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Pursuing the Perfect Potato
High-quality potatoes grown for the crisps industry are the main crop cultivated at Hof ten Bosch. The Peeters family also grows wheat, corn, sugar beet, oilseed rape, and pears. The farm, located in Huldenberg in the countryside near Brussels, has been managed by the family since 1890.
Quality requirements for the processing industry are high and therefore the Peeters brothers keep a close eye on many factors such as soil fertility, water management, and quality seed selection. A weather station sends out warning signals if weather conditions imply an increased risk for disease. As a result, they do not miss upcoming threats and spray against infectious agents only when truly necessary. On the other hand, the brothers try to provide as much natural habitat as possible for insects and wildlife.
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Location: Huldenberg, near Brussels, Belgium.
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History: Owned by the Peeters family since 1890, owned by Jan and Josse Peeters since 1980.
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Farm Size: 140 hectares.
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Primary Crops: Potatoes, wheat, sugar beet, corn, rapeseed and pears.
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Notable Partnerships: Fruitful collaborations with both public institutions (University of Ghent, Vogelbescherming Vlaanderen) and private companies (PepsiCo, Beutech).
Hof ten Bosch is located near Brussels, Belgium and has been managed by the Peeters family since 1890. Click through the carousel to learn more about this Bayer ForwardFarm.
Hof ten Bosch is located near Brussels, Belgium and has been managed by the Peeters family since 1890. Click through the carousel to learn more about this Bayer ForwardFarm.
2. Crop protection: Chemical and biological crop protection products, as well as mechanical measures, are combined for sustainable production of healthy food.
2. Crop protection: Chemical and biological crop protection products, as well as mechanical measures, are combined for sustainable production of healthy food.
4. Precision farming: Precise application using GPS and Variable Rate Application (VRA) ensures sustainable and efficient use of crop protection products.
4. Precision farming: Precise application using GPS and Variable Rate Application (VRA) ensures sustainable and efficient use of crop protection products.
5. Decision support tools: Information regarding weather and soil conditions, as well as pest and disease warnings, are used to optimize the timing of crop protection product application.
5. Decision support tools: Information regarding weather and soil conditions, as well as pest and disease warnings, are used to optimize the timing of crop protection product application.
6. Soil erosion: Buffer strips and micro dams in potatoes prevent soil erosion and washing off of fertilizers and crop protection products to the surface water.
6. Soil erosion: Buffer strips and micro dams in potatoes prevent soil erosion and washing off of fertilizers and crop protection products to the surface water.
7. Functional biodiversity: Biodiversity is stimulated with flower strips at the field margins. The creation of a bee friendly garden and nesting places for wild bees and birds enhances pollination and natural pest control.
7. Functional biodiversity: Biodiversity is stimulated with flower strips at the field margins. The creation of a bee friendly garden and nesting places for wild bees and birds enhances pollination and natural pest control.
8. easyFlow M: Thanks to the development of the closed filling system easyFlow M the exposure of users and the environment is limited to an absolute minimum.
8. easyFlow M: Thanks to the development of the closed filling system easyFlow M the exposure of users and the environment is limited to an absolute minimum.
11. Bee care: Supporting bee health through pest and varroa control, pollen and nectar offerings as well as the correct use of crop protection products.
11. Bee care: Supporting bee health through pest and varroa control, pollen and nectar offerings as well as the correct use of crop protection products.

A Reference in Erosion Reduction
Using micro-dams, anti-erosion techniques during planting and hilling, and low-drift nozzles when applied at low wind speeds, the Hof ten Bosch operation saw a substantial reduction of soil erosion and surface drift. The Peeters ensured 90% less erosion and runoff of fertilizers and crop protection products. Combined with the additional benefits of 3% extra yield due to better spread on the field, which became easier to harvest without wet spots, the gains obtained with the use of micro-dams make this farm a European reference in erosion reduction.
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