At an issue on crop protection , it never takes long before a target , and a deadline are observe . This was also the casing at the World Horti Centre in Naaldwijk late . By 2030 , Europe wants the use of plant protection products to be halved . The question here is not so much whether we agree but more how we will treat with it .
Panel word in front of two full stands
This was also stated by Jaap Bond , figurehead of the Top Sector Horticulture & Starting Materials , in his opening lecture . The Top Sector organized the event entitled ' The Future of Crop Protection . ' Two stands full of crop protection producers , policymakers , advocate , and also a few growers wait on the English presentations .
Jaap Bond
Arjen Lubach ’s name was also note by the figurehead . The Dutch TV comic recently slam the floriculture sphere on home TV . His playfully intended speech include fierce criticism of the use of flora tribute merchandise . broadcast like this sting the sphere , which says it is working heavily to do things advantageously and more sustainably and is already doing so .
Toby Bruce speaking on behalf of Keele University
" Do n’t be naive"The three primary speakers at the event each gave insight into this in their own manner . The first presentation was by Toby Bruce of Keele University . The Insect Chemical Ecology prof gave a keynote presentment in which he argued that the agricultural ecosystem is vulnerable without the supporter of industrial plant protection products . He called it naive to conceive that it is possible to short quit chemic harvest protection all at once . harmonize to the professor , " we " can not afford to let harvest fail because " we " do not need to use any more pesticides .
Niels Savelkoul of Scope Biosciences . The companionship deploys Crispr - Cas engineering to quickly detect diseases and cuss
The professor called for a redesign of the agricultural system . In this , he see opportunity for enquiry into making arise environment less suitable for pests . As an example , he showed how in food grain polish , it is potential to move from a vulnerable monoculture to one in which , for model , by mix carefully choose plants , pests can be keep at embayment . There is also work to be done to make crops more tolerant and to make optimal role of the power of rude biologic command agents .
Karel Bolckmans of Biobest
show that switching is possibleThe British professor also show to the good use of the already abundant data available . Grist to the pulverization for Karel Bolckmans , Chief Technology Officer at Biobest . In his talking , he pointed to all the proficient possibilities that already exist for Integrated Pest Management ( IPM ) . " you’re able to already fill a whole World Horti Center with it , " he said . On the screen , he showed a whole range of options .
Before he finished his manner of speaking , he did want to answer to the Keele University prof ’s keynote . It is precisely the mien of numerous new technique that , according to the Biobest gentleman’s gentleman , mean that it is already quite possible to do without chemic harvest protection in many cases . Karel quote model , let in from Spain . More than ten years ago , very unspoilt final result were achieved there in fruit vegetable finish using only biological control . Production per hearty metre increase , and the caliber of the product was also good . Yet the growers did not change their minds . cultivator made the switch when a media tempest erupted in Germany survey a account on excess residue levels on yield and vegetable imported from Spain .
VitalFluid ’s ' lightning loge ' was also present
Unfortunately , consort to Karel , too trivial has been written in the scientific lit about the successful permutation from chemistry to biota already accomplish with biological crop protection . Karel mentioned Vivent as a party that can use innovative sensors to image plant stress . That could help oneself gather grounds on how to make the switch from interpersonal chemistry to biology without growers fear the scenario adumbrate by Professor Bruce originally that good afternoon . A harvest must not fail , but the Biobest representative says this does not necessarily require chemical crop protection .
Pim van Geest and Tom van de Water of AgriData Innovations heard the phenomenon of data come up a lot at the event . They know what to do with it
supplication for precision with dataNot that Karel is against chemic craw protection . On the contrary , he argued that his consultant and also those of workfellow in biological crop protective covering have the knowledge to propose intervention with chemical substance sometimes . Prevention and biology stop or prevent a pest in all sheath . Karel , who wanted to guard against side being interpreted too black and white , point out that the advisers have an important use as a link between the cultivator and the research that bechance everywhere . Moreover , they know how it is sometimes potential to use interpersonal chemistry in such a way that it fits into a system with predominantly biologic control agents . Good integration of all available way and techniques in Integrated Pest Management ( IPM ) is the key .
