growing media News
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REA respond to EFRA`s Committee inquiry into peatland degradation in England.
Defra is due to publish their English Peatland Strategy by the end of this year and in order to inform this document, they have asked for evidence submissions from industry. The REA calls for the strategy to be linked to a UK-wide Peat Alternatives for Growing Media and Soil Improvers Strategy (or strategies developed by each country within the UK). The REA appreciates that maintaining ...
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ECN Guidelines for Use of Quality Compost
In the first week of September ECN has published the 'Guidelines for Use of Quality Compost in Growing Media' as Part D of the ECN QAS Quality Manual. These guidelines set out suggested minimum quality criteria for compost when used as a constituent in horticultural growing media. They apply to composted material prior to blending with other substrates and not the final growing medium mix. ...
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EXPOFLOR 2009: Promotion of the flower for growing media and soil improvers
On 6-8 March 2009, the Spanish (Murcia) Competent Body manned a booth at the EXPOFLOR 2009 fair to show the advantages of the European Ecolabel and EMAS for growing media and soil improvers. EXPOFLOR takes place in Lorca every two years and provides the opportunity for national and international representatives in the horticulture and gardening sectors to showcase their newest technologies and ...
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Premier Tech Signs a $6 Million Contract in Europe
RIVIERE-DU-LOUP, QUEBEC - Premier Tech continues to demonstrate its leadership and strong international presence, particularly on the European continent. Premier Tech's Industrial Equipment Group (IEG) has just been awarded a contract worth CA$6 million (EUR4.5 million) with Kekkila Oy a horticultural Finnish company. This contract is one of the largest ever obtained by Premier Tech in Europe ...
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Vegetative Roof Systems
A new ASTM International standard will aid in the selection of lightweight aggregate best suited for use in the design and construction of vegetative roof systems. E2788, Specification for Use of Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate (ESCS) as a Mineral Component in the Growing Media and Drainage Layer for Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems, was developed by Subcommittee E60.01 on Buildings and ...
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WHY YOU SHOULD USE COCONUT PEAT AND CHIPS?
dvanced scientific research into the suitability of coco peat and coco products has been well established. Coir peat was regarded as of no use in the past but it is only an idea belonging to the past. Scientists and agronomists promote it as the best organic medium to use as substrate because, It possesses high porosity enhancing healthy root growth. It has natural tendency to absorb water ...
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Premier Tech makes another acquisition in Europe
Premier Tech is pleased to announce the acquisition of its partner Falienor, French leader in the formulation of growing media whose head office is located in Vivy, France. With this acquisition, Premier Tech integrates the renowned expertise of some 110 skilled team members to its European team which is now close to 450. This transaction allows Premier Tech to increase its global presence in ...
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Chronica Horticulturae Volume 55 Number 4
Topics of this number include: Views from the Board ISHS is an international society, but how can we keep achieving more?, R. Tao Issues Metro nature for mental health and wellness: horticulture secondary benefits, K.L. Wolf Multifunctional rooftop horticulture: a promising strategy for intensifying horticulture production in cities, F. Orsini, M. Dubbeling and G. Gianquinto ...
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MS&L New York offers up to $100,000 in pro bono communications council
MS&L New York, a part of MS&LGroup - one of the world"s leading communications firms - is offering a grant of up to $100,000 in pro bono professional services to a local non-profit in need of communications expertise. Through a newly developed cause initiative called MS&L Be:CAUSE, MS&L New York is seeking proposals from local non-profits whose future success will make our ...
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Seaweed extract benefits petunia, tomato transplants
Seaweed extracts are used widely in agriculture and horticulture production systems. Benefits of the extracts can include early seed germination and establishment, improved crop performance and yield, increased resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, and enhanced postharvest shelf life. A study in the August 2015 issue of HortTechnology determined the effects of rockweed extract, applied as a ...
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Prestigious Award for Mark Pepper
Mark Pepper, CEO of Carlton Forest Group, has won The Sustainable Ambition Award as part of LDC’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme for 2022. Created by LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, and supported by The Times, The Top 50 celebrates the inspiring leaders behind some of the UK’s most successful and fast-growing medium-sized firms. Now in its fifth ...
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Conference Seeks to Boost Profitability of Fish Farming
Learn more about seafood safety and the 2016 economic outlook for the aquaculture, or fish farming, industry during the Ohio Aquaculture Association Annual Conference Jan. 29-30. The conference will feature aquaculture experts with Ohio State University Extension, the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center and Ohio State University South Centers as well as other industry ...
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Helping plant nurseries reduce runoff
You may have heard how excess nutrients, such as phosphorus, can run off of crop fields. This can cause harm when the nutrients end up in rivers and lakes. However, there are other sources of excess nutrients you might not think of, such as the pots nursery plants come in. Before being shipped to farmers and garden centers, many tree crops and ornamental plants are grown in pots at nurseries. ...
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Coir logs for sale at Ecodepot!!
All sizes of our coir logs for sale!! EcoDepot, LLC is overstocked on all sizes of our coir logs. We have coir logs for sale at very low prices! Our coir logs for sale come with pre-drilled holes every two feet! This saves on labor costs. If you have ever tried to drive a hardwood stake through a coir log, you will appreciate these holes. You can also place live plantings in these holes. ...
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New EU rules on fertilisers
The EU has published new rules for placing fertilising and other products on the EU market. One of the European Commission's objectives is to encourage large scale fertiliser production from domestic organic or secondary raw materials in line with the circular economy model, by transforming waste into nutrients for crops. Driven by this, in March 2016 the European Commission presented its ...
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Vineland researchers develop new propagation trays
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) is revolutionizing propagation systems for the nursery sector through a tray design supporting superior tree root growth. There is an increasing demand for container tree seedling production – plug trays – in North America and a greater focus on higher quality root architecture. Many current propagation tray designs lead to ...
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New Soil Moisture and Temperature Sensor from Delta-T Devices – the SM150T
The new SM150T Sensor is ideal for measuring moisture content and temperature in soils and substrates. It has a wide range of applications across science, horticulture and agriculture, and is a reliable and cost-effective sensor for system integrators, who appreciate its ease of installation and simple interface (0 – 1 V DC output). The SM150T’s advanced patented electronics and ...
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New Soil Moisture and Temperature Sensor from Delta-T Devices – the SM150T
The new SM150T Sensor is ideal for measuring moisture content and temperature in soils and substrates. It has a wide range of applications across science, horticulture and agriculture, and is a reliable and cost-effective sensor for system integrators, who appreciate its ease of installation and simple interface (0 – 1 V DC output). The SM150T’s advanced patented electronics and high ...
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Root hydraulic conductance linked to trees` post-transplant recovery
Survival of field-grown trees grown for transplanting into landscapes depends on many factors, such as transplant timing and tree size. Species-specific characteristics also contribute to trees' ability to withstand and survive environmental stresses. In a newly published study researchers report on the relationship between tree roots' hydraulic conductance -- the roots' ability to take up water ...
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Coconut industry newcomer leads the way in sustainability
Apex, the India-based coconut processing company, launches today as the industry leader in sustainability and innovation with the introduction of 12 premium coconut-based products manufactured from its zero-waste processing facility."Our vision is to create high-quality products using sustainable processes that actually give back to the plant, the people, and the planet," said Apex Managing ...
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