Biobest

A little Christmas magic at Biobest! 🎄✨ Last week, we organized our annual Christmas Market at our headquarters in Belgium - and ho, ho, ho, was it a festive one! 🎅 Delicious snacks, drinks and great company, it was the perfect way to kick-off the holiday season. The highlight? Every penny raised went to support truly inspiring causes including: 👉 Belgisch Centrum voor Geleidehonden vzw - Training guide dogs for individuals with visual impairments. 👉 Ferm'Eline - Providing a peaceful, inclusive space for vulnerable youth to connect with nature. 👉 KUL – Allergy and Clinical Immunology - Supporting research on bumblebee venom by Professor Breinaert, who also treats our colleagues with allergies. 👉 De Drijfveer - A day center for people with mental disabilities. 👉 Hachico vzw - Training assistance dogs for individuals with motor disabilities and epilepsy. A huge thank you to everyone who organized and participated! We clearly enjoyed it 📸 #Biobest #ChristmasMarket #Holiday #Team

Let's kick off 2025 together! 🍓 On January 8-9, we will be at Aardbeiendag (Strawberry Day) and the International Soft Fruit Conference (ISFC) in ‘1931 – Congress Center ’s-Hertogenbosch’, The Netherlands. Come visit our Biobest booth and discover our total solution for your soft fruit crops: 🗓️ January 8 – Aardbeiendag (Strawberry Day) 🗓️ January 9 – International Soft Fruit Conference We look forward to seeing you there and start the new year! #Aardbeiendag #ISFC #SoftFruit #Biobest #TotalSolution

Today is World Soil Day! 🌱🌍 Healthy soils are essential for life, providing the foundation for sustainable agriculture. This year's theme, “𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐬: 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞”, emphasizes the importance of accurate soil data and information. At Biobest, we recognize the vital role soil characteristics play in thriving ecosystems. A great example of this is our program to monitor the colonization of 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢, a beneficial soil fungus and the active ingredient in our product Asperello®. By analyzing root and soil samples from growers, we check how well 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢 establishes itself in substrates and soils using selective agar plates. 🌿 Want to work together to create healthier soils and a more sustainable future? Contact us today! #WorldSoilDay #Sustainability #Agriculture #Biocontrol #Biobest

We're on the look out for a Functional Analyst to join our Belgian team. Ready to take on the challenge?💡 📩 Apply today: https://lnkd.in/eyrQX9jz #Biobest #Hiring #Jobs #FunctionalAnalyst #Careers

🌟 A sneak peek at the new Entomatic MD in action! We're excited to share behind-the-scenes moments at LG Flowers, showcasing their newest addition: our Entomatic Multi-Row dispenser. Designed for fast, uniform application of predatory mites and other beneficials, this dispenser is mounted on a battery-powered cart and equipped with foldable, height-adjustable beams—ensuring flexibility and ease of use for crops at all heights. Ready to optimize your pest control strategy while reducing labor costs? Find out more about the Entomatic here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gjSBCsqZ A big thank you to LG Flowers for your trust and to Hortiworld - Horticulture systems & machinery for this successful co-creation. #Biobest #Entomatic #Hortiworld #PestControl

🍅 As the 4th Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) nears its conclusion, teams have completed the task of cultivating dwarf tomatoes without human intervention. With the final crops now harvested, we took one final look at the IPM Leaderboard. Throughout the challenge, the teams needed to provide advice on biological control of whitefly, based on the data they received from Trap-Eye™ in the Crop-Scanner™ web portal. The winner of the challenge will be announced on January 16th 2025 during the award ceremony in Bleiswijk, NL. 🏆 Curious about how Trap-Eye™ and Crop-Scanner™ can help you achieve your cultivation goals? Reach out to your Biobest advisor today! Find out more about the challenge here: https://lnkd.in/e-iA5Azw

🚀 Our booth at expoSE has opened and our team is ready to welcome you! We're also thrilled to have Rembrandt van Meegen from our partner Hortiworld - Horticulture systems & machinery joining us at the booth with the Entomatic™. Find us at Karlsruhe Trade Fair Center in Germany 📍 Hall 2, Booth H22, We look forward to these two days. Be sure to come by and ask away! #Biobest #ExpoSE #Entomatic #HortiWorld #Innovation

#TuesdayTip Is Micromus still present in my crop? Scout for Micromus eggs low in the plant. Most female adults will find a dark, humid spot for them to lay their eggs in. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae are excellent in quickly locating aphid hot spots that might be higher up in the crop. #Micromus #Aphids #Cropprotection #Biocontrol #Biobest

#FunfactFriday Did you know that some stink bugs actually help control pests? While most stink bugs feed on plants (and many are big trouble for growers), not all of them are "bad bugs." Stink bugs in the subfamily 𝘈𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘦 are natural insect predators and play a key role in keeping plant pests under control. Take the spined soldier bug (𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴), for example - you can spot it by the little spines on its “shoulders.” If you see one in your garden, don’t chase it away! It will feed on leaf beetle larvae, caterpillars, and other problem pests, helping to keep those pesky plant-eating insects in check. #funfact #didyouknow #stinkbugs #biobest 📷 Ward Stepman

#TuesdayTip As autumn settles in, shorter days and cooler temperatures slow down beneficial insects, making it key to keep up with your scouting efforts! 🍂🌡 Use Crop-Scanner to stay on top of population changes - especially those pesky whiteflies, which can outpace their natural enemies in cooler weather. Stay proactive to protect your crops! Reach out to your Biobest expert for more advice. #growerstip #whitefly #beneficials #ipm #scouting #monitoring #cropscanner #biobest