Netherlands Agricultural Network in Germany

📣 👇 Gisteren werden we hartelijk ontvangen door het #milieuministerie van #Niedersachsen voor een gesprek tussen Staatssekretärin Anka Dobslaw en Directeur-Generaal Mark Roscam Abbing. De duitse deelstaat grenst aan Provincie Overijssel, Provincie Drenthe en Provincie Groningen en in de grensregio wordt veel samengewerkt. Samenwerken aan #natuurkwaliteit is met name in onze #grensregio van belang. Dit gesprek ging over onze gemeenschappelijke uitdagingen op het snijvlak tussen #landbouw, #milieu en #natuur: Terwijl in Nederland de #stikstofdepositie in #natuurgebieden hoogste prioriteit heeft, is dat in Niedersachsen vooral #nitraat in grondwater en bescherming van de enorme arealen #veenweide (ca. 400.000ha!). Niedersachsen heeft een streng #mestbeleid, heeft te maken met #rechtzaken over te hoge nitraatgehalten, en heeft hoge ambities om via #veenweidebescherming de natuur te verbeteren en uitstoot van klimaatgassen te verminderen. De aanpak volgens de "#NiedersächsischerWeg" waarin verschillende belangen samen aan beleid werken, blijkt effectief. Bedankt Anka Dobslaw en collega's voor de waardevolle uitwisseling en warme gastvrijheid! Ministerie van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur / Netherlands Agricultural Network / Dr. Kirstin Oelmann / Jack Vera / Sanne Gjaltema / Merijn Bos

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📢 #Stikstofemissies uit #stallen: Deze week waren we met een groep #Duitse onderzoekers op bezoek in Nederland om het daarover te hebben. Met #staltechniek en management kunnen veehouders tot wel 80% emissies minderen, maar hoe kun je dat aantonen? Daar is continue meting voor nodig, dus: (hoe) kan dat #betaalbaar, eenvoudig en vooral #juridisch houdbaar? Die vragen spelen zowel in Nederland als in Duitsland. Chris van Naarden, Albert Winkel en Jan Vonk lieten ons zien hoe we daar in Nederland aan werken. De Duitse onderzoekers werken in het project #EmiMod met een nationaal consortium van #kennisinstellingen aan vergelijkbare technieken en uitdagingen. De discissies gingen van sensortechniek tot vergunningprocedures, en van meetprotocollen tot de torenhoge uitdagingen waar de veehouderij in beide landen voor staat. ☝️ Één ding was overduidelijk: dit moeten we vaker doen. Wageningen Livestock Research - Thünen Institute - INRES - Nachwachsende Rohstoffe - Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel - Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft - Ministerie van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur - Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat - LVVN Attaché Netwerk

👉 The visit of the headquarter and the demonstration site of the multinational BayWa AG and their activities on innovation in AgriTech was part of the program today as well as the visit of the campus in Garching. There the group of the innovation mission learned more about the entrepreneurial support of Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich). With UnternehmerTUM and TUM Venture Labs, the TU Munich does have a price-winning startup platform that helps the participants to develop their ideas. One of their participants, Dahlia Robotics, presented their startup. After three full days of input the delegation leaves Bavaria with a lot of information and ideas for collaboration. Let’s keep in touch to talk further on a sustainable agriculture with the help of AgriTech. Marlen Wienert, Georg Sladek, Tina Cleffmann, Roman Werner, Lukas Dillinger, Torsten Steiner Jack Vera, Ralf Van De Beek, Tamme van der Wal, Lilia Planjyan, Arno van Lankveld, Corné Kempenaar, Harmen Wollerich, Paul van Zoggel, Josephine van Eggelen, Dennis Bijlsma, Paul Loman, Evert Jan Krajenbrink, Victor Fransen, Elena T. M. Spolidoro, Marcel Vroom, Martijn R. Lukaart, Balazs Szekeres, Debra Aurich-Koomen, Joris IJsselmuiden, Ard Nieuwenhuizen Yaite Yaite Cuesta Arenas, Anna Leonie Monz, Anna Sandl

