2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (572+ words) Tomato grower Joost van der Voort first became interested in CO₂ from shipping several years ago. Value Maritime, the company from which Value Carbon later emerged, was at the time looking for buyers for CO₂ captured from ships at sea. The two…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (355+ words) The summer turned out different than expected for the plant trade. Despite the high temperatures, supply, demand and prices remained nicely balanced. In this column, auctioneer Erik Boland shares his observations from the auction floor. He also takes you through…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (350+ words) Misiones' floriculture sector is adding new training tools to strengthen its workforce and expand employment and production opportunities across the industry. In Eldorado, a course called "Greenhouse Assembler" has begun, the first module of a comprehensive program designed to prepare…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (300+ words) Dümmen Orange is transitioning all Dianthus production to its farm in Kenya, which will serve as the new production location for the crop. This move is intended to support continued expansion of the company's Dianthus portfolio, including product lines such…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (188+ words) FloralDaily Long after sunset, Motoaki Iijima's illuminated greenhouse north of Tokyo glows like a lantern as the flower farmer harvests pink and orange gerberas, avoiding a daytime sun fierce enough to be deadly As increasingly intense heatwaves turn Japanese summers…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (475+ words) Growing Supporters Rick Slingschroder, Herbert van Gijtenbeek and Hassan Hadid support growers worldwide. Together, they combine knowledge of cultivation, climate and plant health. Their goal is not to prescribe one standard growing method, but to work with each grower towards…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (183+ words) FloralDaily Most Americans assume fresh-cut flowers in January arrive from overseas Cassidy Thompson wants to change that On a farm near Overton, Thompson and her family harvested flowers every day from mid-December through early summer inside high tunnels heated by…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (244+ words) And there's more coming up. Catherine names three challenges for the next five to ten years: climate change and the unpredictable risks it brings, growing cost pressure combined with international competition, and a shortage of skilled workers affecting both individual…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (239+ words) Greenhouse growers continue to face increasing pressure from pest and disease resistance, rising production costs, and abiotic stress. Dr. Michael Brownbridge, Senior Technical Services Manager at BioWorks, says the company's research is focused on developing biological tools that integrate into…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (447+ words) FloralDaily...