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Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

choice. Inheriting the farm from his parents, Koen had the opportunity to continue the business. While the trend towards organic farming was growing, Koen felt [...] too quick to completely abandon traditional methods. He decided to find a balance between both approaches. This way of working allows him to gain experience [...] remains necessary to prevent crop failures and ensure food supply. While traditional and organic farming methods are getting closer due to a reduced chemical

Even distribution of predatory insects with Natutec Drive

Half a year ago, Dyson Farming in the UK took the decision to acquire the Natutec Drive tool to disperse its biological pest control products. ‘It was [...] hi-tech, sustainable approach to cultivation. At Dyson farming, it’s all about innovation.’ Uniform dispersion Dyson Farming is the biggest private landowner [...] innovative and sustainable approach to agriculture and uses cutting-edge cultivation techniques. ‘We only recently started soft fruit cultivation and now have

Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

the past two years in order to protect his plants’ roots. ‘I started using Trianum-G because of my crop’s susceptibility to Pythium,’ explained Kees Hendriks [...] pots (two plants in one rockwool cube). He decided to do this in response to his crop’s susceptibility to Pythium. ‘My crop gets 20 hours of light a day, [...] susceptible to Pythium. That’s why I needed to use Trianum as a preventative measure against Pythium.’ Less damage, less production loss Since he started using

Towards a chemical-free future in agriculture: The vision of grower Koen

choice. Inheriting the farm from his parents, Koen had the opportunity to continue the business. While the trend towards organic farming was growing, Koen felt [...] too quick to completely abandon traditional methods. He decided to find a balance between both approaches. This way of working allows him to gain experience [...] remains necessary to prevent crop failures and ensure food supply. While traditional and organic farming methods are getting closer due to a reduced chemical

Yes, I’m satisfied with Natupol Booster and Koppert’s services!

Bumblebees have a high capacity to visit more flowers and are able to carry more pollen Bumblebees have a better tolerance to certain microorganism-based [...] Romania. The farm is located in the village of Mija deep in the picturesque county of Dambovita. Surrounded by forests, the 115 ha plantation aims to meet all [...] helps us a lot in when it comes to complementary pollination by other insects.’ Advantages of Koppert hives According to Madalin who has worked at MerryBerry

Bacterial canker of tomato

strong efforts are used to prevent the bacterium from entering. When the occasional infection is found, strict measures are taken to eradicate the infection [...] has been proven to the authorities. Potato growers lose their entire crop of the affected field and potatoes from other fields on the farm, are labelled [...] Infected tubers can infect healthy tubers during post-harvest storage. How to prevent Bacterial canker of tomato Use clean propagation material: Use only

Natutec Drive

When to use Natutec Drive? Use Natutec Drive to apply Koppert products evenly over the crop to get the most effective pest control. The product is a unit [...] on existing farming equipment, no matter what crop system. Koppert's Natutec Drive, the release system for predatory mites using existing farm equipment [...] saving User friendly/ease of use How does it work? The user puts beneficial insects inside the drum, which can carry up to 30 liters of material. The Natutec

Vidi Funda

layer to promote the decomposition process If the soil is to be covered with plastic foil, the Vidi Funda pellets must be worked into the soil to avoid [...] potted plants: Ensure direct contact with growing medium to allow decomposition of pellets to start Avoid anaerobic conditions. Therefore do not apply directly [...] growth substrate and climate and should always be adjusted to the particular situation Start application preventively or soon after planting of the crop

Cerall

rapidly start to multiply. This ensures that the seeds and first developing roots are quickly colonised. Subsequently, the bacteria will start to compete [...] of other pathogens. Furthermore, the bacteria will stimulate the plant to start resistance reactions which, in turn, prevents other pathogens from successfully [...] a ready-to-use suspension concentrate and must be distributed as evenly as possible on the seed. Regular seed treatment equipment can be used to apply on