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28-02-2017

GLOBALG.A.P. to introduce online consumer portal for flowers, ornamentals

At this year's IPM, GLOBALG.A.P. presented its plans to launch an online consumer portal for flowers and ornamentals from certified horticulture businesses around the world.

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28-02-2017

Are these Australia’s future hort leaders?

They certainly have the passion and ambition – and now, thanks to Australia’s very first Masterclass in Horticultural Business, they’ll have the business know-how.

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24-02-2017

Busy summer for MPI biosecurity staff

Faced with record numbers of international visitors this summer, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) biosecurity staff have intercepted risk goods ranging from the bizarre to the potentially devastating for New Zealand’s economy and environment.

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13-02-2017

Rose Import Focus

If you analyse the number of imported roses coming in to New Zealand over the past 5 years, annual stem imports of Colombian roses have gone from 10,000 stems to over 1.8 million stems and growing

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13-02-2017

Aussie flower industry excited about weekday Valentine’s Day

The Australian cut flower and foliage industry says it is looking forward to a bumper Valentine’s Day this year as it falls on a weekday for the first time since 2014. For the last two years Valentine’s Day has fallen on a weekend day, causing a substantial reduction in sales across the industry.

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12-02-2017

Flowers and Emotions

Chris Smellie reviews a fascinating piece of research which explores the emotional impact of flowers on the receiver and speculates on the origins of the human-flower relationship

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12-02-2017

Regional Roundup

Pre Valentine's Day growers around New Zealand check in with the local market situation and outlook

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10-02-2017

Valentine's Promotion

The National Flower Promotion Group have put together a resource kit for social media posts on Valentine's Day 2017, including a countdown to Valentine's promotion to back up New Zealand Flower Growers own marketing efforts

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09-02-2017

Nothing says ‘I love you’ like Aussie-grown Valentine’s Day flowers

The Australian Made Campaign is reminding consumers about the benefits of buying Australian Grown flowers this Valentine’s Day.

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07-02-2017

Helix Australia visits growers in South Africa

Helix Australia director Adrian Parsons recently visited licensed growers Arnelia and Flora United (South Africa) to view and assess the production of their varieties in South Africa.

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