{"id":25,"date":"2025-10-09T14:56:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-03-14T15:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:42:19","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruud Scheffer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>ruudscheffer.nl<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default\">Consulting and project management<br>Crop protection, seed technology and quality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">website being extended, March 2026 \u00a9 RS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links alignright has-small-icon-size has-icon-color has-icon-background-color is-horizontal is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-4df72486 wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\" 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100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:-12vw\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:-5vw;margin-left:-5vw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tomato_CdB-1811a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34\" style=\"width:222px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tomato_CdB-1811a.jpg 348w, https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tomato_CdB-1811a-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--2\">About us<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--3\">Small but international. Consultancy, especially on seed health , quality and quality management<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ebee8dc1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Expertise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0382-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0382-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0382-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0382-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0382-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0382-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0382-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Quality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Quality and quality management: key for any seed company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-color has-accent-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/home\/quality\/\" style=\"border-width:2px\">To: Quality Management<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/home\/dutch-elm-disease\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dutch-Elm-disease.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dutch-Elm-disease.jpg 687w, https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dutch-Elm-disease-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dutch elm disease<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Devastating elm disease; effective biocontrol developed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">(Click on image for link.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1036\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/closerupgreenhouse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seed quality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Germination is an important seed quality parameter; typically a combination of seed production conditions, processing, seed age and storage conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSCF1607-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSCF1607-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSCF1607-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSCF1607-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSCF1607-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSCF1607-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ruudscheffer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSCF1607-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seed health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The highest risks associated with seed quality come with pests in or on seed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ruudscheffer.nl Consulting and project managementCrop protection, seed technology and quality website being extended, March 2026 \u00a9 RS About us Small but international. 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