PHOTON® – International:
Meeting at Fruchtwelt Bodensee,
February 2024

Team Europe

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Wolfgang Benz

Agricultural scientist with a PhD, developer, consultant, and world traveler

Many years of experience in agricultural research and practice in the USA, South Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and of course Germany.

Sales D-A-CH,
Crop cultivation consulting

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Ines Dombek

Germanist with agricultural interest, nature enthusiast

Experience in PR for scientific institutions. Bridges the gap between numbers and words, between experiment and presentation.

Team assistant
marketing

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Frank Saalfeld

Fruit growing expert, development and product management of foliar fertilizers

Many years of experience as an operations manager in fruit cultivation (organic and conventional), with a special interest in nutrients in plant protection

Fruit and vegetable cultivation consulting,
Specialty crops

CMM – Crop Microclimate Management Inc.

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Charles Kupatt

Founder and CEO, Technical Director of CMM

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Nicholas Phillips

Co-owner and Commercial Director of CMM


Crop Microclimate Management researches and develops technologies for managing environmental stresses in crops to increase the productivity of agricultural operations.
The first patented G3 technology for reducing abiotic stress factors in plants, PHOTON®, was introduced to the market in 2011.

With the development of this product, Charles Kupatt has achieved a quantum leap. Compared to previously known preparations, he was able to significantly reduce the application rate and ensure high compatibility with plant protection products.

CMM is headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. It is active in sales and product development in over 40 countries.