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Offering phalaenopsis growers increased flexibility. That was ErfGoed’s aim when they asked the experts at Delphy and the Improvement Centre to join them in a study into whether Phalaenopsis can flourish on a cultivation floor. Is the cultivation floor comparable with, or even better than, traditional trolley systems? During this study it became apparent that

There’s a movie on YouTube with a rabbi talking about how lobsters grow. I think we can learn a lot from this. Especially at the moment. A lobster is a soft creature that grows in a rock-hard shell. As it grows, the lobster’s shell gets too small and the animal feels anything but comfortable. So

GreenTech is the global meeting place for all professionals involved in horticulture technology in RAI Amsterdam. GreenTech focuses on the early stages of the horticulture chain and production issues relevant to growers. GreenTech will be held from 20-22 October 2020 in RAI Amsterdam. ErfGoed is located at booth: 11.500

ErfGoed is present at the IPM in Essen (GER) from January 28 till 31, at the Fruitlogistica in Berlijn (GER) from February 6 to 8 and at the HortiContact, Gorinchem (NL) from February 19 to 21. ErfGoed is located at booth: IPM: 3B72 Fruitlogistica: Hall 3.2 D29 HortiContact: M.143  

The third Tuesday of September is the State Opening of Parliament (Prinsjesdag) in the Netherlands. This is traditionally the day when the King reads out the government’s plans for the coming year. Obviously, the economy is an important focus. A long period of growth lasting several years would now seem to be coming to an

I hear more and more people talking about how tired they are before they go on holiday. Does that go for you, too? On the one hand, you can really look forward to your holiday. On the other hand, you can almost end up dreading it because you know you’ll be so busy before and

ErfGoed will be present at the Canadian Greenhouses 2019 in Niagara Falls, Canada on 9th and 10th of October. As Canada’s foremost event for commercial greenhouse flower, vegetable, cannabis, berry and nursery growers, the Canadian Greenhouse Conference is the ultimate connection point for growers, suppliers and research partners. ErfGoed is located at booth: 2009

Have you seen Google’s new initiative yet? It’s called Google Tulip and it was presented on 1 April. Obviously, the date is a warning sign here. And indeed, Google Tulip was a brilliant joke for April Fools’ Day. If you missed it, you can find the movie here. The idea for Google Tulip was that

We have another new phenomenon in Europe: youth for climate. These young people have been skipping school to demonstrate for climate action. In recent months, thousands of them went to Brussels and The Hague to demand more government action to combat global warming. I am happy to leave to one side the question of whether