Mark Poldervaart’s Post

With Oktoberfest in full swing, what better time to visit a hop farm? With Intermines Alsace alumnis (https://lnkd.in/evBjBNbX), we just toured Félix Meyer's hop farm in Mittelschaeffolsheim, and it was an eye-opener into the engineering behind your favorite beer! 🌱 Did you know? Hop cultivation is a blend of agricultural tradition and engineering. The bines can grow up to 20 cm a day, supported by trellis systems designed for maximum yield and efficiency. Highlight: The semi-automated machines used during harvest - precisely engineered to separate hops from leaves with minimal waste - are a testament to innovation in agriculture. For engineers, it's a great case study in automation, precision, and sustainability. #Oktoberfest #engineering #automation #agritech #hops #Mittelschafoelsheim #innovation

For anyone looking to benefit from Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024 (FETF200) Flail Mulcher for Orchards The Muthing MU-O is the ideal mulcher Muthing MU-O Mulcher for fruit and wine growing and other special crops. Mulching mowers with front or rear mounting for tractors with 35–130 horsepower Work widths of 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, and 2.5 meters are available. Rear roller for height adjustment fitted with patented ‘Starenth’ rear roller bearing The ability to use sawn branches year-round, green growth, and leaf trimming are among the advantages. Working safely on slopes and short headland distances is made possible by the compact design and low center of gravity. Even with rigorous maintenance and a lot of sawn timber, an efficient inlet and housing shape guarantees trouble-free crop flow. The MU-O's features include the ability to attach to various tractors and offer individual equipment options. Each user's cutting length can be customized with a variable system. The double spiral rotor with M-Hammer ‘Durax’ flail combines durability with the highest mulching quality. The short shredding bar, dubbed "Shark Fin," ensures optimal crop flow and limited fuel consumption. Transmission with double freewheel allows use on tractors with different PTO rotation Sawn branches can be accurately detected with the optional rake bar, even in the tractor wheel tracks. Crop flow obstruction-free and material-free conditions are ensured by the optional belly deflector. The MU-O can be seen at this link with feature=shared. #muthingflails #mulching #wineindustry #fruit #fetf200

Orchards in Hawke’s Bay are among 6 key sites for an international project testing the use of digital technologies — including AI — to combat plant pests and diseases. Known as STELLA Horizon EU Project, the #HorizonEurope project is a collaboration between 14 partners across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Austria, Italy, Greece and New Zealand. Armin Werner and Joanna Costello from Lincoln Agritech Limited are leading New Zealand’s involvement, contributing the company’s expertise in digital agricultural data. While STELLA’s European sites focus on olives, plane trees, processing tomatoes, potatoes and grapes, in New Zealand the focus is apples and bull's eye rot 🍎 Read more about this international project that seeks to detect outbreaks before they become unmanageable and its NZ connection 👇 https://lnkd.in/gJQfTuin And, while you're here, don't forget to register for an upcoming Horizon Europe roadshow - coming soon to a city near you https://lnkd.in/gZysM5Aj

🌱 How do farms become living laboratories for progress? Witness the quiet revolution taking root in the fertile lands of Vojvodina, an agricultural pearl of Pannonia and Europe!   🚜 At a 10-hectare #experimental farm, strategic partners Foodscale Hub #Serbia and #TerraLittera are joining forces to accelerate the adoption of technology-driven innovations and collaborative efforts in the agrifood sector.  🚀 By conducting piloting activities that bridge #research, #technology, and #market needs, we are paving the way for sustainable and fair food systems. 🔍Explore our farm's unique story in the #video, and see the future where tradition meets technology at open fields: https://lnkd.in/dUtfP6Ub #AgriInnovation #ExperimentalFarm #SustainableFarming #FoodscaleHubSerbia #TerraLittera 

