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Sustainability

October 08, 2021 | News

HZPC introduces online potato calculator to create sustainability awareness

With the introduction of an online potato calculator, HZPC wants to create awareness about the various sustainability topics in potato varieties.

September 23, 2021 | Articles

Haulm killing with a hybrid electric method requires less power

Hybrid electric crop protection. This is how Australian crop protection chemical company Nufarm and the German start-up CROP.ZONE describe their new invention, NuCrop for chemical-free weed control and haulm killing in potatoes. It combines the technique of electrocution with a special fluid for better current conduction, which requires less (motor) power and achieves more capacity…

June 10, 2021 | News

Crop optimization programme that benefits both Avebe and growers brings home Gold status

The members of Royal Avebe participating in the Optimeel growing programme have been awarded Gold status.

April 01, 2021 | News

Agrico uses online platform to present growing Next Generation range

Agrico recently announced that from March 25, the cooperative is sharing the innovation of its sustainable Next Generation varieties on its online Agrico Potatoes platform.

February 26, 2021 | Articles

All sustainable solutions under one roof in “the storehouse of the future”

Builders are busy constructing ‘the storehouse of the future’ at arable farmer Tonnie van Peperstraten’s farm in Oude Tonge. A multi-million dollar project that incorporates all the latest insights and techniques for the coming years, taking into account product quality and sustainability. We recently came to see how environmentally-friendly the potato storage will soon be.

June 03, 2020 | Articles

Fruit Logistica focuses on sustainability

Product marketing, new varieties, sustainable packaging and innovative techniques were the focus of attention this year at the international Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin. Despite the warnings surrounding the Coronavirus outbreak, more than 72,000 fresh produce profes­sionals visited the event. In addition to developments in the field of new products, there was a lot…

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