The climate is changing, we’re here to help farmers and our food system be resilient to those changes.
Despite warming temperatures, spring frost is a growing threat to fruit and nut crops globally, and growers have few scalable and cost-effective tools to protect their crops. Brekland is developing an easy-to-apply foam coating for frost protection.
Frost is a major concern for fruit and nut growers and is getting more severe with climate change,
we’re building the tools to combat it.
Climate change is increasingly impacting global food production, with billion-dollar events becoming more frequent. Heat and drought are the most recognized threats, and innovators are rushing to combat these challenges. However, there is a growing "long tail" of impacts. Spring frost—when unseasonal cold weather damages spring buds and blossoms—is a major and growing cause of loss for fruit and nut crops. A frost in April 2017, for example, caused €3.3 billion (~$3.6 billion) in losses across Europe. As spring frost frequency is increasing, and frosts are getting colder, growers lack the tools to meet this challenge.
Our solution
Insulate crops using a spray-on, biodegradable foam
A Natural Insulator
Foam offers excellent thermal insulation and is better than many common insulation products (e.g., mineral wool).
Easy and Rapid to Apply
Rapid deployment using a tractor-drawn foam sprayer.
Biodegradable and Non-toxic
A water-based solution with <5% biodegradable and non-toxic foaming concentrate.