💡 Understanding why farmers choose technology ! ⚡💥 Recently told you about a technology that really intrigues me: laser weeding. 🎙️ At the beginning of January I went to meet Tripod Farmers farmers in Australia. 🥬 Tripod Farmers is not an XXL farm like the ones we can see in California, yet they have decided to invest in Carbon Robotics technology. 📈 High weeding costs, labour hard to find and increasingly expensive? Reduced use of herbicides? How does he plan to make this machine profitable? 👨🌾 Even if Frankie Ruffo experience is short to get long feedback, it was interesting to see that very shortly after receiving it, he's able to operate by himself and already plan how he intends to use it by testing on different crops. 🕵️  For the next episode, I'd really like to find a longer user experience to better understand how farmers have integrated this machine on their farms and what it brings them agronomically and economically. 🎥 Video link : https://lnkd.in/g77uPG2h All the key data from our meeting will be available on Future Farming soon. Stay tuned for the next episode ! Many thanks to Mark Zahnlecker and Frankie Ruffo for opening the doors and showing us what they are preparing for the future. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Queensland) - AgTech Market - NSW Department of Primary Industries - Future Farming - FIRA - World Ag Robotics Forum - AusAgritech #laserweeding #agtech #innovation #chemicalsfree #futureofagriculture #farminginnovation #agritech

🔚 As EuroTier exhibition in Hannover closed its door, we would like to thank everyone who stopped by to visit us. 📏We choose an artistic style for our booth, that you might not expect in an industrial setting: #MONDRIANISM: art defined by clean lines, primary colors, and rigorous geometry. 🤝A space that reflected not just our solutions, but also our shared vision of innovation together with our booth partner: La Meccanica Srl di Reffo.  ✅ Just as Mondrian reduced reality to essential lines and shapes, we aim to simplify industrial processes, making our customers’ work more efficient and precise for their #feed production.  🌐Creating innovative solutions where every piece, every component, comes together to form a bigger vision, while shaping the future of animal feed.  💡 Excited about the journey ahead. #EuroTier2024 #Innovation #MicroDosing #Feedcoating #Animalfeed #Powderhandling #Liquidsdosing

The Flanders Research ILVO (Instituut voor Landbouw, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek) is going to build a new Feed Pilot, a high-tech facility where precise test feeds can be made according to scientific requirements, for nutritional research on the most important farm animals. Would you like to know more about ILVO and their new Feed Pilot? Go and take a look at All About Feed.➡️https://ow.ly/GEPy50RZQTL #FeedPilot #Research #ILVO

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🛰️CrackSense is setting new benchmarks in experimental methodologies and serving as a beacon of inspiration as pilots and experiments play a crucial role in progressing agricultural knowledge. To continuously address farmer needs and emerging challenges, the key to success is to collaborate closely in the field.   🌍 One such joint effort is exemplified farther by CrackSense partner, Foodscale Hub, and its associates. Together, they are dedicated to expediting the adoption of technology-driven innovations in the agri-food sector. Their activities are centered on a 10-hectare experimental farm located in Vojvodina, Serbia. 🍇   👉 Discover more about the concept of CrackSense experiments and pilots ▶️ https://lnkd.in/dTqHH5bq   #CrackSense #fruitcracking #sensingtechnologies #sustainabledevelopment #HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU #foodsafety #foodwaste

To keep the land fertile, innovation must lead the way! 🌟 🌾 With sharing the same goal toward crop innovation, we are proud to announce that our partner, Foodscale Hub, based in Serbia, in collaboration with their partner, is spearheading efforts to accelerate the adoption of technology-driven innovations in the agri-food sector: Their focus lies on a 10-hectare experimental farm in Vojvodina, Serbia, where they facilitate piloting activities encompassing vineyards, apple orchards, wheat and oat fields, legume cultivation, and various other crops! 🌱 VALPRO Path is reshaping Europe's plant protein landscape by establishing 5 IPSs - Innovation Production Systems (pilots) in Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Denmark. These IPSs cover diverse pedo-climatic areas and focus on high-value protein crops such as peas, lupin, chickpeas, faba beans, and lentils. Read more about VALRPO Paths IPSs here: https://lnkd.in/dZcGd6PT   #HorizonEurope #ResearchImpactEU #alternativeproteins #innovation