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04-05-2016
Floral twist of fate behind The Big Bouquet
The Big Bouquet is not one’s average flower farm. Situated on 44 acres in the picturesque rolling hills surrounding Healesville, over 60,000 flowering gerberas of all colours and varieties flower all year round under 3 acres of glass.
02-05-2016
Where have all the (new) flowers gone?
Is Floriculture lagging behind in terms of new lines developed for market? Chris Smellie of NZ's Flower Growers Association believes so. He outlines some opinions on why in contrast to pip fruit the flower cupboard is so bare when it comes to innovation.
02-05-2016
NZ Regional Roundup
What's happening right now impacting on business for prominent cut flower growers around the regions...water allocation, dairy driven downturns, but some favourable climatic conditions!
02-05-2016
NZ Exporters Soldier On
While the NZ dollar softening has given cut flower exporters some relief it seems you still need a plan of attack to survive and thrive in the international market. Reports from some Exporters on the 'state of play'
29-04-2016
Young Hort time to Apply
Highly successful in offering career changing study and travel to young horticulturists across all sectors, it's time for Flower Grower or Floristry candidates to apply for 2016's competition
29-04-2016
FYI: Dubai company to transport fresh flowers by airship
Dubai could be a global airship freight hub in the coming decades, according to Dubai-based Airships Arabia, which has bought two different hybrid airships.
29-04-2016
Mothers Day 8th May
Joy Knight reviews the experience of a florist in making the most of what is the calendar's most important celebration when it comes to flower sales
29-04-2016
Advocate Calls it a Day
Grower Bob Stoothoff hoped reason would prevail and flower growers would be able to meet market needs in supplying Asparagus Fern as cut foliage...sadly this was not to be the case
27-04-2016
Predicting development stages, leaf color variations by image analysis
Roses are one of the world’s most important crops in the floriculture industry and the most traded cut flower. Image processing is proving itself to be an effective tool for plant growth and development analysis in various fields of agriculture.
26-04-2016
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show strengthens China links
One of the Southern Hemisphere’s premier horticultural events, the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) was recently represented in Shanghai as part of the Australia Week in China Program (AWICP).
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