Etiket: arable
Arable farming family Clevering is met with resistance to new road around Warffum
The country’s highest administrative court does not agree with the Groningen arable farming family Clevering that the construction of a new agro-logistics ring road around Warffum would be unnecessary and…
Harvest 2023: more onions, less potatoes and grain. Many arable farmers suffered from the weather: it was too wet or too dry.
Partly due to difficult weather conditions, the 2023 harvest will be lower. More onions were harvested, but less grain, barley and potatoes for consumption. Due to drought and salinization, the…
New setback looms for sugar beet harvest: ‘Extreme year for arable farmer’
The heavy rainfall in recent months threatens the sugar beet harvest. And a new setback is in the air, as freezing temperatures are predicted. “It is an extreme year for…
Far-reaching consequences of climate change: ‘Certain parts of the country may soon no longer be arable’
A winter heat wave has been gripping Europe for days, with plenty of sunshine on the Spanish beaches and green Alpine meadows. This bizarre state of affairs makes doomsayers fear…
Janko and Wrister’s arable farm in Zijldijk is the only northern participant in National Potato Harvesting Day. Visitors can harvest potatoes for free
Janko and Wrister Elema open their arable farm in Zijldijk to the public on Saturday 3 September. They do this in the context of the National Potato Harvesting Day, which…
Why storing rainwater is the future for arable farming
After a few downpours today, plants and fields can handle it again for a while. With a view to the future, it is important to store rainwater as much as…