{"id":4069,"date":"2022-09-10T13:09:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T13:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/about-vp-landbouw\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T13:26:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:26:02","slug":"about-vp-landbouw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/en\/about-vp-landbouw\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4069\" class=\"elementor elementor-4069 elementor-30\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-624bdfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"624bdfd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e83a643\" data-id=\"e83a643\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b202d elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"f0b202d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;\\&quot; aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-underline e--animation-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-f0b202d\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4300\"><a href=\"#missie\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">Our mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4301\"><a href=\"#het-domein\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">Our land<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4304\"><a href=\"#duurzaamheidsinitiatieven\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">Sustainability initiatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4305\"><a href=\"#team\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4306\"><a href=\"#geschiedenis\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\">Our history<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-f0b202d\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4300\"><a href=\"#missie\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Our mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4301\"><a href=\"#het-domein\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Our land<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4304\"><a href=\"#duurzaamheidsinitiatieven\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Sustainability initiatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4305\"><a href=\"#team\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4306\"><a href=\"#geschiedenis\" class=\"elementor-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Our history<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c625259 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c625259\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05f5ec9\" data-id=\"05f5ec9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ba20a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04ba20a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VP Landbouw: A leading light in sustainable agriculture <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dcf1eb\" data-id=\"9dcf1eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df4d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df4d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VP Landbouw is the name of the agricultural company founded in the mid-1940s by the <a href=\"#VP-Capital\">Van Puijenbroek family (&#8216;VP&#8217; Capital)<\/a>, who have continued investing in it ever since. Today, it has become a <a href=\"#Domein\">sizeable mixed farm, combining growing vegetables with dairy farming.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VP Capital has embarked on a transition with VP Landbouw to remain a frontrunner in the field of sustainable agriculture. For this purpose, a journey towards regenerative agriculture has been initiated.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we collaborate with some of our clients in the potato and vegetable cultivation sector as a model farm for regenerative farming. In partnership with our dairy customer, we are working on initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of our milk production by half by 2030 compared to the levels in 2018. Read more about this ongoing project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vreugdenhildairyfoods.nl\/low-carbon-farming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>As VP Landbouw, we believe in the power of innovation and, as a result, regularly open our company to experiments or pilot programs. A notable example of this is our collaboration with the startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mantofoods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Manto<\/strong><\/a>. They aim to develop the cultivation and market for <a href=\"https:\/\/kernza.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kernza\u00ae<\/strong><\/a> in Europe. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57f9eae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57f9eae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45b57655\" data-id=\"45b57655\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79eccf6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"79eccf6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"mission\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7f32e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff7f32e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our mission: to become a more climate-conscious farm <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3a93c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df3a93c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#duurzame-initiatieven\">Throughout its history, both sustainability and sustainable progress have been central to VP Landbouw&#8217;s DNA.<\/a> It was one of the first farms to receive the Unilever &#8216;Landmark Farm&#8217; sustainability label. Every farm has its own story, from its soil and resources to its history and its people. At VP Landbouw, we are currently at a crossroads. Having set ourselves the goal of becoming both <strong>&nbsp;nature inclusive and more financially secure<\/strong>, we are dedicated to producing <strong>nutritious food<\/strong> from <strong>fertile soil<\/strong>, with a strong emphasis on <strong>animal welfare<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have translated this mission into a manifesto setting out our core values, its four pillars serving as a guide for the coming years, ensuring we all continue to pull in the right direction.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b90c056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3b90c056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"accordion-journey\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-light\" id=\"accordion2\"><h3><span class=\"acc-title-l\">Impact-driven and regenerative<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"acc-title-r\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-l\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-l-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We work on closing the carbon and nutrient cycles while improving soil quality, biodiversity and water management.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-r\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-r-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><h3><span class=\"acc-title-l\">A healthy business foundation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"acc-title-r\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-l\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-l-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A healthy business foundation is the driving force behind sustainable progress. Arable farming and landscape management reinforce one another within a single, robust economic model.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-r\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-r-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><h3><span class=\"acc-title-l\">Local and in partnership<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"acc-title-r\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-l\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-l-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We take responsibility in and with our surroundings. Together with farmers, citizens, supply chain partners and governments, we close the loops locally.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-r\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-r-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><h3><span class=\"acc-title-l\">Pioneering step by step<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"acc-title-r\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-l\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-l-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We accelerate the transition towards a sustainable food system by experimenting, learning and sharing knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-r\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jour-bl-r-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd31501 bg-green elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd31501\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"domein\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2c07a4\" data-id=\"e2c07a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597feb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"597feb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"thedomain\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24de2af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24de2af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"Domein\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the domain<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fa032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57fa032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">arable and livestock farming<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8325b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8325b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dace86a\" data-id=\"dace86a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a97ab35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a97ab35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VP Landbouw is located in Hilvarenbeek, south of Tilburg, along the Belgian border. Most of the land is leased from the Gorp and Roovert Estate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kempischelandgoederen.nl\/de-landgoederen\/gorp-roovert\/gorp-roovert\">(Landgoed Gorp en Roovert)<\/a>. The rest is owned by the company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of our <strong>420 hectares of agricultural land<\/strong>, <strong>175 hectares<\/strong> are used for the production of <strong>cow<\/strong> feed (grass, clover, field beans and maize). The remainder is used for arable farming and&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>vegetable cultivation<\/strong>&nbsp;, the two rotating as part of the arable farming strategy.