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Composed of medicinal plants and essential oils, ALGOPREV promotes a healthy and protective environment for asparagus crops and prevents certain biotic stresses, (e.g. larvae and insects). Keragro manufactures a range of specialties capable of preventing certain invasions or diseases. The formula is made up of seaweed, plants, essential oils and trace elements to NOURISH, FORTIFY, DRY, DESSICATE, PROTECT and SCAR OVER asparagus crops. KeraSoufre powder has a proven track record thanks to its repellent and fungistatic effect. Keragro supplies direct to customers in France and is currently seeking distributors outside of the country.

For several years now, JANNY MT has been working on the development of new membranes to improve their permeability and therefore increase the volume of asparagus stored in a natural controlled atmosphere in their storage modules. This has now been achieved. In practice, the far superior permeability of this new membrane makes it possible to optimise the modules to store up to 180 kg (compared to 90 kg previously). This new material will still be tested by a number of companies in 2021 to expand on a bigger scale the following years. “I think we have achieved an important breakthrough for the industry: we now need to bring it on to the profession.” Comments JANNY MT.

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he asparagus sector of Navarra swears by HEPRO®’s industrial peeling machines. “We always fly to Spain as a team. During commissioning, we take the time to answer queries and familiarise customers with how the peeling machines work,” said Ellen Reinhold, responsible for sales in Benelux, Spain and Peru. The vertical peeling principle is particularly popular within the asparagus processing sector. It enables customers to cut personnel costs and optimise the peeling process. In addition, thanks to HEPRO®´s unique vertical-cut quality, there is no need for reworking.

The machines are manufactured in Germany and marketed worldwide. HEPRO® peeling machines have been used successfully in Spain, Peru and China for over 10 years. “We visit our customers on site at regular intervals. We are also very well positioned in terms of IT, so that spare parts can be shipped worldwide within 24 hours. Our customers can reach us by phone at any time. But nothing can replace an on-site visit,” said Reinhold.

Europlastic continues to innovate and adapt to the needs of ever more technically demanding customers by offering more up-to-date and efficient product ranges.

Multitech is a double film for growing white asparagus on arches. It provides excellent agronomic and financial results for producers. The two-in-one product is made up of two films assembled together, one thermal and the other opaque. It is easy and economical to use as it requires handling only one film and can be used on a single type of hoop. Multitech offers a very good relationship between investment, yield, quality and labour costs and represents excellent value.

Asparaclim is a new plastic range dedicated entirely to green asparagus cultivation and was specially designed to meet the requirements of this very technical crop. It offers greater efficiency thanks to its climatic effect by acting as a barrier to conserve humidity in the tunnel. In addition, the film’s athermic properties allow prolonged use during harvesting, thus considerably improving the yield, size and quality of asparagus. Asparaclim is a plastic designed for cultivating green asparagus.

ECOGREEN ITALIA presents a new device to accompany its electric asparagus harvesters. It’s an anti-slug pellet dispenser. Slugs are more and more frequently attacking the asparagus fields with consequent production problems. ECOGREEN wants to help growers with this new device which is easily installed at the rear of its electric machines to dispense anti-slug pellet while running along the asparagus rows. The dispenses is connected to the electric unit of the machine and, by adjusting a potentiometer, the worker adapts the quantity of slug pellet that is distributed along the row. It’s a very practical, easy to use system that contributes to optimize your harvest.

Cosmeco Srl has specialised in the production of agricultural machines for more than 40 years. The firm has now added to its range for asparagus, with the market launch of the B70 bedformer, a totally adjustable machine that can form seedbeds at up to 70cm high. Cosmeco has also developed two new accessories. The first is a film-holder – a reel support for laying films made of plastic or other materials. It is totally customisable both in terms of film width and height from the ground, which allows placement on seedbeds of any height. The second innovation is a film winder/unwinder for drafting or collecting films made of plastic, TNT or other materials with pockets for ballast designed specifically for asparagus. Equipped with a tear-proof hydraulic clutch (tractor hydraulic system) and braking system to allow adjustment of operating speed, the item is currently available for film widths of up to 180cm. Other products in Cosmeco’s line for asparagus include mulch-laying machines, which are totally customisable and can be applied to bed formers to permit multiple operations in a single step.