TOPPS-OnFARM Course

On October 8th 2019 a TOPPS demonstration farm event was organised in Pianezza (Torino Province, Italy). The objective was to demonstrate measures to reduce water contamination by pesticides. About 30 stakeholders (farmers, technicians, contractors..) met at the “Istituto G. Dalmasso” to see and discuss Best Management Practices and how these are best implemented on farms.…

Official Launch of the Innoseta Platform

The Innoseta Platform has been officially launched! What is the Innoseta Platform? How does it work? The Innoseta Platform is a freely accessible repository of innovative spraying technology, training material, projects and papers tailored to the needs of the spraying community. The platform has as aim to be a one-stop shop for all information on…

1st Polish Regional Workshop in Barzkowice

The West Pomeranian Agricultural Advisory Center in Barzkowice participates in the international research project “INNOSETA” under the “HORIZON 2020” program. The goal of the INNOSETA project is to create a thematic network for spraying equipment, training and consulting. The project will help more effectively exchange information between scientists, the farming community, ancillary services and industry.…

Exposing the importance of education | Agrievolution Summit 2019

On the 1st of October 2019 the VII Agrievolution Summit (Alliance for Agriculture Equipment Manufacturing Associations) about Mechanization of Specialty Crops & Skills Training and Education in agriculture, took place in Madrid. This meeting congregated the most relevant figures of the sector in order to deal the actual problematics that farmers are facing. Professor Emilio…

CEMA industry delegates provide insights to the project: 1st Regional INNOSETA Workshop on vineyards’ spraying technologies

Two CEMA company delegates represented CEMA and the European machinery industry at the 1st Regional Workshop of the project: Peter Hloben (Senior Engineer – Product Safety & Compliance at John Deere) and Floris Vande Walle (Regulations and Standards Manager at Delvano). Floris Van de Walle shares his personal views with CEMA on advance spraying techniques…

Plant Health Event Greenhouse Horticulture – Bleiswijk, 2018

In the Workshop precision horticulture/Precision crop protection, H.M. Hoff presented a presentation on the project INNOSETA to about 40 audiences: gardeners (50%), scientists, government staff and service providers. Conclusion from the discussion: all have a lot of interest in the innovative technological developments that combine and automate the detection, monitoring and control of diseases and…