Kennis & innovatie

09

Feb

Sustainable Agriculture Switchover Program takes shape

As part of the objective 'The Netherlands to become a leader in closed-loop agriculture in 2030', the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) is wo

08

Feb

First voucher Agropole issued

Limburg's Compas Agro and horticultural company Pflanzen Janssen from Germany are the first interregional collaboration to receive an innovation voucher from the

05

Feb

Join the Dutch Dairy Challenge

The Dutch Dairy Challenge helps you to give hands and feet to your own innovative and entrepreneurial idea for the future of your dairy farm.

04

Feb

Limburg farm sales survey: consumers value freshness and reliability

The results of the survey on farm sales in Limburg are known.

04

Feb

New business ideas pitched to Limburg agri-food professionals

In the parking lot of Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo and in a real Dragons' Den, students of the minor Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the HAS University

Zef Soogelee proves: nature-friendly farming is also smart farming

Zef Soogelee from Ransdaal, producer of Christmas trees and beef, is someone who likes to do things differently.

25

Jan

Limburg's AgXeed receives funding for agricultural robot

The Limburg-based company AgXeed is among three Dutch upscaling companies receiving a combined total of over 18 million euros in support through the very last rou

21

Jan

Tritordeum: a sustainable, healthy and innovative Limburg crop

In 2018, it was suddenly a hype in the Netherlands: bread made from the grain tritordeum.

21

Jan

Marc Cornelissen Brightlands Award for Panos Kouris of Verturo

Panos Kouris of Vertoro is the third winner of the Marc Cornelissen Brightlands Award.

Smart, fast and fresh with FineField

Machine builder FineField developed a picking robot for harvesting blueberries. The smart ...

18

Jan

Local7 helps Limburg entrepreneurs work together to sell regional products

The corona crisis has given an enormous boost to the short chain.

18

Jan

Agricultural nature management interwoven into farm operations on Hupperetz farm

In recent years, livestock farming has often been mentioned in the same breath as environmental problems.

14

Jan

Peter Janssen: "Ultimately, the consumer determines the way we keep chickens".

In December of 2020, poultry farmer Peter Janssen from Ysselsteyn launched his 'bleieren', eggs directly from the farmer, produced with respect for animals, peopl

14

Jan

Pigs help beer brewers do circular business

In Stein, Limburg, lies Brewery de Fontein, one of the smallest independent breweries in the Netherlands.

Tasty and healthy smoothies for everyone

Only 5 percent of Dutch people eat enough fruits and vegetables per day. This shortage can lead...

11

Jan

Mushroom grower Sikes from Ysselsteyn embraces the concept of recycling

Nearly two years ago, the ground was broken at the mushroom farm of Gerard Sikes in Ysselsteyn for the construction of a biomass power station and mushroom drying