• Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

  right down to doing their job.’ A tense moment Sjaak van Dijk switched over to Spidex Vital at the start of February. ‘I have three crops a year,’ he tells [...] keen on it. Spidex Vital still has to prove itself in such dry conditions. I want to see what happens. However, it is a new product and Koppert may provide [...] of the new product to the market in very clear terms. Just like its predecessor more than fifty years ago, Spidex Vital has the full potential to develop

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

  July 9, 2021

  sent away to a lab for plant sap analysis once a week. Rob then works with Mark to discuss the results and decide what action to take next. It is a steep learning [...] ambition to do things even better, strawberry grower Rob van Enckevort from De Peelkroon BV was keen to take Plant Empowerment a step further to improve [...] back until next season. As a grower, you sometimes need to use temperature and light to keep the speed going and make room for new fruits, but if they grow

• Koppert presents new edition of book Knowing & Recognizing

  October 23, 2017

  and place to introduce the new edition to professionals in the industry. ‘Knowing and recognizing’ received a massive make-over over the past year and now [...] use of biocontrol is not a simple process it has become a complex system in which many aspects need to be considered. This new and expanded edition of Knowing [...] According to Managing Director Henri Oosthoek previous editions of the book have travelled far and wide: 'I even found a copy in Sudan last year. It is a wonderful

• Keep a close eye on thrips

  May 13, 2020

  is on a leaf Thrips can cause major damage - that's nothing new. This does mean that you need to detect thrips in good time. Sticky traps are a useful [...] is reason for a 'thrips alarm'; you also need to be alert to deformities, damaged spots, silvery spots, and excrement in the crop. Time to sound the alarm [...] they are a proven means of monitoring the development of infestations. They are an essential element in Integrated Pest Management . The development of thrips

• Koppert to introduce digital assistant in 2024

  December 19, 2023

  need to make better decisions, explains Van der Kruijk. ‘To start a conversation, simply explain what you are looking for – like a solution for a specific [...] of a digital assistant. Koppert's new digital assistant will combine the best of the digital and physical worlds, with around-the-clock access to a world [...] knowledge and support from a Koppert expert just a click of a button away. 'Through our conversations with growers, we are able to provide the right solution

• ‘Nature is key to solving agricultural dilemmas’

  August 29, 2023

  research to develop sustainable agricultural technologies. The goal of the centre is to establish innovative methods for pest control, with a new management [...] work continuously to enhance the effectiveness of existing solutions and to discover new ones. Remedies, increasingly preventative, with a focus on plant [...] crop security. A growing need for viable alternatives Our R&D teams work to enhance the effectiveness of existing solutions and to discover new ones. The majority

• Next generation to lead family business Koppert

  November 18, 2021

  continue to create the company’s future together, to safeguard our core values and – above all – to continue to work towards our vision and make a positive [...] prepared. New members joined the board in 2018, bringing the total number to eight members, in order to transfer responsibilities in a natural way and to safeguard [...] company was able to grow from its status as a pioneer to bringing our natural solutions in 100 countries nowadays. For more than fifty years, we have been

• Koppert France called in to treat trees

  December 22, 2016

  devotes 7% of their turnover to research… The company has shown a growth of 35% this year and anticipates a similar growth next year,’ Les Echos reported. (Source: [...] enemies after four years of research. They are the predatory Steinernema nematodes. Three treatments to the bark of the tree are enough to eliminate 96% of [...] some cemeteries in Paris. Many municipalities have already decreased the use of chemical agents in anticipation of this new regulation. Rennes and Versailles

• Koppert India to train smallholder farmers

  January 22, 2019

  and quality of produce. Due to a lack of access to well-organized supply & cold chain, Indian farmers miss opportunities to market their fresh produce and [...] mainly due to poor technology and training; inefficient methods of harvesting, packaging and transportation; and too many gaps in the cold chain to maintain [...] India currently needs to secure the provision of food and nutrition for 1,3 billion people; and this is expected to increase to 1,6 billion people by 2050

• Bumblebee hives with a sustainable future

  August 19, 2021

  compared to traditional, virgin plastic polymers.” This new product update is the next step towards a 100% eco-friendly hive. ‘It brings us a few steps [...] turned to biological solutions to control pests and diseases, and took decisive steps to keep their produce free of chemical residues. The new eco-friendly [...] range is under continuous scrutiny and the new sustainable hives represent 3 years of research and development. At Koppert, we won’t stop our on-going s