A Growing Success at Welgro Produce

A Growing Success at Welgro Produce Three young growers, Gary Weldon, Sean Weldon and Shane Halpin from Co. Dublin, Ireland have taken on a whole new challenge [...] challenge. The challenge is a new business venture which involves growing cucumbers at Welgro Produce in County Dublin. They are determined to make a success [...] Gary or Shane will receive an alarm call on their mobile phones to alert them to the problem, before crop damage occurs and cucumber yields are compromised

Koppert UK Conference: 19th October 2023

Conference Koppert UK will be hosting a special conference on October 19th at The New Jakemans Stadium In Boston, Lincolnshire. The conference will include [...] will feature an impressive gathering of minds as our experienced and highly qualified range of technical consultants will be in attendance and available [...] UK We look forward to welcoming you all on October 19th as we work together to achieve 100% sustainable agriculture.

At Koppert, every day is Earth Day

challenges, we need to take the interests of people as well as nature to heart. We need to stay connected and understand how nature works. Restore Our Earth [...] Earth Day theme is ‘Restore Our Earth’, which focuses not only on the need to reduce people’s impact on the planet as we recover from the effects of the [...] but also on how people can play a role in repairing the damage done. At Koppert, we look to nature for solutions, celebrate green technologies, and invest

Crucial information on pollination at high temperatures

Crucial information on pollination at high temperatures We all know that proper pollination of a flower is the most critical process related to fruit set [...] interactions,’ says Remco Huvermann, Product Manager Pollination at Koppert Biological Systems. The White Paper written on this subject in collaboration [...] set, yield, and quality, but are you clear on how hot climate conditions impact on both the pollinator and the plant, and the interactions between them

Ornamental Breeder at Floranova Relies on Biological Control

pansy and viola, primula and patio vegetables, as well as many others, including a range of perennials. The majority of breeding takes place at the company’s [...] requirement going forward, and spider mite can make an appearance in the summer. “Generally, as part of our annual IPM programme we start with Macro-Mite [...] can establish. If you end up firefighting, it is too late.” As well as macro-biological controls, the company also uses Koppert traps for both monitoring

Expanded board to strengthen development at Koppert Biological Systems

BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, THE NETHERLANDS – Koppert Biological Systems has increased the size of its board in response to the projected growth of the Dutch family [...] Koppert is a global specialist in biological crop protection . The new composition allows for more focus on specific areas of operation. The original [...] board that includes CEOs Paul Koppert and Henri Oosthoek, and CFO Robert Pathuis, has grown to include Peter Maes to be Director Corporate Marketing, Martin

Koppert To Showcase Digital Assistant Prototype At Fruit Logistica 2024

Visit Us At Fruit Logistica 2024 For over five decades, Koppert have been at the forefront of the IPM industry, accumulating a wealth of knowledge and insights [...] feedback. Your insights will be crucial in refining our digital solutions. Join us at Fruit Logistica and be at the forefront of the agricultural revolution [...] take you with us on this journey of discovery, and therefore this digital tool will be set to make its debut at the Fruit Logistica fair in Berlin this February

An impressive range of predatory mite solutions thanks to continuous research and innovations

Early blight

Sporulation of Alternaria occurs at temperatures from 2-4 °C up to 28-30 °C (optimum temperatures lie between 15 and 28 °C) and at a relative humidity (RH) of [...] storage at 0-1 o C. A. brassicae and A. brassicicola : adjust the sowing date to avoid conditions conducive to infection. In greenhouses: avoid high RH. Prevent [...] is larger under quite warm and humid conditions. Infection may take place within a few hours, with lesions occurring as rapidly as two to three days later

Fusarium head blight or scab

germinate at temperatures between 4 and 35 °C, with an optimum between 25 and 28 °C. Germination only occurs at relative humidity (RH) above 80%. Warm (25-30 [...] Primary infection is either seed-borne or takes place as infection of the roots at the root tip or in small wounds, for example where lateral roots branch [...] head blight in cereals, such as wheat (fusarium head blight wheat) and post-harvest decay. Life cycle and appearance of Fusarium head blight or scab Most