Kennis & innovatie

06

Sep

Solar meadow for pig farmers

The Province of Limburg is helping pig farmers who want to stop. By means of a cheap loan, farmers can install solar panels where the stables used to be.

05

Sep

Fresh produce almost expired? At Lidl they now cost only 25 cents

When the last day of shelf life has arrived, they still go over the counter for a minimum price of 25 cents.

05

Sep

Crosscampus partnership leads to consumer products from green raw materials

The science institute Chemelot InSciTe, located at the Brightlands Campus Geleen and Bio Treat Center (BTC), located at the Brightlands Campus Venlo have entered

05

Sep

Acquisition in automation for horticulture

KOAT in Someren is being acquired by camera inspection and robotics company One of A Kind Technologies in Eindhoven.

05

Sep

'Bokashi' for healthy soil life

In cooperation with the Limburg Water Board, farmers Marc and Thieu Corsten and Thieu Bongers from Kelpen-Oler have constructed two Bokashi fermentation piles fro

Climate and energy in agro

03

Sep

Greenhouse growers most positive according to Agro Confidence Index

The mood index for agricultural and horticultural businesses stands at 18.5 points in the second quarter of 2019.

03

Sep

Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality launches #LNVCommunity

Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality has launched the #LNVCommunity platform.

30

Aug

Takeover of Schreurs Plant Nursery by Gipmans Plant Nursery

Schreurs Plantenkwekerij helped Gipmans Planten out of the fire last year when the company was hit by severe hail damage.

30

Aug

Green colleges join forces in research on sustainable agriculture and animal husbandry

The four Dutch green universities of applied sciences will jointly conduct practice-based research in the next 4 years to accelerate the transition to sustainable

29

Aug

Collecting data for healthy trees

Tree nursery Fleuren collects as much data as possible to know as much as possible about its trees.

29

Aug

Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo expands with Bright House and Bright Village

Developments on the campus are moving at a lightning pace.

Food waste: action required throughout the chain

If we want to stop climate change, secure human food supplies and protect remaining biodiversity, action is needed throughout the chain.

23

Aug

Farmer's sons take over cow farm and start soy farm

The Grobben farming family has always done farming their way.

18

Aug

Growing popularity among consumers: self-selected animal and meat

Crowdbutching is the company behind koopeenkoe.nl. Through this website, consumers can buy meat with a guarantee.

16

Aug

Agricultural land potential for additional CO2 storage

Smart soil management can help combat climate change, Dutch researchers and farmers report.