large selection of its long vase life Phalaenopsis varieties at IPM Essen, Germany. A vase life (or shelf life) of 110 days is becoming more standard in the industry, and by offering these varieties, the breeding and propagation specialist is catering for the...
Since the launch of the HortiFootprint Calculator (HFC), a tool developed jointly by MPS and LetsGrow.com, in April of last year, interest has only grown. The interest coming from the market and the press is beyond expectations. Several articles on the HFC appeared in North America, and we are...
Great Britain is the partner country of IPM ESSEN 2023. The British exhibitors can be found at the joint stand in Hall 7. Among them are well-known plant breeders as well as technology providers. A tour with photos.
The official cut tulip season 2023 was opened under great interest. Tulpen Promotie Nederland (TPN) held its first National Tulip Day on the Museumplein in Amsterdam on Saturday, January 21, 2023. The highlight was the picking garden with 200,000 tulips, where the public was allowed to pick them...
Exhibitors from 46 nations will present plants, technology, floristry and equipment for the green sector at IPM 2023. Among them are 15 international joint stands, which show the horticultural advantages of their respective countries. They include Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Great...
