The principle of our vSET-concept is that vegetable seeds will be precisely applied on our seed tape in our production facility. By use of a so-called Seed Tape Planting Tool, the seed tapes will be automatically and precisely planted in the soil. The main benefits; optimal germination conditions together with precision.

Climate change has a huge impact on open field farming. Together with upcoming legislation related to the use of agro-chemicals, the consumer need for more organic food, farmers are challenged to maintain the yield of their crops at a maximum level. Growers face environmental worries related to the high usage of pesticides, fertilizers & fresh water, degradation of arable land, combined with challenges such as labor shortages and extreme weather. The vSET open field technology will contribute to overcome some of these challenges. With the unique planting method, S&dB is offering a concept that can overcome the challenges with seeding through cover crops, with no tillage and a high level of accuracy. The ideal concept for Regenerative Farming!

Our initial field testing with vSET (patent pending) is done in a 2 year program at WUR’s ‘Boerderij van de Toekomst’ (Farm of the Future), with promising intermediate results. vSET is currently validated at large scale trials with various partners in the industry, like Sensus (chicory), G'Fresh (regenerative farmin) and BASF | Nunhems (seed house).