Kennis & innovatie

Limburg short chain sales largest in the Netherlands

Dutch agricultural companies generate approximately 1.5 billion euros in turnover from so-called short-chain sales, CBS figures show.

Limburg seed mats could transform global food production

What began with annoyance over a patch of lawn where the grass refused to come up has now evolved into a technology that could dramatically change global food pro

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

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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

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.

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

Limburg farm sales survey: consumers value freshness and reliability

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

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.

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

Marc Cornelissen Brightlands Award for Panos Kouris of Verturo

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

Tritordeum: a sustainable, healthy and innovative Limburg crop

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

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Smart, fast and fresh with FineField

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

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.

Local7 helps Limburg entrepreneurs work together to sell regional products

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

Pigs help beer brewers do circular business

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

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