• Leading farmers in climate-smart horticulture

  October 18, 2022

  room is part of the greenhouse and covered in double walled polycarbonate instead of greenhouse film. - Fertigation is the responsibility of the Ridder FertiMix [...] together with other leading partners in the horticultural sector. As part of a consortium including local and Dutch companies, in partnership with Stellenbosch [...] farmers in climate-smart horticulture. The HortiDemoCentre will specialise in protected horticulture and will showcase the best and most cutting-edge in Dutch

• Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

  leading company in the production and export of papayas, which has managed to control the pests responsible for losses in its production in a safe and effective [...] 20 years of experience in the production and distribution of papaya and other tropical fruits such as pineapple and lime. An important part of their mission [...] part of an integrated pest management strategy (IPM). Although understanding the adaptability of insects in open field and the preventive approach of natural

• Koppert is investing in smarter scouting

  June 17, 2019

  Koppert’s growers and consultants, and a number of Dutch tomato growers are testing the innovation in practice. The app is currently in the pre-introduction [...] insight into the level of infestation in their greenhouses. Additionally, the dashboard lists how pests and their natural enemies develop in relation to one another [...] ‘The dashboard also provides detailed analyses of the situation in the greenhouse and shows the severity of the infestation, enabling growers to act quickly

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  proportion of the growing plants. In the end, everything more or less turned out fine – the plants in 12 cm pots were sold in 14 cm pots in the summer [...] product of natural origin, such as Mycotal, twice a year, in the spring and in the autumn. Wim van der Meer explains, ‘Koppert is involved in a trial in which [...] started to take off in 2015. In 2019, the tomato nursery also owned by Van Zijl was converted, before being added to the anthurium nursery in 2020. A remarkable

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  two grams of Trianium-G on each mat before putting out the new plants in ‘duo’ pots (two plants in one rockwool cube). He decided to do this in response [...] Trianum, levels of Phythium have decreased dramatically. Up until 2019, there was a lot of damage and loss of production at the end of cultivation. Whole [...] a farm covering over six hectares along Hoefslag road in the Dutch village of Pijnacker. Built in 2011, the farm has two sections. Hendriks grows high-wire

• RedStar places trust in Natutec Scout

  see how the level of infestation is developing.’ A lot of time saved This trend in level of infestation pressure is now visible in easy-to-understand [...] recognized. I now have more trust in the result.’ From Jan’s point of view, it is not even about the exact number of whitefly stuck on the sticky traps [...] how the level of infestation is developing. This function has also been made faster and better.’ Lower chance of errors Lastly, the ease of use has been

• The five main benefits of Integrated Pest Management

  January 7, 2024

  crucial driver of economic efficiency in agriculture. It supports in strategically considering the economic threshold—the point where the costs of employing [...] is easier to balance in the crop. This supports in lowering the risks of impact by drought, salinity, wind pests and diseases. In other words using an [...] crucial driver of economic efficiency in agriculture. It supports in strategically considering the economic threshold—the point where the costs of employing

• Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

  not yet common in avocado production in Mexico, more and more growers are exploring the development and implementation of natural enemies of pests and diseases [...] You need the help of Koppert consultants to know which substances affect the performance of beneficial insects. It also takes a lot of dedication to obtain [...] is a producer of avocado, berries and other agricultural crops. Their successful experience with biological control of pests and diseases in crops such as

• GROW article on Koppert participation in Dutch Innovation Mission

  April 19, 2022

  ies for Koppert South Africa in helping to educate and train emerging farmers in a sustainable way of crop production. In Limpopo alone there are 57 emerging [...] Biota Nutri, Lentiz Cursus en Consult, Maastricht School of Management, Oost NL, Royal Eijkelkamp, Syngenta, and the University of Twente, to travel across [...] 2000 Ha of citrus. “I believe we are finally in the position to offer support and business to emerging farmers, including Agri and Horti, in South Africa

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners of the company Sociedade [...] to pesticides in vegetable crops for the processing industry, which are very important in Portugal. Around 80% of the total production of vegetables for [...] contains the exclusive T-22 strain of Trichoderma harzianum , has achieved excellent results in pepper crops for processing in Portugal, a country where this