Kennis & innovatie

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

04

Dec

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

04

Dec

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

03

Dec

Turkey farmer puts effort into cooperation

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

03

Dec

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.

02

Dec

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.

27

Nov

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.

26

Nov

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.

15

Nov

Limburg Neighborhoods unite farmer and consumer

On six Neighborhoods in Limburg, local farmers deliver their products directly to consumers.

07

Nov

The success of the Zwamburg oyster mushrooms

Rob Hermans of Zwamburg grows oyster mushrooms on residual waste from Limburg companies. An inspiring story about sustainable entrepreneurship.

06

Nov

Province of Limburg commits to LOF program

Limburg Provincial Executive member Hubert Marckus talks about his involvement in and expectations of LOF

Smarter fertilization and appraisal with the drone

EagleDrone provides drone flights with a Micasense RedEdge multispectral camera to visualize the vigor and health of plants.

04

Nov

Innovative Limburg breeding companies work together

Four innovative Limburg breeding companies have decided to work together to present themselves to the sector and the labor market.

04

Nov

International cooperation from Regions4Food gets off the ground after just six months

Through the Interreg Europe project 'Regions4Food' innovative agrofood professionals from 7 European regions share knowledge and experience in the field of digita

04

Nov

Limburg dairy farmer enthusiastic about herb-rich grassland pilot

Dairy farmer Maarten van Cruchten is one of the participants in the pilot project 'Green, productive and living Limburg', in which he examines how a herb-rich gra

04

Nov

Chemelot biogas production to start in 2022

Construction of the biogas plant at Chemelot will start in 2020. Two years later, the first pig manure can be converted to biogas.