With more exhibitors, more space and more demo machines this year it looks like PotatoEurope 2019 is once again going to be a big hit. The event will take place next week on 4 and 5 September 2019 in Kain, near Tournai in Belgium.
Exhibitors
During the last Belgian edition of PotatoEurope in 2015 there were 193 exhibitors, which has grown to a grand 216 in the coming edition. Exhibitors are coming from 16 different countries (in 2015 exhibitors represented 12 countries), which highlights PotatoEurope’s international flavor. This year again, there will be country pavilions from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
All the different sectors covering the lifecycle of a potato are on offer. The mechanization, seed potatoes, services, phyto and fertilization sectors will all be well represented, as well as the storage and processing.
It is expected that the wider and more international exhibitor profile will also attract a more diverse group of visitors. In 2011 PotatoEurope welcomed just over 7.700 visitors, in 2015 this increased to 9.500, and this year might even reach 10,000?
Demos
One key driver of PotatoEurope ever since the start has been the demonstration of harvesters. This year 14 harvesters from 6 companies will be demonstrated; AVR, Dewulf, Grimme, Ploeger, Pouchain and Ropa will be showing both ride-on and drawn harvesters.
All working widths will be presented, there will be 5 storing lines permanently on show and there will also be trial fields. Alongside the tests on different varieties the trials will primarily cover fertilization trials.
Thanks to the participation of Case IH / Steyr, PotatoEurope also aims to promote future technologies: one of the production fields will be cultivated by precision farming methods. Variable planting, fertilizing and spraying based upon data delivered by drones, satellites, all kind of sensors, soil scans and yield maps.
The event will take place at a site of approx. 33,5 ha in Kain, near Tournai.
PotatoEurope 2019 is part of an international 4 yearly cycle. The 2020 edition will be held on 2 and 3 September in Villers St. Christophe, France
For more information:
Alain Vander Cruys
Fedagrim
Tel: +32 2 262 06 00
Email: info@fedagrim.be
www.fedagrim.be / www.potatoeurope.com