Grower to Grower Bonus Podcast: Why Dümmen Orange and Syngenta Flowers Are Coming Together
May 27, 2026 
Greenhouse Grower’s Grower to Grower podcast brings you real conversations with the voices driving the future of floriculture. In every episode, we connect with the growers, leaders and innovators who are shaping smarter operations, sustainable growth, and breakthrough strategies. From advanced technology and next-gen plants to business challenges and changing consumer patterns, we dig into what it really means to grow.
Last week, Dümmen Orange and Syngenta Flowers announced an agreement to establish a strategic joint venture that is designed to help them better serve growers around the world. Shortly after that announcement, we sat down for an exclusive conversation with Dümmen Orange CEO Ellen Mackenbach-Lakeman and Mark Schermer, Global Head of Syngenta Flowers, to learn more about this partnership, including how the process started, how each companies’ product portfolios will be enhanced, and what it means for grower customers from both companies, as well as the future of plant breeding.
You can listen to the episode here, or you can find it wherever you listen to podcasts. We hope you enjoy it!
If you’d like to be a guest on a future episode, or you have someone on your growing team who would be an interesting guest, email me at [email protected].
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