Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 5216 I EUROPEAN SEED I EUROPEAN-SEED.COM It is raining – a slight drizzle – as Norbert de Baey drives his car along the narrow tarred track near Börnecke, in the northern Harz. )LUVWWLPHYLVLWRUVWRWKLVUXUDODUHDGRQRWH[SHFWWRÀQGKHUHRQHRI WKHPRVWXSWRGDWHVHHGWUHDWLQJSODQWVLQ*HUPDQ\UXQE\IDUPHU 5GLJHU.ODPURWKZKRWXUQHGKLVSDVVLRQIRUVHHGWUHDWPHQWLQWR DEXVLQHVVLQ%HIRUHWUHDWLQJKLVÀUVWZLQWHUZKHDWUHFHQWO\ LQDQLQGXVWULDOVKHGRIPRUHWKDQVTXDUHPHWHUVKHYLVLWHG DODUJHQXPEHURIWUHDWHUIDFLOLWLHVDOORYHU*HUPDQ\DQGHYHQLQ $XVWULDWRÀQGWKHEHVWVHHGWUHDWPHQWV\VWHP7KLVLQWHQVLYHUH- VHDUFKKDVSDLGGLYLGHQGV+LVROGSODQWFRXOGKDQGOHRYHU WRQVRIVHHGD\HDUWKLVVHDVRQKHKDVWUHDWHGRYHUWRQVZLWK the new plant. PERFECT MAN-MACHINE COMMUNICATION 7RUXOHRXWVRXUFHVRIHUURU.ODPURWKKDGDFRQWUROFHQWHUZLWK D VWDWHRIWKHDUW 3/& SODQW FRQWURO V\VWHP LQVWDOOHG LQ WKH VHHG WUHDWPHQW KDOO $W D KHLJKW RI PRUH WKDQ IRXU PHWHUV KH DQG KLV Nobody who has ever had the opportunity to discuss seed treating with German farmer Rüdiger Klamroth will doubt for one moment how serious he is about it. Bayer SeedGrowth expert Norbert de Baey has long provided him with advice and support. We were there when he paid Rüdiger Klamroth a visit to give the seed treatment facility a quality check. SEED TREATMENT MADE IN EASTERN GERMANY Rüdiger Klamroth began to run his RZQIDUPLQ7RGD\.ODPURWK HPSOR\VIXOOWLPHZRUNHUVDQGKDV up to 27 workers on his payroll in the SHDN VHDVRQ +H XVHV  SHUFHQW RI KLVIDUPODQGIRUPXOWLSOLFDWLRQ “MY AIM IS A DUST-FREE PLANT” ADVERTORIAL