Clemens Stolk ( Innova Connect ) was moderator at the event , together with Marleen Riemen of WUR . Here , Clemens visits Alex Schmeets of BioMosea , which develops new biological agents found on micro - organisms . On the one hand , these are biofungicides , and on the other , biostimulants .
With the information uncommitted today , it is no longer possible to simply spray substance around at random but to spray very selectively only where needed . Ten companies had the chance to present themselves to the world-wide public at the event . Among them , some startups are betting on preciseness crop protection . As well as the companies pictured , Blomitec and PATS Indoor Drone Solutions were also present .
In his presentation , Karel observe ' spot spraying ' as something he believes many were already learn in their training . Yet , accord to him , it happens very rarely . One of the few cultivator in the elbow room also knew why . It take clip but , above all , it is not realistic for agriculturist who have numerous tasks to wade through plenty of data before they start fighting that one solid meter with too many aphids with a spray hose and armoured combat vehicle on their dorsum . mechanisation can help here .
BBLeap is investing in precision spraying in open fields . The company develops its own package as well as the hardware to roll up the data . In the word picture : Johan Kikstra
Pentateuch and regulationsOn behalf of Bayer Crop Science , Christy van Beek took the floor . She showed , supported by figures , how difficult it is these days to keep growers ' medicine storage locker up to appointment . Because of difficult legislation and prolonged authorisation procedures , crop protection producer such as Bayer sometimes already make up one’s mind not ( or no longer ) to submit a readjustment for a preparation of fighting substance . Of the 168 dossiers in the Netherlands over the retiring three years , only 58 eventually made it to do .
Christy van Beek of Bayer
meter is money , and money , even with parties like Bayer , is not infinite . Christy , like the British professor earlier , indicate out the importance of good crop trade protection ware and that the sphere can not do without them wholly in a blink of an eye . At the same fourth dimension , she also indicated that there is certainly elbow room for discussion as to whether the transition that has been initiated is going fast enough .
Eric Kiers ( CropLife NL ) , Clemens Stolk and Susanne Sütterlin ( LNV )
Accelerating innovationAccording to some in the room , this is not the case . After a panel discussion with the three verbalizer mentioned above and Peter Knippels of LTO Nederland on , among other thing , how to hasten up instauration , Richard Harrison of WUR and Susanne Sütterlin were allowed to shine on the afternoon on behalf of the Ministry of LNV . A key issue , it turned out , is clarity on where things are go . Those who put money and effort into invention do desire certainty that , when all is allege and done , the invention will be allowed in practice . That herein , the Netherlands has to do it together with another 26 European fellow member body politic presents a challenge .
It was left to Susanne Sütterlin on behalf of LNV and Richard Harrison on behalf of WUR to sum up , the afternoon
At the same metre , the sector itself is also on the move . As the concluding query of an interactive session , the consultation was ask what they themselves can do to reach the passage goals with harvest aegis . Besides answers such as ' voting for other politician , ' there were also answers in the direction of doing more enquiry , among other things ( although from the hearing , someone from R&D also pointed out that perhaps less research should be done , but rather bestow together and applied ) .
Aria Samimi of InsectSense with a visitor at his stand
Money is always a thorny issue . According to Bayer ’s Christy , it is the reason why only a few big player in the chemical manufacture are set up agents on the market . A grower in the hearing pointed out that money should not be a reason to do nothing . In doing so , he pointed to his own experiences from the preceding three to six months . He appeared to be able-bodied to pass on the increase costs due to the energy crisis thanks to having ' a good story ' . According to him , with the same skillful story , it should then also be possible to deploy perhaps more expensive groundbreaking craw protection and also see the surplus cost of this ruminate in the price of a product .
Spark Radar offers on - site pathogen spotting kits
Growers are also doing ' crop protection ' with peregrine solar dialog box above crops , argue Marcel Vroom of H2arvester .
Flowers for the utterer , still a nod to Lubach
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