Floral

Suzette Nordstrom, a longtime sale associate for Monrovia, was named Wholesale Plant Sales Person of the Year at the American Nursery and Landscape Association's (ANLA) 2012 Clinic in Louisville, Ky. …

The world’s flower fraternity will for the first time meet in Nairobi this month for the International Flower Trade Exhibition (Iftex), bringing producers and buyers under one roof. …

Yissum, the research and development company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, North Carolina State University, Raleigh , N.C., and Dow AgroFresh, a business unit of Rohm and Haas Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, signed a license agreement for the development and commercialization of a novel water-soluble ethylene-antagonist for agricultural applications. The compound was found to be effective in delaying ethylene-induced senescence of other plants such as tomatoes, cotton and tobacco, as well as increasing the life span of cut flowers. …

Top Chef. Project Runway. Extreme Makeover. These reality shows test virtually everything from culinary skills to home renovations, and viewers can’t get enough. To showcase the breadth and depth of creativity in the floral industry and to expose more consumers to the value of professional florists, the Society of American Florists (SAF) is launching a new public relations program — a series of online floral design competitions called Vase Off! …

FlowVision, LLC and Ecke Ranch announced a new industry partnership dedicated to increasing the success of growers through supply chain optimization. The partnership will help growers reduce cost, increase quality, increase response time and provide better fulfillment for retailers. …