CropsHow a Dutch Company Raises Hens Without Feeding Them Grain
Founded in 2017, Dutch egg producer Kipster feeds its hens food waste instead of grain, avoids killing male chicks and runs its farms on solar power.
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VideoDutch Farmer Jan Grows Rich on Jersey Cattle and Cheese
In Lunteren, near Wageningen University, Jan Dirk van der Voort's family dairy farm feeds 90 cows on 40-year-old pasture and makes cheese sold at four times ordinary prices.
CropsCrops Grow Like Magic in the Netherlands' Plant Factories
In Dutch greenhouse 'plant factories', computers measure each crop's needs and control nutrients, LED light and temperature to maximise yield.