Herrmann Kräuter
Farm name
Herrmann Kräuter
Farm type
Fresh herb cultivation
Location
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Farm size
1300 hectares
Primary soil type
Silty-clay soil
Temperature range
0.7° – 23.8° Celsius, USDA 8A
Average precipitation
780 mm/ year
Social structure
Family owned farm
Sales channels
100% direct sales
Produce
Fresh Herbs, cresses, microgreens, babyleaf salads, cabbage, and edible flowers
Contact
Herrmann Kräuter
Herrmanns Kräuter‘s transition to regenerative farming
Climate Farmer since
2025
Farm history
- Parsley, chives, and dill are the roots of Herrmann Kräuter and go back to 1946 when Willi Herrmann Senior founded the company
- End of the 1980s: the family business exclusively focused on herb cultivation
- Since then, the focus has been on natural and fresh, fine-cut herbs and cresses
- Today, the company is run by the 3rd and 4th generations of the Herrmann family
Previous practices
- Narrow crop rotation
- Limited use of cover crops
- Regular application of herbicides and fungicides
- Only conventional soil sampling methods for soil analysis
Investment costs
- Two machines in the field of robotics
- Cultan application
New practices
Crop rotation
❍ Minimal Soil Disturbance
Cover cropping
❍ Cover Cropping
Trace element fertilisation
❍ Composting & Biofertilizers
Sallow tillage
❍ Minimal Soil Disturbance
Challenges so far
After half a year, most of the recommended measures have proven to be easy to implement. However, initial challenges are emerging in the area of weed management. At the same time, the planning of suitable measures clearly shows that a stronger crop-specific focus is needed in order to develop a targeted strategy.
Outcomes so far
- Lots of public interest in the farm
- Increased water storage capacity
- Increases in insect and wildlife
- Increased on-site organic matter production
- Less heat stress
- Increased macro and microbial soil activity
Learnings of your journey
- More awareness and input regarding the complexity and relevance of soil life
“We are constantly striving to improve our practices and adopt innovative methods, with the clear goal of securing sustainable production, conserving our resources, and increasing efficiency — both now and in the future. That’s why regenerative agriculture appears to be a highly promising approach for us, and we are happy to learn from it”
— The reason why Herrmann Kräuter decided to transition to regenerative agriculture and measure outcomes
Future ambitions
Reduction of chemical crop protection
Experiments with Jadam methods
Use of biostimulants
Integration of more crops in the crop rotation
Our partners
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