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Phil Evans is the founder and driving force behind the gardening platform Planteria. He has accompanied the green industry internationally for almost four decades. Reason enough for us to ask him about his view of the current situation.
In our special issue of DEGA GARTENBAU, which is also available digitally, you will find particularly outstanding new plants that will soon be presented at the FlowerTrials.
Every year, VLAM organises a press tour for the foreign trade press. Last year, the press tour was presented in digital form. Key topics are water and sustainability.We are pleased to present you with the portraits of VLAM's forward-looking Belgian colleagues!
Signify, the world leader in lighting, announced already in November 2021 the launch of its first global virtual horticulture knowledge center. The center will provide profound research insights and advanced lighting solutions for growers in Singapore and the region that will help Singapore and...
Koppert Biological Systems has signed an agreement with Royal HaskoningDHV and ChainCraft to use Kaumera as a biostimulant. Kaumera is a new, biological raw material extracted from wastewater using a sustainable purification technique. In creating value from wastewater, the three parties are...
This strategy, intended to set up an even more reliable supply chain and thus better guarantee product quality, provides for the relocation of mother plant production from Central America to Africa and vice versa.
Modiform is stopping its sales of non-circular thermoformed pots and in doing so closes the polypropylene (PP) material loop. The renewed product range consists exclusively of circular pots. These pots are recyclable, as the material used is recognised and separated when disposed of with household...
Going in line with the strategic extension of its product portfolio Selecta one, has establish a long-term cooperation with Moraglia Breeding regarding the breeding of vegetatively propagated carnation cut flowers and other related species from dianthus family.
Syngenta Crop Protection AG has acquired two next generation bioinsecticides, NemaTrident and UniSpore, from leading biocontrol technology developer, Bionema Limited. NemaTrident and UniSpore will provide customers with additional and complementary technologies to effectively and sustainably...
Growers United-members Roots and Growers United Invest improve lit tomato cultivation with Philips GreenPower LED toplighting. The modules produce more light for the same amount of energy and replace half of the existing HPS lights. Support from the crop specialist at Signify accelerates the...
This year, PanAmerican Seed reaches a milestone anniversary in the horticulture industry. The company celebrates 75 years spanning decades of innovations and firsts in the world of seed through dedication and long-term, solutions-driven teamwork. Throughout 2022, to mark such a momentous occasion,...
Breeder Dümmen Orange has moved its breeding facilities for pot and garden mums from Fareham (UK) to its location in De Kwakel (the Netherlands). There, newly installed and climate-controlled greenhouse compartments provide stable and monitored conditions for conducting trials and ensure superior...
Thirteen leading cut rose breeders, organized in CIOPORA and its Crop Section Cut Rose IRBA, have called upon players of the rose business to observe and respect breeders’ Intellectual Property rights worldwide. The open letter distributed among cut rose propagators, growers, and their...
BASF Venture Capital GmbH (BVC) and Orbia Ventures today announce their Series-B investment in the Israeli biotech startup FortePhest. Founded in 2017, FortePhest is developing a new technology to combat herbicide-resistant weeds and invasive plants. Inspired and informed by natural plant...
After the unfortunate postponement of the Tulip Trade Event in 2020 and 2021 because of the corona measures, the organizers are hopefully fixing their sights on March 2022. During the recent discussion with all of the participants, it was decided to go ahead with organising the fifth TTE event...
Authorized Naktuinbouw Elite participants comply with extra stringent standards - on top of EU and national legislation - to guarantee high-quality and healthy propagating material. The video below explains the system and what it can bring.
Floragard Vertriebs-GmbH from Oldenburg announces that the business operations and trademark rights of Terracult International have been taken over as of 1 November 2021. With this step, Floragard's position on the world market for professional substrates will be further expanded.
Floricultura will be providing HouwenPlant, as one of the first Dutch clients, with propagation materials for anthuriums in the coming years. HouwenPlant will also buy plants that have already been grown in pots at the Floricultura site in Honselersdijk/NL. Thanks to this solid commercial...
The finalists for the 2022 Horticulture Entrepreneur Prize in The Netherlands have been announced. Chairman Michiel F. van Ginkel paid a congratulatory visit today to Zentoo in Honselersdijk, OVATA in Bleiswijk, Niels Kreuk in Andijk and Wijnen Square Crops in Egchel. The winners will be announced...
As of February 1st, 2022, the new Input list for organic agriculture in Germany of FiBL Projekte GmbH is valid. With around 2,900 listed products from more than 600 registered companies - rising trend - the Input List has become a significant tool for stakeholders in organic agriculture in...
