Here you can read the latest news about CropMix and updates on our progress.
Consortium 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...
Read MoreMore crop diversity and higher yields in strip cropping despite more herbivorous insects
More plant-eating insects AND higher yields, it sounds too good to be true. Research by Luuk Croijmans of Wageningen University & Research shows that on cabbages in crop-diverse cultivation systems (which include...
Read MoreMoestuinMix at the Moestuinbeurs
On 28 March, CropMix was a guest at De Moestuinbeurs! On the beautiful and sunny Middachten estate, Erik H. Poelman and Yvonne Florissen gave a lecture on how, with CropMix, we try to build a bridge between vegetable gardeners and farmers.
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