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EU

28/11/2023

Agroecological weed management research project launches new website

GOOD, agroecology for weeds, an EU-funded network of agri-food stakeholders dedicated to sustainable agroecological weed management, has launched its own…

Netherlands

28/11/2023

Ronald Moerings Foundation donates €129,300 to support cancer research

The Ronald Moerings Foundation (RMF) has donated €129,300 to the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (AVL) Foundation to support cancer research. The…

Germany

27/11/2023

IPM Essen and HortEx Vietnam ink partnership agreement

Germany’s IPM Essen show and the horticultural trade exhibition HortEx in Vietnam have inked a partnership agreement. The move will…

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EU

28/11/2023

Agroecological weed management research project launches new website

GOOD, agroecology for weeds, an EU-funded network of agri-food stakeholders dedicated to sustainable agroecological weed management, has launched its own…

World

09/11/2023

International Statistics Flowers and Plants 2023 launches with valuable industry data

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), in association with Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, announces the 71st…

Netherlands

06/11/2023

Royal Van Zanten returns to IFTF and Trade Fair Aalsmeer to showcase its autumn collection of spray and santini Chrysanthemums

This week, Royal Van Zanten’s stands C1.03 and 5.18 at the IFTF show and Trade Fair Aalsmeer respectively will be…

Country Showcase

Belgium

01/10/2023

In Flanders Fields, where ornamental trees and plants grow – Episode 1

The Flanders’ Agricultural Marketing Board (VLAM) invited FCI to see a cross-section of ornamental horticulture in the province…

United Kingdom

18/09/2023

‘Sustainability increased capital costs in the short-term but reduced running costs over a longer period’

Allensmore Nurseries reigned supreme at AIPH International Grower of the Year 2023 at IPM Essen, winning gold for…

Italy

01/09/2023

How is the Italian garden centre sector faring?

Founded in 2012, Italy’s national garden centre association, the Associazione Italiana Centri Giardinaggio (AICG), is the voice of…

Switzerland

01/07/2023

How is the Swiss garden centre sector faring?

Episode four of our ‘Exploring Europe’s Garden Centres’ series takes us to Switzerland, where we interviewed Erwin Meier-Honegger,…

Erwin Meier-Honegger holding soil up shaped like a heart.
Netherlands

01/07/2023

Lush lilies in the limelight

The Dutch lily industry ran its 11th open house in the second week of June when it opened…

United States

01/06/2023

‘There’s an emotional disconnect between end users and larger scale commercial producers’

FCI had a great one-to-one with plant enthusiast and plant convention organiser Kenny Kiet Nguyen from Houston. We…

Lady looking at plants during Plantcon International
World

01/06/2023

Smart plants or the magical interaction between flowers and pollinators

The interconnectedness of everything in nature is astounding. Plants have evolved side by side with their pollinators creating…

Close-up of bee on a yellow flower.
Taiwan

01/05/2023

‘We believe that the ornamental business will become more closely linked to the regional economy’

Royal Base Corporation from Chinese Taipei scooped Gold in the Cut Flowers & Bulbs category of AIPH’s 2023…

selfie picture of Robert Wang with the The Royal Base Corporation team posing at the TIOS orchid show.
France

01/05/2023

Sival show has every chance to expand its presence in ornamentals

France’s Sival show connects professionals from the protected cropping industry, the arable sector, viticulture, oenology, arboriculture, and seed…

Netherlands

01/05/2023

How is the Dutch garden centre sector faring?

Despite global uncertainties, the Dutch garden centre sector is enjoying a period of healthy prosperity, partly attributed to…

Dutch, Assen-based GroenRijk garden centre highlighting the ‘Tile Out, Plant In’ campaign.

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Netherlands

28/11/2023

Ronald Moerings Foundation donates €129,300 to support cancer research

The Ronald Moerings Foundation (RMF) has donated €129,300 to the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (AVL) Foundation to support cancer research. The…

Belgium

27/11/2023

EU Parliament rejects pesticide law

A majority of the European Parliament rejected the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) on November 22, 2023. The International Biocontrol Manufacturers…

United Kingdom

25/11/2023

British Garden Centres unveil its Christmas themes for 2023

It’s that time of year once again and British Garden Centres, the largest UK family-run garden centre group has revealed…

United Kingdom

17/11/2023

Wyevale Nurseries’ salvias raise £1,600 for Perennial charity through garden centre sales

British garden centres have helped support horticultural industry charity Perennial this year by ordering two special fundraising salvias from Wyevale…

Novelties

Netherlands

06/11/2023

Cut foliage specialist supplier Adomex to launch OrcaExotics and OrcaFlora at Trade Fair Aalsmeer

Dutch-based cut foliage specialist supplier Adomex returned to Trade Fair Aalsmeer to celebrate the launch of its newest product lines, OrcaExotics and OrcaFloral. At the same time, the company unveiled…

Germany

01/11/2023

Selecta One announces colourful presence at forthcoming Trade Fair Aalsmeer

Plant breeder and propagator Selecta One from Germany is again taking the opportunity to present excitingly new flowers and bedding plants and well-proven varieties at the forthcoming Trade Fair Aalsmeer,…

Netherlands

31/10/2023

Mixt Creations to reveal its newest line of ‘Limited’ miniature gardens at Trade Fair Aalsmeer

Mixt Creations, the B2B division of consumer label Plant Creations, a supplier of a wide range of plant-filled bowls, glass containers, planters and glass jars, will launch its newest line…

