Farm 

Bockerode-Paterhof GbR
31832 Springe-Mittelrode
Farm Manager: Friedrich Henkels
Tel: +49 (0)5044 / 4281
Internet: www.bockerode.de 

Areas

• Total Area: 300.00 ha
• Arable area: 287.00 ha

Manpower

• Farm manager: 0,7 worker
• Skilled worker: 1,5 worker
• Temporary staff: 0,5 worker/0,7 worker/ 100 ha farmed area incl. temporary staff) Location

Location

• 30 km south of Hannover
• 70 km above mean sea level (MSL)

Field for PotatoEurope 2022 

• Holzland field

Climate

• Average annual temperature 9,5 C
• Average annual precipitation 720 mm

Crop sequence

Holzland field 19.25 ha

• 2014 potato
• 2015 winter wheat  
• 2016 sugar beet
• 2017 winter wheat
• 2018 potato
• 2019 winter wheat
• 2020 silage corn
• 2021 winter wheat

Soil

• Type of soil: diluvial weathered (residual) soils, degenerated loess
• Nature of soil: loam/ silty loam
• Inclination: inclined slightly to the south
• Soil quality no.: 74 – 85
• pH value: 7.0
• Basic nutrient supplies Potassium, phosphate and magnesium
  K: 15,5 mg/ 100 g soil
  P: 6,1 mg/ 100 g soil
  Mg: 10,0 mg/ 100 g soil
• Last liming: 2015

Grass weed and weed content  

• Wind rass
• leavers, orach, chamomile 

Miscellaneous

• Not a water conservation area