Kennis & innovatie

14

Dec

Wireless sensors for horticulture: 'Talking apples and pears'

The Venlo-based company Pharox develops wireless sensors for horticulture. "With our sensors we let the products talk.

Ralph Coenen: Vitacress recruits employees through experience

In the past three months, six new employees started at Vitacress Real BV in Venlo. And in January two more employees will join them.

10

Dec

Innovator Vertoro from Geleen introduces bio-oil from lignin

Vertoro, based at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen, expects to produce the first barrel of bio-oil from lignin in early 2019.

08

Dec

Blueberry Innovators launched innovation activities

Twelve blueberry growers from the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium have set up and equipped a joint R&D company under the name Blueberry Innovators.

07

Dec

Inspiring Meeting Blockchain Agrofood

The world is changing and the market will never be the same.

03

Dec

New OPZuid opening focused on top clusters Maintenance, Logistics and Biobased

The European innovation program for South Netherlands OPZuid focused on the top clusters Maintenance, Logistics and Biobased will open from December 3, 2018 until

30

Nov

Collaboration in arboriculture can facilitate further growth

There is increasing demand for greenery, especially in the big cities.

29

Nov

'Plasma technology important within agro and food'

Within two years, plasma technology will play an important role within the agro and food sector.

21

Nov

Has Venlo starts new Healthy living course

HAS University of Applied Sciences in Venlo will start the Healthy Living course in September 2019.

19

Nov

Limburg opens Young Farmers grant 2018

The Province of Limburg will open the Young Farmers Grant (JOLA) from December 3, 2018 to February 8, 2019.

19

Nov

Brightlands Limburg companies win spot in European Venture Contest

The three Brightlands Limburg companies Grassa, Vertoro and Hy2care have won a place in the European Venture Contest in Düsseldorf with their pitches last week.

14

Nov

CO2 tax as incentive for sustainability

The VEK levy has been proposed in the Lower House, a tax on CO2 emissions for companies.

14

Nov

Possible experiments with CRISPR-Cas in the Netherlands after all

In the coming weeks, Minister of Agriculture Schouten will send a letter to the Lower House in which she advocates experimenting with CRISPR-Cas.In July, the Euro

12

Nov

BASF opens global breeding center in Nunhem

BASF recently opened a new advanced breeding center for cucumbers in Nunhem.

Revolutionizing the food system thanks to Blockchain

Blockchain has the potential to revolutionize our current food system and offers potential for large and small players in agri-food, throughout the chain. The fir

02

Nov

Job opportunities in pig farming and greenhouse farming greatest

The continuing economic growth is increasingly causing personnel shortages. This is also the case in the North Limburg agrofood and green sector.