Kennis & innovatie

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

Collecting data for healthy trees

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

Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo expands with Bright House and Bright Village

Developments on the campus are moving at a lightning pace.

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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.

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

The Grobben farming family has always done farming their way.

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.

Agricultural land potential for additional CO2 storage

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

Human land use needs to change radically according to UN climate report

Last Thursday, the UN climate organization IPCC presented a new report on the interaction between climate change and human land use.

Young Agrofood Professionals learn from each other

Young agricultural entrepreneurs do not have to reinvent the wheel, but can learn from each other and from colleagues.

Drought in the Netherlands: how do we tackle it?

In 2018 and in 2019, the effects of drought will be very noticeable in many areas - and therefore also in Limburg.

Fight for regional products in the supermarket

Agriculture Minister Carola Schouten will enter into talks with supermarket chains to get more regional products on their shelves and will support farmers with re

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ZON Fruits & Vegetables sees opportunity for tomato futures market

After a feasibility study into joining a European futures market for raw materials by Professor Joost Pennings of Maastricht University, ZON Fruit and Vegetables

BlockHeating uses residual heat from data centers to heat greenhouses

BlockHeating is a start-up by Jeroen Burks and Fonger Ypma that uses residual heat from data centers to heat greenhouses.

Summer Harvest helps farmers and gardeners sell 2nd grade produce

With the action #Summer Harvest, ZLTO and the Ministry of Agriculture, Natur

Methodology FoodLab Limburg soon to be noticeable to students

In September, students from catering courses in Limburg will really notice that FoodLab Limburg is leaving its mark on education.

Opening hot remediation delayed until fall

The subsidy scheme for the rehabilitation of pig farms will be opened later this fall.