• Urgent need to accelerate the pace of change for sustainable cultivation

  April 4, 2018

  of Foodlog, Dick Veerman, said it was time for a new plan for Dutch agriculture and horticulture in order to reinvent its leading role in agricultural practice [...] procedures in the world. ‘It’s frustrating when I have to tell a farmer that we have a biological solution for his problem, but that it is unlikely to be registered [...] ‘We urgently need more dialogue on all levels, better informed citizens when it comes to food safety, and a responsible food chain with a minimal impact on

• Soil grown strawberries thrive on Vidi Funda

  March 3, 2023

  yield. That is a significant increase and shows that our soil improver does its job well, not only in greenhouses as shown in the past, but also outdoors [...] competition for food and space in the soil and weakens harmful pathogens. As it acts as a buffer for synthetic fertilizers, there is also less leakage of [...] Good for the crop and the environment at the same time.’ Roozemond adds. ´It’s also in line with the European Green Deal, approved in 2020, aiming for a

• Biological pesticides and fungicides for pest control in outdoor crops

  December 6, 2023

  preharvest interval. These benefits are offering growers more control when it comes to harvest timing and sales channels. Additionally, pests do not develop [...] Fitting biocontrol methods into IPM (Integrated Pest Management) systems It is important that growers can easily integrate biocontrol methods into their [...] their Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy. Paolo: “We want to make it as easy as possible for growers to adopt biocontrol methods, so we work hard

• “Empowering our strawberry plants through nutrition has helped us to become a more reliable supplier”

  July 9, 2021

  problem for us,” recalls Rob. “The results were not what we hoped for but it didn’t stop us from continuing the search for healthier plants.” In 2019, [...] to set up a collaborative R&D partnership called Fragaria Innova. One of its focus areas was plant health . Lessons learned “We enlisted Mark’s help to [...] to switch to this system on 4.3 ha in August 2020, and I will be rolling it out throughout the whole company next season,” he adds. They worked together

• How to prevent Fusarium in pepper crops: Protect your plants with Trianum

  November 18, 2024

  against a wide range of diseases, including Fusarium. After applying Trianum, its spores germinate, and the fungus colonizes the roots. Through several mechanisms [...] spray on the soil. To maintain a high level of protection during the season it is then recommended to sprinkle Trianum-G on the planting hole before tra [...] no extra water is needed for the application. During the growing season, it is advised to apply Trianum-P monthly through drip irrigation.

• Successful biocontrol in potatoes

  July 27, 2023

  application, but we are confident that it has a positive impact on the potato production,’ Cyrille adds. ‘We hope to introduce it to potato and seed potato growers [...] Cyrille. ‘The wireworm pressure is often high and difficult to detect since it is a soilborne pest. Therefore, damage can start anytime and nematodes need [...] often.’ Most of the chemical solutions for wireworms have been banned and it has become a major problem. Moreover, conventional pesticides work poorly

• World Food Day 2020

  October 16, 2020

  Systems, a world leader when it comes to innovative solutions for agriculture and horticulture, has invested much of its knowledge and research in finding [...] , Koppert has always been aware that it needed to consider the whole plant, both above and below ground, when it comes to plant health. Today, an increasing [...] protects plants against soil-borne diseases, but also promotes plant growth. It enables plants to cope with abiotic stresses, and produce good yield and quality

• An unexpected solution: the story of Fernando Rodríguez and Koppert's predatory mites

  March 17, 2025

  system's effectiveness and wanted to try it in their crops. Some successfully made the transition, but others abandoned it because they didn’t understand that [...] were, or how to integrate them into my production system," recalls Fernando. It was thanks to Koppert's guidance and technical support that he was able to [...] to release them, and how to combine them with other biological strategies. It was a continuous learning process, but the results spoke for themselves,"

• Koppert collaborates to launch free biocontrol tool

  February 14, 2020

  launched in Kenya. Koppert Biological Systems is one of the partners to share its expertise to produce an innovative free-to-use tool to help growers reduce [...] pesticides and produce safer and healthier food. The launch comes as CABI and its partners mark the inaugural International Year of Plant Health which aims [...] Spain, Brazil, Uganda and Bangladesh. In 2021, more countries will follow. It is the aim that this tool becomes a global go-to resource for information

• New foothold for integrated crop protection via CABI

  March 28, 2022

  imagine how important it is that he or she explains that there are natural, biological ways to control a disease or pest. That is why it is so important to [...] to train plant doctors in this matter. It must be remembered that nature is the best ally,’ explains Ed Moerman. He is executive manager of the Koppert [...] past, there was a lot of confidence in chemical crop protection. You apply it and see the effect the next day. Biological crop protection doesn’t show effect