HILLEGOM, Netherlands: The Culture Group for Roses and Rootstocks -with its secretariat running under the Dutch industry body Royal Anthos,…
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LEUSDEN, Netherlands: Dutch-based Horticulture Packaging And Plastic Manufacturer Modiform is introducing ‘online packaging’, a new product category that ensures the…
EDE, Netherlands: Dutch-based flower auction Plantion is to expand its business with the development of a €7.7 million processing facility…
IJSSELSTEIN, Netherlands: On 15 November 2021, a new regulation (EU) 2021/1873 entered into force, extending the duration of Community Plant…
The Flower Council of Holland looked into how eyewatering inflation is affecting flower and plant sales. In hindsight, concerns about…
Sustainability is at the forefront of GLOBALG.A.P.’s revised Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) scheme for floriculture. Juan Carlos Isaza, GLOBALG.A.P.’s senior…
Florverde Sustainable Flowers didn’t begin as a certification; it began as a code of conduct for growers led by the…
MIAMI, USA: William Armellini from floral industry forum Flowersandcents.com sat down with Patrick Dahlson, president of Mayesh wholesale florist. Watch…
Hops are hitting the shops in Germany this spring – and its thanks to “hopstimist” Richard Petri, founder of RiPlant.…
Dianthus Week in Colombia celebrates carnations’ beauty, colours, shapes, and innovative characteristics. The pandemic saw a global comeback for this…
A two-year study on consumers’ purchasing behaviours and in-store and online influences unveiled that price is often an afterthought for…
ZUG, Switzerland: COFRA Holding (“COFRA”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Ontario Plants Propagation Limited (“Ontario Plants” or “the…
SAN BOI DE LLOBREGAT, Spain: The inhabitants of Spain’s autonomous region, Catalonia, experienced their most important floral holiday of the…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: RHP, the Dutch certification scheme for substrates and raw materials has joined the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI2025), the most…
MIAMI, USA: Decowraps, a leading packaging supplier to the floral industry, announced this week it has completed its acquisition of…
DIDCOT, UK: With the introduction of Border Control Points (BCPs) on 1 July 2022, the horticulture industry is doing all…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Mitsui and Co. Ltd. announced the completion of a definitive agreement under which a new company, formed from…
NAALDWIJK, Netherlands: Royal FloraHolland had an ‘exceptionally good year’ in 2021, according to chief executive Steven van Schilfgaarde with product…
NAARDEN, Netherlands: Chrysal, a global supplier of premium flower care products with proven results for growers, packers, supermarkets, florists and…
FloraCulture International sat down with Jan van Dam, who became Dutch Flower Group (DFG)’s CEO in January 2021. We wanted…
FloraCulture International had a conversation with Sylvie Mamias, Secretary General of Union Fleurs – the International Flower Trade Association, to…
JYVASKYLA, Finland: The International Peatland Society (IPS) is deeply concerned about the ongoing military and political Russian aggression against the…
KUDELSTAART, Netherlands: Dutch-based cut foliage specialist supplier Adomex is pleased to announce the appointment of Gerard Wijma as Chief Executive…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: Horticulture growers worldwide will soon be able to get valuable insights into their environmental footprint thanks to the…
WARSAW, Poland: Grower’s alliance Touch Me+ last month embarked on a retail safari in Warsaw to experience the latest trends,…
DELFT, Netherlands: Discontentment with the way flower auctioning in the Netherlands currently is done, is what drives rose growers Arie…