News on Fertilizer Application from the Netherlands

Dutch Potato Farmers Find October 1 Deadline to Harvest the Crop Not Pragmatic

May 16, 2023

Dutch Potato Farmers Find October 1 Harvest Deadline on Sandy Soils Problematic

The government of the Netherlands wants farmers growing potatoes on sandy soil to harvest potatoes by October 1 and grow intermediary plants that catch nitrogen in the soil so nitrates can not leach out and contaminate groundwater.

Higher yield with the Royal Avebe fertilization strategy.

September 20, 2022

Higher potato yield with the Royal Avebe fertilization strategy

Due to the current scarcity of fertilizers, the 'red areas' and the increasing production costs, efficient nitrogen fertilization is becoming increasingly important.

August 21, 2017

Potato Europe 2017 in Emmeloord, The Netherlands, coming up in three weeks

In three weeks PotatoEurope 2017 opens its doors. Over 265 exhibitors (+8 %) from 16 countries will share their potato expertise with you in their booths and allow visitors a look in the potato chain of the future.

Drones can help optimize the use of nitrogen fertilization in potato farming

July 26, 2017

Drones can help optimize nitrogen fertilization in potato farming

Now there is a validated method that can not only determine far more precisely how much nitrogen should be applied, but also shows us the differences in nitrogen demand within fields. This will lead to a much more efficient use of nitrogen.