Kennis & innovatie

Hoeve De Koeberg: kind to the environment

In the South Limburg village of Sint Geertruid, René Keulen and Claudia van der Tuijn run an organic dairy farm and vacation destination, Hoeve De Koeberg.

Two years on the road to circular agriculture

By 2030, the Netherlands must be a global leader in circular agriculture. This objective was formulated by Minister Schouten of LNV in 2018.

Input sought for new almanac Limburg regional products

On behalf of the LOF program, five students of Hogeschool Utrecht are making information about Limburg regional products accessible by means of an almanac.

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Soil insight 2.0: analysis for optimal soil

'Soil Insight 2.0', a new collaboration between four parties, helps growers make an analysis of their soil and work towards optimally functioning soil processes.

Innovative production site of vegetable cutter Hessing gives boost to Greenport Venlo

Hessing Supervers, the major producer of convenience vegetables, is going to build a large factory in Greenport Venlo.

Growers join forces to add value to residual streams

The Horticultural Waste Streams Platform brings together knowledge and expertise to achieve (higher) valorization of horticultural waste streams and thus contribu

Young innovators present circular innovations on stage in Geleen

Ashes from chicken feathers and residual streams for a water-retaining soil, oil from orange peels and cookies from beer residues.

Beet transport by barge: traditional solution for sustainable future

In a trial for rapid sustainability, the traditional transport of Limburg sugar beets by barge will be revived.

Ministry of LNV opens Subsidy Module for Agricultural Business Advice and Education (Sabe)

Agricultural entrepreneurs who want to make the switch to circular agriculture can now take advantage of the possibility of purchasing independent expertise throu

More and more farmers opt for sideline activities

This weekend the national press reported on the increasing number of farmers who "do something on the side".

Registration for third Farmers' Accelerator open

As of today, Tuesday, October 27, registration is open for the third edition of the Boerenversneller, the innovation program for Dutch farmers who want to do thin

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From gas to biomass: a tough journey

Horticulturist Geert Bouten has his own biomass installation to replace gas for heating his own greenhouses and those of his neighbors.

Local producer can showcase himself in iconic water tower Schimmert

A booster to take regional products to the next level.

New pilot plant in Geleen to produce sustainable protein for animal feed

Scale-up Deep Branch is building a pilot plant at Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen to produce nutritious proteins from CO2

Province opens grant for sustainable, young farmers as of December

Young farmers can apply for a grant between December 7, 2020 and February 12, 2021 for physical investments in making their agricultural business more sustainable

Cattle feed from residual streams halves CO2 emissions

Feeding from residual streams of foodstuffs has a CO2 footprint that is more than half that of traditional cattle feed.