Pessl buys Solentum potato storage and yield forecast tech

Solentum?was founded by HZPC, a Dutch company specialised in seed potato trading and breeding. In April of this year, HZPC decided to stop developing and supplying digital agricultural products and services through its subsidiary Solentum. SolAntenna and SolgraderPessl Instruments GmbH?has now taken over some of the products of Solentum, including SolAntenna and SolGrader. SolAntenna is a wireless multipurpose electronic potato device providing automated real-time information. It is designed to collect, analyse and help to control storage conditions. It measures the most critical parameters as CO2, temperature and relative humidity. The SolGrader app allows users to take photos of potatoes in the field and calculates the estimated yield of their crops and the size of the potatoes on the spot. Solentum?s current Managing Director Egbert Bakker will make the switch to Pessl Instruments through this acquisition as Product-Sales Manager BeNeLux and Northern Europe and product specialist of Solentum?s products. Solentum B.V. and Pessl Instruments have been working together since 2019. ?We are pleased that customers can continue to work with Solentum?s products,? Herman Verveld, commercial director?HZPC, said. According to Verveld, with the acquisition by Pessl future innovations and improvements of Solentum products are guaranteed.