🚜 👉 The second day of the innovation mission AgriTech began with a highlight. The delegation visited the headquarter of Fendt. We spoke about research and future developments there. The second part of the program was also about research. We visited the campus in Freising with its research infrastructure where we heard about actual research projects of Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf and Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich) / TUM Hans Eisenmann-Forum für Agrarwissenschaften. The day ended with a visit to a farmer who is implementing innovative digital technics since several years. We spoke about hurdles, benefits and the farmer’s expectations on digital applications and machines. Walter Wagner, Tobias Nothdurft, Adrian Hackfort, Maurice Geerkens, Markus Demmel, Simon Walther, Heinz Bernhardt Jack Vera, Ralf Van De Beek, Tamme van der Wal, Lilia Planjyan, Arno van Lankveld, Corné Kempenaar, Harmen Wollerich, Paul van Zoggel, Josephine van Eggelen, Dennis Bijlsma, Paul Loman, Evert Jan Krajenbrink, Victor Fransen, Elena T. M. Spolidoro, Marcel Vroom, Martijn R. Lukaart, Balazs Szekeres, Debra Aurich-Koomen, Joris IJsselmuiden, Ard Nieuwenhuizen, Yaite Cuesta Arenas, Anna Leonie Monz, Anna Sandl

👉Today, Dutch startups, companies, research institutes and the Ministry of Agriculture have kicked-off the innovation mission in Bavaria. To get to know more about the AgriTech-sector in Bavaria, we had presentations of Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft (LfL), Markus Gandorfer and Dr. Christa Hoffmann. The federal research project KIDetect, executed by Technische Hochschule Deggendorf, Anton Schmailzl, gave a little insight about research activities of the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture. After this interesting start, we moved on to Esri, Thomas Kijftenbelt and Stefan Endres. There the participants learned everything about GIS. Thanks also to Simon Gockel, Andreas Dörr, Dietrich HEINTZ and Christoph Stumpe to give practical insights and research projects about GIS. The day ended with our networking event in Freising. Roman Werner, Jack Vera, Ralf Van De Beek, Tamme van der Wal, Lilia Planjyan, Arno van Lankveld, Corné Kempenaar, Harmen Wollerich, Paul van Zoggel, Josephine van Eggelen, Dennis Bijlsma, Paul Loman, Evert Jan Krajenbrink, Victor Fransen, Elena T. M. Spolidoro, Marcel Vroom, Martijn R. Lukaart, Balazs Szekeres, Debra Aurich-Koomen, Joris IJsselmuiden, Ard Nieuwenhuizen, Yaite Cuesta Arenas, Anna Leonie Monz, Anna Sandl

🚜Next week, we will visit Bavaria with an innovation mission from the Netherlands! Dutch startups, companies, research institutes and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality will explore the region and will get to know the innovative power of AgriTech there. We are looking forward to the visit and are curious which chances for collaboration, we will find. The mission is organized by Netherlands Agricultural Network in Germany, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development (Bert van der Heide, Suraj Jamge, PhD) and Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (Jack Vera, Anna Sandl and Anna Leonie Monz). We are happy to welcome you in Bavaria: Ralf Van De Beek, Tamme van der Wal, Lilia Planjyan, Arno van Lankveld, Corné Kempenaar, Harmen Wollerich, Paul van Zoggel, Josephine van Eggelen, Dennis Bijlsma, Paul Loman, Evert Jan Krajenbrink, Victor Fransen, Elena T. M. Spolidoro, Marcel Vroom, Martijn R. Lukaart, Balazs Szekeres, Debra Aurich-Koomen, Joris IJsselmuiden, Ard Nieuwenhuizen, Yaite Cuesta Arenas

