• Aphids and How to Protect Your Crop

  April 3, 2020

  Aphids Aphids have become a severe problem in the agricultural and horticultural sectors. As aphids are able to reproduce asexually and are notorious virus [...] one of the most threatening greenhouse pests. For a long time, in crops where natural enemies had been released against other pests, aphids could be controlled [...] effectively by means of selective chemical pesticides, with few adverse effects on biological controls. However, due to increased resistance to pesticides

• Bayer's New 7.5 Acre Corn Breeding Greenhouse

  March 9, 2020

  almost three years of working with Koppert Biological Systems to develop biological control strategies for hydroponic corn, Bayer’s new 7.5 acre Marana greenhouse [...] greenhouse is ready for operations. On March 4 th , 2020, Bayer hosted their official ribbon-cutting ceremony and Koppert was invited to participate. Our [...] members of the Hydroponic Crop Team, attended the event. Additionally, they brought with them, live predatory insects under microscopes to offer a “hands-on”

• CEICKOR Celebrates its 15th Anniversary

  March 5, 2020

  Bioloigcal Systems operates in more than a 100 countries all over the world. One of those countries is Mexico, where Koppert has built a reputation for knowledge [...] quality. As Koppert grows, these connections we have with our colleagues around the world enable us to build global networks of knowledge, as we work together [...] together to find solutions that can create a more sustainable future in agriculture and horticulture. It's these collaborations that bond us together as we work

• Webinar Fit Roots for Plant Health

  March 2, 2020

  On March 17, 2020 Koppert Biological Systems and Hoogendoorn Growth Management jointly give a webinar about how to facilitate root health and condition [...] condition to get the best possible plant health . When: Tuesday March 17, 2020 Where: Online Duration: 60 minutes Subject: Fit roots for Plant Health Time: 9am [...] 9am or 3pm (CET) Cost: Free What will you learn during this webinar: Awareness of the importance of micro-organisms in the root zone (soil life) Awareness

• Natutec Drone Leaflet - Koppert

  NATUTEC DRONE WE’RE ON TOP OF YOUR CROP High expectations of efficient Natutec Drone The technique is efficient and works, but the challenge is in organizing [...] Drone in less than two years. Nevertheless, the technology will be launched commercially in the United States this year. The right ratio ‘It began in 2017 [...] when we wondered if you could use drones Initially, Koppert didn’t want to invent the wheel. Instead, it to disperse beneficials. Drones can do anything

• In Search of the Relationship Between NatuGro and Nitrogen Release

  February 18, 2020

  One of the effects of NatuGro is increased absorption of nutrients, including nitrogen. However, plants can also absorb too much of this element and become [...] attractive to pests and soil pathogens. Together with NovaCropControl, Koppert is trying to find an optimum balance in strawberry crops: is it possible to achieve [...] achieve the same levels of production and quality with a lower dose of fertilizer? Californian strawberry growers who use NatuGro have already seen their

• Koppert Collaborates to Launch Free Biocontrol Tool

  February 14, 2020

  BioProtection Portal – an online resource to raise awareness of biological crop protection options for growers – has been launched in Kenya. Koppert Biological [...] Biological Systems is one of the partners to share its expertise to produce an innovative free-to-use tool to help growers reduce their reliance on chemical pesticides [...] launch comes as CABI and its partners mark the inaugural International Year of Plant Health which aims to raise awareness of the importance of plant health

• Koppert Meets American Secretary of Agriculture

  January 29, 2020

  director Horti of Koppert Biological Systems, spoke with the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue during yesterday’s visit to host company [...] Koppert Cress. Perdue is in the European Union to get to know the European Commission. Perdue and Pete Hoekstra, U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, visited [...] visited Koppert Cress in Monster, Netherlands. Four companies, including Koppert Biological Systems, were given the opportunity to present their organization

• Lift Off for Koppert Innovation

  January 14, 2020

  launch of the Natutec Drone , leading biological solutions innovator – Koppert Biological Systems – has entered the airspace and now can release its biological [...] expanses to control a range of harmful pests. Although drones have been used in various agricultural applications for some time, Koppert’s latest innovation [...] innovation – a multi-carrier release system attached to the underside of the drone - now makes it possible to disperse beneficial organisms with greater accuracy

• Koppert Actively Participates in the Legal Cannabis Market

  December 20, 2019

  The Cannabis Market is Coming to Light People who grow cannabis for medicinal purposes have no choice: they always need to use biological crop protection [...] This is why there is a substantial demand for the products and knowledge Koppert can provide. The market for legally produced cannabis is growing at a rapid [...] rapid pace as increasing number of governments allocate licenses for the legal production of cannabis. This is due to the proven positive health effects