Kennis & innovatie

Will your business still exist in 2050?

You know the romantic picture: the farmer plowing the land with a horse at dawn,...

13

Sep

Call for farmers and horticulturists to participate in LTO campaign 'For our land'

LTO is launching the Prinsjesdag campaign #vooronsland on 2 September.

01

Sep

Award seeks sustainability pioneers with guts

The international Marc Cornelissen Brightlands Award is looking for a sustainability pioneer for the third time.

Omega-3 rich meat from Farmer Ruud and DSM

Ruud van Dijck of Boer Ruud is working with DSM Animal Nutrition to make sustainability, animal welfare and healthy food pivotal to his distinctive character.

24

Aug

KOERS: new voucher scheme for South Limburg SMEs

The corona crisis is a major challenge for entrepreneurial Netherlands.

20

Aug

Arable farmers expect to apply more precision agriculture in the near future

A survey conducted by Rabobank shows that 64 percent of Dutch arable farmers expect to apply one or more precision farming techniques within the next five years.

20

Aug

Third round of BL.INC open for submissions

The third round of BL.INC is starting. Are you the innovative entrepreneur with a good idea for healthy and safe food, agriculture or biocircular economy?

17

Aug

Tomato grower Geurts opts for CO2 neutral growing

Eric and Marianne Geurts grow their tasty vine tomatoes on an area of 35,000 m2 in Oirlo.

17

Aug

These Limburg food innovators are in the 2020 Food100

For the fourth year in a row, Food100 has published the list of the most important food changers in the Netherlands.This year there are twice as many Limburgers o

14

Aug

Collaboration brings exotic sweet potato to Limburg soil

In the battle for healthier food, the sweet potato is gaining ground on the regular potato.

Get Bike Service is growing explosively

LIOF has been involved in Get Bike Service as a minority shareholder since its establishment in 2018. And...

03

Aug

I Will Award for Heerlen start-up Blockheating

Six promising finalists competed for the 'I Will Award 2020' of Rotterdam School of Management (RSM).

03

Aug

Potato growers share experience with precision agriculture

Since 2018, a group of potato growers has been experimenting with variable haulm killing to reduce pesticide use.

29

Jul

Healthy food from the Mega Microwave

Sudryso Group in Heijen receives a grant of 50 thousand euros from the Innovation Fund for the development of the 'Mega Magnetron'.

28

Jul

Limburg-based entrepreneurial platform Kiempunt Korte Ketens sets growth acceleration in motion

Kiempunt Korte Keten is using a growth accelerator to empower farmers and growers to serve their customers themselves, or with the help of like-minded people, by

24

Jul

Agrofood sector innovates with help from Limburg students

Because of Corona, the 2th edition of GROW was cancelled this year.