Drones and Agricultural Sensors from Belgium

Interpom finally brings the European potato chain together again.

November 16, 2021

Interpom brings the European potato chain together again. Finally!

Interpom 2021 is fast approaching – we are now on the home stretch! After a whole year of postponement, Interpom will finally be held on Sunday 28, Monday 29, and Tuesday 30 November 2021 in Kortrijk Xpo (B).

October 14, 2021

Interpom 2021: Lets reconnect the potato chain!

After more than 2 years, the first major international meeting platform for the potato chain will finally see the light of day: on Sunday 28, 29, and 30 November 2021, INTERPOM will be opening its doors in Kortrijk Xpo. At last, the potato professionals will be able to meet each other again!

An overview of the Belgian agricultural landscape.

September 18, 2020

Cropmap Belgium 2020 now available

An overview of the Belgian agricultural landscape. The cropmap shows the main crop type on each individual field cultivated in the 2020 growing season and is openly available via an interactive online viewer.

AVR and DacomFarm Intelligence offer field data on a silver platter

August 28, 2020

Smart potato farming: AVR and Dacom combine field and machine data

Less cultivating equipment required by cleverly combining field and machine data. This data is displayed on the digital platform AVR Connect, offering the farmer improved, real time insights into what is going on inside the machine, how it is operating, and how the process can be made more efficient.

New AVR Puma 4.0 connects machine data with the farmer

October 25, 2019

Latest AVR Potato Harvester Puma 4.0 sends sensor data directly to the cloud

AVR is introducing its new Puma 4.0 at the upcoming Agritechnica fair. The four-row potato harvester is the successor of the popular Puma 3 and is now fully cloud connected.

February 28, 2019

Belgian potato supply chain commits to digital data platform WatchITgrow

Three Belgian organisations, Boerenbond, Belgapom and VITO are teaming up to strengthen the future of the Belgian potato chain by jointly investing in the online data platform WatchITgrow.

July 07, 2018

Marc Van Herreweghe new chairman of Belgapom, the Belgian association representing potato processing and trade

Belgapom, the Belgian potato trade and processing industry association, has appointed Marc Van Herreweghe as its new chairman.

April 24, 2017

AVR launches trailed Ceres 450 combined potato planter

Now that the potato planting season is upon us, we have a newcomer in the field. Potato machine manufacturer AVR is launching the trailed Ceres 450 combined potato planter.

WatchITgrow: Belgium launches a country-wide geo-information system to strengthen the Potato (processing) industry

March 18, 2017

WatchITgrow: Potato (Processing) sector in Belgium launches geo-information system

WatchITgrow is a new geo-information platform developed for the potato sector in Belgium with the purpose to better estimate and increase the potato yield in a sustainable way.

Display of a wide range of potato products

July 06, 2016

Potato Trade show Interpom | Primeurs 2016 focuses on Precision Technology

Interpom | Primeurs 2016 promises to be the biggest edition of this potato event ever and the 2016 theme is: 'Growing through precision technology'.

August 25, 2014

Belgian Potato Industry launches industrial potato monitoring platform 'iPot'

Belgapom is partnering with research institutions to developed a platform to increase the efficiency of potato production, combining data from drones and satellites.