Kennis & innovatie

Peter van Rosmalen of PaperWise makes the world more sustainable, sheet by sheet

Why burn agricultural waste when it is a perfect raw material for paper? With this in mind, Peter van Rosmalen set out to find a way to renew the paper industry.

03

Mar

Healthy snacking with chips made from mushroom residue streams

Four students from Maastricht University's Health Food Innovation Management master's program are trying to conquer the market with the product Bitez, chips made

22

Feb

Chameleon foil new asset for asparagus grower Teeuwen

Math Teeuwen from Limburg, who took over his father's asparagus farm in 1969, is always looking for innovation and improvement.

15

Feb

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.

10

Feb

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

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

Marc Cornelissen Brightlands Award for Panos Kouris of Verturo

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

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.

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.