The PotatoBusinessSchool Emmeloord offers this practical courses in the fields of variety selection, (seed) quality management, fertilization, crop protection, mechanization, storage and farm management. This standard course can be customized with additional modules. Contact the Potato Business School for additional details.
The fee for the standard course, including local transportation, hotel and lunch/dinner is € 1500.
| Topic(s) | Instructor | |
| Day 0 | Arrival of participants | |
| Day 1 | ||
| morning/ afternoon |
Breeding, choice of variety, agronomy, tuber quality, standards, client specifications, logistics |
Agrico / Den Hartigh |
| Day 2 | ||
| morning |
Fertilization and soil quality Visit to farmer |
ProfytoDSD |
| afternoon |
Seed classification system, standards, inspection system, laboratory tests |
NAK |
| Day 3 | ||
| morning | Diagnostics, epidemiology, crop protection |
ProfytoDSD |
| afternoon |
Mechanization |
Greve Agrotechniek |
| evening | Diner and recreation | |
| Day 4 | ||
| morning |
Storage |
Tolsma |
| afternoon |
Farm management and evaluation |
All companies |
* instructors vary and are experts of these founding companies
Details will be provided 1 - 2 weeks before the course starts.
In 2015, a second course is scheduled for September 7 - 10.
Course dates are subject to a minimum number of participants.
