We are pleased to announce that the module using satellite radar imagery to create application maps for fertilizers, implemented in Fertisat service, has won the top prize in REGIOSTARS competition in the “Competitive and Smart Europe” category. REGIOSTARS is an annual competition organized by the European Commission that recognizes the most innovative projects financed by European funds across the EU.

The “radar module” is the result of a project co-financed by the Pomeranian Voivodeship Regional Operational Program for 2014-2020 and overseen by the Pomeranian Development Agency. The project was recommended for participation in REGIOSTARS competition by the Marshal’s Office of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. 266 projects nominated by the regional authorities from all over Europe were submitted for evaluation by the European Commission, 25 of which qualified for the finals. On October 14th in Brussels, the finalists presented their projects in detail to a panel of experts from various fields. When evaluating the projects, the experts considered technical and organizational aspects, positive impact on the natural environment, economic benefits, etc. They selected one winner in each of 5 categories. We are honoured that the jury chose our project!

We thank everyone involved in its implementation, supervision, and support, as well as the many people who congratulated us on winning the REGIOSTARS grand prize.

Satellite radar data can be acquired in all weather conditions, allowing to create mineral fertilizer application maps almost daily. The recently completed second season of using these maps confirms their high quality, which translates into thousands of tons of fertilizer savings, and consequently, more funds in farmers’ pockets and fewer harmful chemicals in Polish rivers and the Baltic Sea.

On October 17th we invite you to our stand as part of the Kujawy Maize Day in Mieczysławowo, in Włocławek County (Poland).

The Maize Day is organized by Gdańsk-based company PROCAM, our business partner who annually contracts advisory services based on Irriget and Fertisat services for hundreds of its clients.

This event concludes this year’s series of demonstrations of our services at field days and at agricultural fairs. We thank everyone who visited our stands! We invite you in advance to meet us at events next year, but we are at your disposal at any time: by phone (+48 608 082 640) or email: biuro@wasat.pl.

This season, in collaboration with Farm Frites Poland, we provided potato growers with weekly reports on their field conditions. The reports included information from Fertisat and Irriget services, such as crop health maps and current water balance, as well as disease risk assessments (early blight, late blight), and practical recommendations for farmers.

Farm Frites Poland is the largest producer of fries and other potato products in the country. The opening of a new production line at Lębork factory has increased demand for the raw material, which is met by contracting potatoes on a growing number of farms. Field condition reports are a tool that supports potato growers in managing their plantations, facilitating sound agronomic decisions and ensuring high-quality crops.

We thank Farm Frites Poland team for their trust and successful cooperation, and we look forward to continuing this collaboration in the coming years.

On September 7th, Podlasie Agricultural Advisory Centre, together with the Polish Association of Maize Producers, is organizing the National Maize Day in Szepietowo (Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland). 

We will be present there with a company stand, where – in addition to Irriget and Fertisat services, already well-known to many farmers – we will demonstrate a new digital service designed specifically for maize growers. This will be the market debut of this new service, based, like all our products, on the extraction from satellite imagery of key information for effective agrotechnical treatments.

We invite you to visit our stand, and farmers who are not planning to be in Szepietowo are encouraged to contact us by email (biuro@wasat.pl) or by phone (+48 608 082 640 or +48 600 253 700).