🔙 Rückblick auf eine den Jahresempfang des Clubs der Agrardiplomaten (CdA) in der Landesvertretung von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern letzte Woche! 🌍 11 verschiedene Länder präsentierten ihre nationalen Spezialitäten. Die kulinarische Vielfalt sorgte für eine tolle Atmosphäre, die zu inspirierenden Gespräche einlud. Auch der Bundesminister für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, Cem Özdemir, ließ sich die Gelegenheit zum Austausch nicht entgehen. Ein herzliches Dankeschön an alle Teilnehmenden und auch an Eivina Žižiūnaitė-Allbaz für den Vorsitz des Clubs und ihr großartiges Engagement in den letzten Jahren. #Agrardiplomatie #Networking #CemÖzdemir #ClubderAgrardiplomaten

👉We grabbed our Intern and asked him a few questions about his Internship at the Agricultura Department in the Embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin 📝. Joran Angerman, 22 years old, has joined our team at the beginning of this year. Time has flown by so quickly and sadly we will soon have to say goodbye to him as he continues his studies in Public Administration at University in Leeuwarden. Why did you apply for the internship? “I applied for the internship because I am interested in working for the Foreign Office, the UN or the EU after my studies. Therefore, I wanted to gain experience abroad in an embassy. I chose Berlin because it's a wonderful city full of life and history, it's also a busy place politically and I speak German. I applied for the Agric. department because the issues they deal with are very current and interesting.” You started your internship at a very busy time with the trade fair "Grüne Woche" and were so to say thrown right into action. What were your first impressions? “My first weeks at the Embassy were really hectic. I started with the “Grüne Woche” where a large delegation from The Hague, with the Minister of LNV, high-ranking officials and members of parliament attended some events later in the week. In my first month I also attended the two exhibition “Fruitlogistica” and “BioFach”. All in all it was a busy first month, but totally worth it. I expected a good balance between working at a desk and meetings/events. However, there is a lot more practical work than I first anticipated.” What does a typical working day look like for you? “A typical working day for me starts with a cup of coffee 😊. Then I check my emails and my agenda for the day. If I have any meetings or appointments, I prepare for them. Otherwise, I ask if I can help the team with something, or I continue with the research I am doing for my internship. My research is about the department's communication strategy for major events and how Dutch agriculture is perceived in Germany. I also help Jack Vera (agricultural counselor) with various tasks and research. I was also able to participate in networking events and helped to organise King's Day at the Embassy. So no two days are the same and my work is full of variety.” Unfortunately, your internship is almost coming to an end. What was your personal highlight during your internship? “My personal highlights were the “Grüne Woche” and the “BioFach”. At the “Grüne Woche” I met the Minister of Agriculture, talked to a lot of interesting people and saw how Germany and other countries present their agriculture in a celebratory way. It was really fun, I learnt a lot and met all sorts of interesting people. The “BioFach” was a very similar experience in Nuremberg, but with a greater focus on private businesses.” We would like to thank Joran for his great contribution to the Embassy and wish him all the best for his surely bright future✨. We will be sad to say goodbye to him at the end of June.

👉🚜Vernetzen mit den Niederlanden im Bereich Smart Farming? Dazu gibt es bei unserem Networking Event in zwei Wochen (24.06.2024) ausreichend Gelegenheit! Wir freuen uns auf Sie und einen zukunftsweisenden Austausch zwischen niederländischen Unternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen und spannenden deutschen Akteuren.🤝 Tina Cleffmann Roman Werner Lukas Dillinger TUM Venture Labs Markus Gandorfer Markus Demmel Dr. Christa Hoffmann Anton Huber Bayerischer Bauernverband claudia Luksch TUM Hans Eisenmann-Forum für Agrarwissenschaften Christian Metz Kathrin Schuberth Bayern Innovativ GmbH Dr. Georg Schirrmacher Marie Brueser Michael Mundt Bert van der Heide Jack Vera Anna Leonie Monz Suraj Jamge, PhD