2024
Böhm-Nordkartoffel Agrarproduktion GmbH & Co OHG changes its name to EUROPLANT Innovation GmbH & Co. KG; in addition to Dr Justus Böhm, Jörg Eggers and Jörg Renatus take over the management Read more...
Dr Justus Böhm joins the management team at EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH
2020
From May 2020 EUROPLANT is a climate-neutral company. Read more...
Böhm-Nordkartoffel Agrarproduktion GmbH & Co OHG merges with BIOPLANT Biotechnologisches Forschungslabor GmbH
2019
EUROPLANT takes over Straubinger Kartoffelhandels GmbH
Double success for ANNALENA: at the Potato Fair in Spissa Bela/Slovakia it takes 1st place in terms of internal and external quality and in addition it is honoured for the second time already as a regional variety and officially recommended for cultivation and consumption in the Tatra region
BERNINA is voted "Thuringian Potato of the Year" in Germany
BELLINDA is awarded "Potato Variety of the Year" in Saxony/Germany
2018
EUROPLANT takes majority shareholders on Agricultural Innovation Centre Ltd.( LIZ) GmbH in Weißkirchen (Austria) establishing an optimal producltion basis for treatment of the EUROPLANT varieties in the local area
REGINA and OTOLIA are awarded in Croatia as the best potatoes for the traditional Croatian potato dish "Ličke pol"
2017
EUROPLANT celebrates its 25th anniversary under the heading “25 years serving the potato – a story of success”
Takeover of the potato plant location in Eldingen/Germany
After 2015 JELLY is again awarded as the best potato in Croatia for the traditional Croatian potato dish "Ličke pol"
2016
The EUROPLANT Group achieves an overall potato sale of 400,000 tonnes
Foundation of a representative office in Croatia
BELANA is voted to the "Thuringian potato of the year" in Germany
ANNALENA is the 1st most tasty variety at the annual Polish Potato Festival "Dary Lata -barwy jesieni" in Przysiek
2015
Foundation of MENARINI Patate srl as a subsidiary in Italy
EUROPLANT varieties achieve three awards at the 1st Eurasian Potato Day in Belarus: BELLAROSA, VINETA and RUMBA are selected as the most attractive potato varieties
JELLY receives an award as the best potato for the Croatian national dish Ličke pol in Croatia
2014
Foundation of AR TARIM Tohumculuk San. Ve. T c. A as a subsidiary in Turkey
LAURA is voted to the "Thuringian potato of the year" in Germany
CONCORDIA is recognised as the best cooking potato in Lithuania
2013
VINETA receives an award as the best potato for roasting in Russia
VENEZIA wins a silver medal at the Grocer Food and Drink Awards in Great Britain
2012
BELANA receives an award as Denmark's best potato at the Danish Food Contest
ELFE wins the renowned Quality Food Award in Great Britain
2010
VINETA is awarded with a gold medal as Poland's most important ware potato by the Polish Ministry of Agriculture
MARABEL wins a gold medal at the Grocer Food and Drink Awards in Great Britain
2005
Establishment of a new line of business: export of ware and industrial potatoes to 14 countries of the world
2003
Foundation of Aardappel B.V as a subsidiary in the Netherlands
Foundation of KARMARK Int A/S as a subsidiary in Denmark and as a sales company for Denmark, the UK and Scandinavia
Takeover of the potato plant locations in Wietzendorf and Oetzen in Germany
2002
EUROPLANT takes over the entire operational seed potato business from its shareholders
Foundation of EURO SOL Kft. as a sales company in Hungary
2001
Foundation of EUROPLANT FRANCE sarl as a subsidiary in France
Foundation of S.C. EUROPLANT srl. as a subsidary in Romania
The company headquarter of EUROPLANT moves to Wulf-Werum-Straße 1 within Lüneburg (Germany)
Director Otto Estorf retires and Jörg Renatus takes over the EUROPLANT management together with Jörg Eggers
After 10 years, EUROPLANT exports over 20,000 tonnes seed potatoes in 33 countries of the world
2000
Foundation of EUROPLANT Handel Ziemniakami Sp.z.o.o.as a subsidiary in Poland (now: EUROPLANT Polska Sp. z o.o.)
1992
Foundation of EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH, headquartered in Lüneburg (Germany), as a sales company of the traditional breeding company Kartoffelzucht Böhm GmbH & Co. KG and its partners Vereinigte Saatzuchten Ebstorf-Rosche eG (now: Vereinigte Saatzuchten eG), Raiffeisen Centralheide eG and Stader Saatzucht eG
After the foundation, the EUROPLANT managing directors Jörg Eggers und Otto Estorf takes over the sales of the potato varieties from its partners first in East Germany and for various export markets
1991
The Böhm-Nordkartoffel Agrarproduktion GbR (now: Böhm-Nordkartoffel Agrarproduktion GmbH & Co OHG) is founded by Böhm GmbH & Co. KG and Nordkartoffel Zuchtgesellschaft mbH
1985
Böhm GmbH & Co. KG and Nordkartoffel Zuchtgesellschaft mbH founded their first subsidiary: The BIOPLANT GmbH (now: Böhm Nordkartoffel Agrarproduktion GmbH & Co. OHG)
1975
Stader Saatzucht eG (now: Raisa eG), Saatzucht Soltau Soltau Bergen eG (now: Raiffeisen Centralheide eG) and Vereinigte Saatzuchten Ebstorf-Rosche eG (now: Vereinigte Saatzuchten eG) join their competence in the potato breeding sector and establish Nordkartoffel Zuchtgesellschaft mbH
1945
Loss of breeding stations in Pomerania and reconstruction in West Germany on the breeding stations Groß-Bieberau and Kohlbacher Hof
Re-establishment of Kartoffelzucht Böhm with a sales office near Lüneburg
1928
Saatzuchtgesellschaft (before: Fürstentum Lüneburg m.b.H. in Ebstorf) and Niedersächsische Saatzuchtvereinigung Ebstorf e.G.m.b.H) merge to form Vereinigte Saatzuchten Ebstorf. e.G. mbH. (now: Vereinigte Saatzuchten eG)
1922
Foundation of the Soltau eGmbH (now: Raiffeisen Centralheide eG) cooperative, specialized in the cultivation of potato seeds.