Kennis & innovatie

Dutch Mushroom Center in development at Brightlands Campus Venlo

Mushroom Valley in Venlo has been working for three years on new insights in the field of research, education and development in the mushroom sector.

Kiempunt Annual Review 2019

What is the end of a year without overviews?

New Brightlands residents ready for collaboration and innovation

Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo recently welcomed three new residents: Vitacress Real, Scelta Insight and Frankfort & Koning.

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LLTB: LOF program new dimension for short chain in Limburg

The brand new vice president of the LLTB, Thijs Rompelberg, is involved in the LOF program. Nieuwe Oogst talked to him about this new step in the short chain.

Wout van Ewijk winner of Lodewijk van der Grinten Entrepreneur Prize 2019

The Lodewijk van der Grinten Business Award was presented yesterday for the tenth time.

Physical investment sustainability grant for young farmers (JOLA) opened up

Young farmers can apply for a subsidy for physical investments in making their agricultural business more sustainable between now and February 7, 2020.

Jan Paul Rutten of Gulpener elected Entrepreneur of the Year

Jan Paul Rutten of Gulpener Beer Brewery has been named Limburg Entrepreneur of the Year.

Limburg entrepreneurs create new gin together

A 'NO BULLSHIT' gin. That's how the new Mr Jigs gin is presented to the world.

Fossil oil as inspiration for a sustainable future

Michael Boot wants to revolutionize the oil industry by processing lignin into an oil that, like traditional crude oil, can be used for many applications in our d

LimburgAgrofood celebrates 100x innovation

The LimburgAgrofood program has only existed since the beginning of 2018, but since then LIOF has already financially supported 100 Limburg agrofood entrepreneurs

Latest LED technology used in year-round strawberry cultivation

Fragaria Innova and Signify Horticulture join forces for new cultivation concept for year-round strawberry cultivation with LED lighting

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Turkey farmer puts effort into cooperation

With 60,000 turkeys at three locations, Twan Jenniskens is the largest turkey farmer in the Benelux.

Innovation in new organic chicken house

The poultry farm of family Vullings recently opened a new organic barn. A future-oriented choice with several innovative systems.

Farmers Accelerator 2020 open for applications

In the spring of 2020, the second edition of the Farmer Accelerator, an entrepreneurial program for farmers, will launch.

Right Origins: fair prices for the farmer, transparency for the consumer

Right Origins is one of the startups that was able to develop thanks to the Brightlands Innovation Factory's incubation program.

The pig of the future: 4 scenarios

A recent series of articles by the Volkskrant takes a close look at the pig sector. In the last article four scenarios are outlined for the pig in 20 years.