Kennis & innovatie

31

Jul

EU limits opportunities in plant breeding

A recent ruling by the European Court of Justice puts a brake on the genetic modification of plants.

25

Jul

Blueberry: new Limburg gold?

The blueberry is gaining in popularity. That can be seen in growing sales figures in Dutch supermarkets. Most of these berries are grown in northern Limburg.

20

Jul

Grassa! builds bio plant for innovative processing of vegetable residue streams

The Venlo-based Grassa! is already getting more out of grass through their advanced biorefinery technology.

18

Jul

7.5 million investment should make cultured meat burgers affordable

Mark Post's cultured meat burger has been in full development since its launch in 2013.

"It's just a tool, but a tool with a lot of potential"

Phenospex aims to use innovative techniques to transform agriculture, requiring fewer fertilizers, pesticides and other substances than today.

13

Jul

Dutch Agri Food Week starts October 5 with business and stakeholder opening in Venlo

Under the motto "Good food. Better world." the Dutch Agri Food Week will kick off on October 5, 2018.

True Pricing: producing sustainably at a fair price

Is sustainable food too expensive or is regular food too cheap? True Pricing aims to provide a better answer to that question.

11

Jul

True Pricing: producing sustainably at a fair price

Is sustainable food too expensive or is regular food too cheap? True Pricing aims to provide a better answer to that question.

11

Jul

3D Food Printing: is it going anywhere?

3D Food Printing has advanced significantly in recent years. A restaurant will soon be opening in which printed dishes play a prominent role.

11

Jul

Smart Farming: smarter, more sustainable, more fun

At the smart farming conference on June 28 during the Agrifood Innovation Event in Venlo, 5 distinctive trends that affect the future of the farmer emerged.

06

Jul

New opening 'MIT South R&D Collaboration'

Since this week there is a new opening to apply for subsidies for Limburg entrepreneurs through the MIT South R&D Collaboration. In order to stimulate the SME

05

Jul

Less pest control through flowery field margins?

Cultus Agro Advies, located in a research site at the Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo, is conducting research on the use of flowers in field margins in reducin

05

Jul

Kipster started in Limburg, now expands to Randstad area

At the end of 2017 Kipster opened in Venray, a new and innovative chicken farm: sustainable, animal- and environmentally friendly.

29

Jun

Limburg farmer also wants to become more sustainable

The daily newspaper Trouw recently conducted the largest opinion survey ever held among farmers.

26

Jun

Villa Flora center of research into healthier eating habits

During the symposium "Limburg: healthiest horticultural region!" at the Brightlands Campus in Venlo, Professor Remco Havermans gave a lecture on his research at V

21

Jun

Priva and Innoveins will get more out of big data agri-food sector

Priva and Innoveins will collaborate on an innovation cluster for data applications and robotic cultivation applications in soft fruit and greenhouse horticulture