Catch crop mix meets main crop: the
dream team for successful arable farming.

As a true all-rounder, yellow mustard avoids nitrate leaching and effectively combats plant-harming nematodes, thus making a significant contribution to soil health.

The cradle of our culture is also the cradle of one of our most important catch crops. The Alexandrine clover has its origins in ancient Egypt and was used there for green manuring of cotton fields. In Europe, it is used as a substitute for red clover and as a gap filler.

Every child knows that sunflowers always look towards the sun. But why is that? A Californian study suggests that sunflowers do this because bees prefer warm flowers. But there is also a biological reason: heliotropism is the technical term. On the shady side, the plant produces auxin, which ensures faster growth on the shady side. That is why the flower tilts towards the sun.

Referred to as bee pasture, bee friend or also bee welfare, phacelia is the bees' best friend and offers a similarly good honey value as rapeseed. With up to 500 kg of honey per hectare per flowering season, phacelia offers an extremely good honey harvest. Its exotic floral aroma makes Phacelia honey stand out from the usual varieties.