News and Opinion
Keeping you up to date with what's happening at Incotec around the world. Here you can find the latest news about our business, events, new product launches and seed industry insights.
Seed enhancement at ASTA's Field Crop Convention
9 December 2024: At the North American Field Crops Convention taking place in Florida (10-13 December), Incotec’s William Olson and Jeff Hein are eager to connect with customers and discuss the latest...
Best educational booth at ASC 2024
10 December 2024: Incotec awarded prize for best educational booth at ASC 2024. This year we showcased seed technologies that contribute to sustainabily achieving food security in Asia .
OPINION: How sustainable is seed priming?
5 December 2024: Seed priming is an effective technique, but how sustainable is it? Discover how different pre-germination techniques score on sustainability
Showcasing innovative solutions at ASC 2024
29 November 2024: A team from Incotec will be in Booth SB09 showing seed enhancements for Asia at the Asian Seed Congress 2024. Incotec Asia combines advanced technology with local expertise to...
OPINION: Priming seeds: DIY or outsource to a service supplier
16 October 2024: What is the advantage of priming seeds in-house? Or is it better to outsource this work to a specialised service provider? Henry Bruggink, Senior Research Scientist, shares some...
Bruno Hoeltgebaum shares views in Seed World
8 October 2024: Bruno Hoeltgebaum, Business Director at Incotec, is one of the experts discussing regenerative agriculture in an article in Seed World Europe.
New film coat for sunflower launched at Euroseeds
03 October 2024: Introducing the newest microplastic-free top performer. Disco Blue L-1523 was developed to meet customer requirements for an intense blue film coat.
OPINION: Does film coating affect seed performance?
01-10-2024: In the first of a series of articles, Carolina Pereira Cardoso discusses the benefits and challenges of seed film coating, and how it contributes to seed vigor and crop yield.
Incotec lecture at Seed meets Technology
10 September 2024: At Seed meets Technology on 24 September, Incotec’s Brechje Veerman and Chloé Martin will deliver a lecture on what regenerative agriculture is, and what it means from a seed...
OPINION: Rhizobia in sustainable ag: specificity is key
12 September 2024: Unlock the potential of rhizobia in sustainable agriculture. Learn how these bacteria aid nitrogen fixation and promote sustainable agriculture for the future.
OPINION: The role of Pseudomonas: friend or foe in agriculture
19 September 2024: Carola Peters explores the significant role of Pseudomonas in plant growth promotion, disease control, and sustainable agriculture practices.
OPINION: The Bacillus family has it all: biostimulant, biofungicide, bioinsecticide
29 August 2024: Due to their many beneficial effects, there are several uses of Bacillus spp. in agriculture. But who does what, and how does it work?
OPINION: The challenges of applying microbes to seed
06 August 2024: The challenges that come with each seed coating method when it comes to direct application of compounds such as microbes, nutrients and plant protection products.
OPINION: Mitigating abiotic stress in crops
19 June 2024: Abiotic stress from factors like drought, salinity and temperature, poses significant challenges. Our paper looks at strategies to enhance crop resilience and mitigate these challenges.
Incotec and Croda release whitepaper on abiotic stress
27 may 2024: The report 'Mitigating abiotic stress to create resilient crops' has been produced with input from the top experts in the field from Incotec and Croda as well as from other sources
Fad or Future?
14 May 2024: In the first of a two-part article in Seed World Europe, industry experts, including Bruno Hoeltgebaum, Business Director at Incotec, share their views and tell us what companies like...
Incotec promotes partnerships for sustainability at ISF’s Holland Pavilion
07 May 2024: Incotec is open for smart partnerships with other companies and institutions, especially if this means accelerating in the fields of sustainability and innovation.
Incotec's Rob Pronk among experts views in Seed World article
08 May 2024: In a recent article in Seed World, Rob Pronk is one of the experts sharing views on the move toward more sustainable agriculture, the importance of seed treatment in achieving that, and...
Highlighting global presence and local solutions at ISF 2024
07 May 2024: This year the World Seed Congress celebrates 100 years of the International Seed Federation (ISF). At this special edition of the annual congress, Incotec shows that it is a truly global...
Han Botterhuis Incotec on Seed Valley Board
09 April 2024: Han Botterhuis, site director Incotec Europe, has joined the Seed Valley Board.
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Microplastic-free seed coatings
With the sale of seed treatments with intentionally added microplastics to be banned in Europe in 2028 and other regions of the world also expected to look critically at their use of microplastics, the need for microplastic-free seed treatments has never been greater. Helping customers get ahead of a major regulatory impact, we are expanding our line of microplastic-free seed coatings. Our new-generation seed solutions include products for both vegetables and field crops.
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