Terry Ferriss, a horticulture professor at UW-River Falls, served as one of three invited international judges on Oct. 2-4, at Proflora, in Bogota, Colombia.
Ascolflores, the Association of Colombian Flower Exporters, hosts this event every other year. More than 1,000 floriculture industry representatives from more than 40 countries participated in this exhibition to evaluate and compare products, learn about new products and arrange sales agreements.
An Outstanding Varieties Competition was held during Proflora where growers and breeders enter cut flowers to be evaluated for quality.
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