Here you find the evaluation of the weather data from January to April 2019. Gut Bütow is one of the few stations in Mecklenburg Vorpommern, who participates in this analysis / documentation. We report monthly rainfall, sunshine hours and much more to the central office and receive one month of retrospective evaluations. From this, valuable conclusions and observations can be drawn, which in turn flow into the cultivation of certain potato varieties.
Mehr erfahrenGut Bütow – Training company for plant technology
The profession of plant technologist is relatively new and was founded about six years ago. The training to become a plant technologist takes 3 years and is a classical apprenticeship in the dual system (practice & vocational school). You conclude an apprenticeship contract with your training company and go to the blocked lessons in the federal subject class of the vocational school in Einbeck. If you already have your Abitur in your pocket, you have the option of shortening your training to a duration of 2 years. Instructor for this interesting occupation is on property Bütow Denis Behrendt.
Mehr erfahrenPotato breeding at Gut Bütow – A high for potatoes
“Jürgen Wagner chants in his poem at LiteratPro: “Hurray for the potato! And he’s right: almost 380 million tons of potatoes are cultivated all over the world every year. The potato plant originated in the high Andes of Peru, Chile and Bolivia and was planted by the Incas over 2000 years ago. After America was discovered by Columbus in 1492, Spanish sailors in particular brought the potato to Europe in the course of the 16th century.
Mehr erfahrenSaatzucht Niehoff presents new, high-yielding food variety on Potato Europe
The breeding company Dr. K.-H. Niehoff from Bütow will present a brand new and interesting potato variety at the upcoming Potato Europe in Bockerode. The potato is marketed under the variety name Macarena and was bred for the food and export market. The medium early potato (ready for harvest from mid-August) was newly approved this year, it is particularly storable and has a red skin. The biggest advantage is that the variety can also cope well with longer dry and hot periods and still achieves high yields, confirms a spokesman for the breeding company.
Mehr erfahrenGut Bütow – Supporter of the Phytophthora Model Weihenstephan
As a plant propagation company and supporter of the Phytophthora Model Weihenstephan, Gut Bütow makes an important contribution to the protection of potatoes against diseases and infestation by Phytophtora. The data and observations from our monitoring areas are documented weekly and transmitted to syngenta. Gut Bütow thus supports a unique forecasting service for over 3000 potato growers and consultants throughout Germany. Interested?
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