Texel's brewing barley provides arable farmers in the Netherlands with a bonus

Published 2021년 12월 3일

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The article outlines a unique collaboration between arable farmers and the Texel Beer Brewery, facilitated by Agrifirm, which sees the brewery purchasing around 600 tons of malting barley annually from a specific 100-hectare farmland on Texel, an island known for its arable farming and nature conservation. This initiative, which includes nature-inclusive packages and compensation for reduced yield and extra effort, is part of the brewery's corporate social responsibility efforts and is expected to be break-even for the farmers, offsetting previous financial losses. The collaboration also involves the sowing of herb-rich borders and fewer seeds per hectare to benefit the environment and wildlife, highlighting the brewery's investment in agriculture and its modernization plans, without disclosing growth aspirations.

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The arable farmers sell about 600 tons of malting barley to the beer brewery via Agrifirm. It concerns 100 hectares of island arable land on which nature-inclusive packages will be laid. The growers receive compensation from the Texel Beer Brewery for the reduction in yield and the extra effort. This compensation corresponds to that from the Agricultural Nature and Landscape Management. With this collaboration, Cor Honkoop director of the Texel Bierbrouwerij wants to focus more on corporate social responsibility. 'We lend the barley growers and nature a hand on this island. We think it is important to create beautiful things together. It really fits in with our mission: we cherish Texel and grant Texels to everyone.' Co-owner Arnold Langeveld of Landbouw Centrale Texel expects that the measures will reduce the yield per hectare by 1 tonne. This is now between 6.5 and 10 tons per hectare. He assumes that the arable farmers will break even on average with the compensation from the ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst