Skylark farmers working more sustainably

Skylark growers are at the forefront of taking sustainability measures compared to the rest of the sector. This is the conclusion of the foundation after 15 years of working according to the system. 

In 15 years Veldleeuwerik, according to the foundation, it has become clear that growers are at the forefront of taking sustainability measures. 'He is seen as a sustainable entrepreneur who works for the long term, who makes conscious choices in open and in-depth knowledge exchange with colleagues and partners, and who is not afraid to learn from mistakes. Veldleeuwerik's bottom-up sustainability system acts as an accelerator in this respect. Skylark growers also incur lower costs for crop protection and energy than is done on average in the arable farming sector,' they say.

The cooperation in grower-regional groups will be further strengthened in the coming years. With more intensive relationship management, the partners are actively linked to the grower regional groups. This further strengthens the Veldleeuwerik knowledge platform, as does the distinctive profile of Veldleeuwerik.

Focus on soil, (crop) protection and biodiversity 
Growers and partners, such as Heineken, Aviko, HAK, OCI Agro, Agrifirm, CZAV and many others, want to contribute to socially important themes such as climate change, water and biodiversity. That is why they are going to collaborate even more actively within Veldleeuwerik on making cultivation and food production more sustainable. Growers and partners will specifically focus on the indicators soil, (crop) protection and biodiversity. 

When Portal about 400 arable farmers and more than 50 partners are currently connected.

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