Netherlands

02/10/2023

Dümmen Orange launches new Suntaste pot Chrysanthemum series

Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Suntaste, a new Chrysanthemum series for pot cultivation. According to the breeder, Suntaste stands out for outstanding flower quality, hassle-free production…

Netherlands

25/09/2023

Dümmen Orange launches new pot Chrysanthemum Cosmo Compact

Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Cosmo Compact, a new series of  disbudded Chrysanthemum for pot cultivation. The company says it is naturally compact and versatile. To…

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United States

24/11/2023

AIT Worldwide Logistics and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ink record Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) agreement

At the prestigious annual ball of the Netherland-America Foundation (NAF) on Friday, 18 November in New York, Air France KLM…

World

02/11/2023

Air cargo demand in October was sub-seasonal compared to the previous five years

Global air cargo volumes and spot rates increased marginally in October. Still, overall demand remained muted, diminishing hope of a…

United Arab Emirates

21/07/2023

Emirates SkyCargo flower shipments surge as wedding season kicks off

As it warms up in the Northern Hemisphere, Emirates SkyCargo is scaling up its cool chain capacity for perishables, preparing…

United States

06/06/2023

WFS boosts capacity at Chicago O’Hare with 15-year lease on new cargo terminal

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has increased its cargo capacity at Chicago O’Hare International Airport…

Tech

Tech

Tech

Tech

France

24/11/2023

Franco-Dutch horticultural LED lighting company RED Horticulture raises €17 million in funding

Franco-Dutch RED Horticulture, a supplier of LED lighting solutions, in association with the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), Demeter IM…

Germany

16/11/2023

Farmers will be able to make better use of agricultural data

Bayer today announced at Agritechnica, a Hanover-based trade show for agricultural machinery, an update on the strategic collaboration with Microsoft.…

Sweden

01/10/2023

A step beyond just light

Heliospectra, a Swedish horticulture LED lighting solution provider and AIPH Affiliate Member, explains how its smart LED lighting technology and…

Netherlands

01/10/2023

LED lights dawn massively on horticulture

Danish pot rose grower Rosa Danica invested in an LED lighting system earlier this year, improving plant quality and uniformity.…

Events

Germany

27/11/2023

IPM Essen and HortEx Vietnam ink partnership agreement

Germany’s IPM Essen show and the horticultural trade exhibition HortEx in Vietnam have inked a partnership agreement. The move will see the HortEx acquisition of exhibitors from the DACH (Germany,…

Hungary

27/11/2023

Budapest to host Green Cities Conference on 12 December

The Embassy of the Netherlands in Budapest, in association with the Hungarian Ornamental Horticulturalist Association, will co-host a Green Cities Conference at Budapest’s Hotel Novotel Danube on 12 December 2023.…

United Kingdom

24/11/2023

Top economist to share thoughts on inflation with garden centre industry

HSBC’s former Head of Economics will be helping delegates at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference understand the resurgence of inflation and the challenges that it continues to bring.…

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France

27/11/2023

Former AIPH President Robert Mathis dies at 95

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert Mathis, former President of the International Association of…

Israel

20/11/2023

Ernest Danziger celebrates his 100th birthday

It’s celebrations all around for Israeli plant breeder and propagator Danziger this year. The company’s founder, Ernest Danziger, celebrated his…

Netherlands

08/11/2023

Modiform appoints Gino Van Helleputte as its new sales consultant for Thomsen injection moulding systems

Dutch based horticulture packaging and plastic manufacturer Modiform has appointed Gino Van Helleputte as its new senior sales consultant for…

Turkey

07/11/2023

Royal Brinkman appoints Osman Ulger as its new branch manager Royal Brinkman Turkey

Horticultural supply and engineering company Royal Brinkman is offering its Turkish customers an even greater level of support thanks to…

Opinion

Brazil

01/10/2023

Successful succession planning

Second-generation Patrick Barendse is a production manager at Holambra-based potted plant nursery www.symphony.com.br, where he and his brother Frank and…

Netherlands

01/09/2023

New HortiFootprint Calculator (HFC) to help build a greener world

Edmund Timm joined the Dutch environmental certification scheme MPS as commercial director in September 2022. He has a proven track…

Tim Briercliffe

World

01/09/2023

‘This industry creates people with passion and ambition’

Secretary General Tim Briercliffe celebrates his 10th anniversary at the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) this month. FCI sat…

World

01/07/2023

Greening the Global Value Chain is not just a fad; it’s a requirement…

Green is a fashionable colour. Do you want to sell a product? Make it green. Are you supplying a service?…

R&D

EU

22/09/2023

Serbian microbiologists discover bacteria species that could be used to replace pesticides

Agroberichten, the newsletter of the network of Dutch agricultural counsellors worldwide, reports that in the village of Pastric, near Mionica in central Serbia, microbiologists found two hitherto unknown species of…

Belgium

04/07/2023

ILVO opens state-of-the-art ‘Hydras’ field lab to accelerate development of drought-tolerant crops

In an absolute first, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) in Melle, Belgium, has opened a large state-of-the-art field lab that allows scientists to monitor the drought…

Netherlands

12/06/2023

Floritec opens a new breeding facility in Honselersdijk

Floritec opens its doors today (Monday, 12 June 2023)  to a new breeding facility in Honselersdijk. After months of preparations, renovations and developments, all their cut Chrysanthemum varieties, pot Chrysanthemums,…

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