Here you can read the latest news about CropMix and updates on our progress.
Decision rules of frontrunner farmers in The Netherlands
Strokenteelt is een alternatief voor monocultuur dat al inpasbaar is binnen het huidige landbouwsysteem. In deze studie willen we leren van de ervaringen van pioniers op het gebied van strokenteelt en wat hun …
Read MoreBioVelddag 2025
Last Thursday, 3 July, the annual BioVelddag took place Lelystad. A regular feature is the tour of the trials at WUR Open Field Crops, including our trials with strip cropping.
Read MoreConsortium meeting: Harvesting and sowing
Last Tuesday, 17 June, we met with the consortium at Zonnegoed in Joost van Strien's yard for our biannual consortium meeting. With hot temperatures, the farm proved to be the ideal place to reflect...
Read MoreFarmers' meeting: Vitalising crops
On 11 June, our growers were guests of Roland Velema, arable farmer in De Krim Overijssel, to exchange experiences on regenerative measures such as compost tea. Roland explained how he got started...
Read MoreRare beetles
In addition to the rare crested newt, Luuk Croijmans and colleagues recently found the brush-thighed seed-eatercreeper, or Harpalus Froelichii, at two locations in our network.
Read MoreStart amphibian pilot
We are expanding our monitoring: in collaboration with consortium partner RAVON, we have started a pilot to monitor amphibians. This is because amphibian populations in the agricultural area are not doing well...
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