Record 281 to 290 of 670
19-08-2015
AFE launches new website for Floral Marketing Research Fund
AFE has launched an updated and more efficient website for the Floral Marketing Research Fund (FMRF).
14-08-2015
Flower importer fined for biosecurity breach
A Mangere-based flower importer was fined $10,000 in Manukau District Court in July on Biosecurity Act charges.
07-08-2015
Air passengers to face new NZ biosecurity controls
New biosecurity measures will be introduced by the Ministry for Primary Industries to make it tougher for air passengers to bring goods into New Zealand that could carry pests or diseases.
27-07-2015
Development of rose export industries in Africa
The Netherlands is always considered to be the market leader globally since the beginning, regarding rose cultivation. Lately, Dutch growers are increasingly experiencing significant competition from Africa, mainly Kenya and Ethiopia.
27-07-2015
FYI: Floriculture a fast growing sector in Pakistan
Floriculture is a fast growing sector of Pakistan, which could prove itself as the best option of enhancing income under restricted conditions. As the country is blessed by favorable climatic conditions, cheap labour and easily available variety of soils, it has the potential to develop a strong floriculture sector.
22-07-2015
RNA insecticide could target specific pests
A novel insecticide targets a specific gene in a pest, killing only that bug species on crops and avoiding collateral damage to beneficial insects caused by today’s pesticides.
21-07-2015
USDA releases floriculture, ornamental crops summary
A full-text report from the USDA presents data on floriculture crops including cut flowers, potted flowering plants, foliage plants, potted herbaceous perennials, annual bedding/garden plants, cut cultivated greens, propagative floriculture material and special Hawaiian crops.
16-07-2015
FYI: Promising outlook for Ethiopian floriculture
Accounting firm, PwC reports that Ethiopia has evolved towards diversification of non-traditional exports, e.g. the floriculture industry, a strategy that has opened up global markets.
14-07-2015
Flowers’ roles in ecosystems, economics
Over the last 130 million years or so, flowers have evolved from pollen-making pipsqueaks about a millimeter across to include blossoms that are large, showy and fragrant.
13-07-2015
FYI: Bumblebees impacted by climate change
Climate change is having a large impact on bumblebees — important pollinators of numerous food crops – perhaps much more than habitat loss or pesticides, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Guelph researcher.
Classifieds
