Begonia elatior Dreams Garden MacaRouge wins FleuroStar Award

June 17, 2019 Fleuroselect

Fleuroselect is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award 2019/20 goes to Begonia elatior Dreams Garden MacaRouge from Beekenkamp Plants. Cor Bremmer, Commercial Director, Marc Driessen, Managing Director, Sirekit Mol, Marketing Manager & Head of Product Trade and Ans van der Velde, Manager Breeding accepted the prize from FleuroStar Committee Chairman Heike Gronemann and Fleuroselect President Karol Pawlak.

We Put our Hearts in These New Caladiums

June 17, 2019 Four Star Greenhouse

The Heart to Heart™ Collection of new Proven Winners® Caladiums will be available for 2020, and it’s generating a lot of buzz in the industry. According to Curt Varsogea, Sales Manager at Four Star, this exclusive line is the result of a partnership with Classic Caladiums of Florida, an international leader in the breeding of Caladiums.

Deliflor Chrysanten Introduces Rossano Elizabeth

June 17, 2019 Deliflor Chrysanten

Another royal flower is being added to the Deliflor assortment: Rossano Elizabeth. A beautiful orange Rossano with green edges at the petals which will be introduced in week 25. A real royalty named after the queen mother of the United Kingdom. The colourisation of this disbudded chrysanthemum is unique and has resemblance with the pink/green petals of Rossano Charlotte.

New Artificial Intelligence Tool Predicts How Much Milk 1.5 Million Cows Will Produce

June 17, 2019 Arla Foods

Arla Foods has developed a new artificial intelligence tool to better predict their milk intake from farmer-owners. This means that 200 million kilos of milk can now be utilised better each year making Arla’s value chain even more sustainable.

In Wake of Fair Oaks Farms Animal Abuse Case, an Arrest and a Lawsuit

Chicago-based Fairlife, under fire after the release of a video showing animals being mistreated at one of its supplying dairy farms, is being sued for fraud for promoting the “extraordinary care and comfort” of its cows on its milk labels.