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c4dafd\" data-id=\"9c4dafd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47afb2e\" data-id=\"47afb2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b026ee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b026ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Originally, the agricultural plots were established at a considerable distance from the buildings in order to protect the nearby vast forests from any possible fires. This <strong>combination of agriculture and agroforestry<\/strong> has now become a real asset, &nbsp;providing for a more varied landscape whose biodiversity is on the rise. What&#8217;s more, our crops are less susceptible to extreme temperatures, wind or precipitation.  &nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c818c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"13c818c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/en\/regeneratieve-landbouw\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our agricultural activities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-11f9fab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11f9fab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-793d3c8\" data-id=\"793d3c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9b2216\" data-id=\"e9b2216\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/63652205?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c313be6 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c313be6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"duurzame-initiatieven\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3076a2\" data-id=\"f3076a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c57cffe elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"c57cffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sustainabilityinitiatives\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ebf5a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ebf5a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainability<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95f361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e95f361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainability initiatives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9c71b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9c71b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-180f1b1\" data-id=\"180f1b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342a7f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"342a7f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VP Landbouw&#8217;s current sustainability policy is centred around animal welfare, biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, use of antibiotics, soil management and conservation in preventing and, where possible, rectifying any negative impacts on the environment. Our use of pesticides, water, energy, artificial fertilisers and antibiotics are in line with environmental benchmark standards.  Together with our parent company VP Capital, a roadmap was drafted towards making our farm more sustainable. Some examples of sustainability initiatives that have emerged from this:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c565e6\" data-id=\"1c565e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f11614\" data-id=\"8f11614\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2637896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2637896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Strip cropping<\/li>\n<li>No-till and minimum tillage<\/li>\n<li>Mixed cropping of field beans and winter wheat<\/li>\n<li>Fully electrified irrigation system<\/li>\n<li>Use of cover and resting crops<\/li>\n<li>Field margins with mixed flower crops<\/li>\n<li>Use of grass clippings as compost\/bokashi<\/li>\n<li>Solar panels<\/li>\n<li>Partial grazing and summer barn feeding<\/li>\n<li>Animal welfare: annual audit by KoeKompas, followed-up by recommendations for animal health and welfare<\/li>\n<li>Innovation fields for testing new ways of sowing and growing<\/li><li>Methane emission reduction with Bovaer\u00ae<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66229c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"66229c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8838d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"df8838d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/en\/regeneratieve-landbouw\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our sustainability initiatives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f3cfa7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f3cfa7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5043a5b6\" data-id=\"5043a5b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ddca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37ddca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CO2 Offsetting <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f5c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74f5c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VP Capital&#8217;s annual ESG screening also calculates VP Landbouw&#8217;s CO2 emissions, helping draw up a roadmap of concrete measures to help reduce them, such as installing solar panels.<\/p><p>While we continue working on this roadmap, we are offsetting our carbon emissions every year by purchasing what are known as carbon credits, generated in VCS-certified projects including Ghana and Uganda. As a result, VP Landbouw has been able to declare itself a <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">CO2-neutral company<\/span> since 2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1a8ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d1a8ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/VP-Landbouw-Bronze-Company-Big-green-label-qd128q26j91aysjh5qi62zxy72uoi0tcjgwr0cj1e8.png\" title=\"VP Landbouw &#8211; Bronze Company &#8211; Big green label\" alt=\"VP Landbouw - Bronze Company - Big green label\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc71b4 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"cfc71b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInRight\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e05613f swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Overview duurzame landbouw VP Landbouw\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7533ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7533ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"team\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12c669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d12c669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2325399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2325399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our team is made up of loyal, driven individuals. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d76b4\" data-id=\"29d76b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad6536a elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"ad6536a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"team-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-inner\"><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Simon-de-Brouwer-Algemeen-bedrijfsleider-Lid-van-Beleidscommissie-VP-Landbouw-366x500.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Simon de Brouwer<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">General manager + Policy committee member <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Richard-Coppens-Office-manager-Lid-van-Beleidscommissie-VP-Landbouw-366x500.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Richard Coppens<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Office manager + Policy committee member <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"clear2\"><\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sjef-Jochems-Secretaris-van-Beleidscommissie-VP-Landbouw-3-366x500.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Sjef Jochems<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Policy committee secretary <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"clear3\"><\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Harrie-van-Puijenbroek-Lid-van-Beleidscommissie-VP-Landbouw-366x500.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Harrie van Puijenbroek<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Policy committee member + Gorp and Roovert estate Director<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"clear2\"><\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Michel-Meerkerk-Lid-van-Beleidscommissie-VP-Landbouw-2-366x500.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Michel Meerkerk<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Policy committee member + VP CAPITAL Financial director<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hans-van-Mensvoort-Allround-Medewerker-VP-Landbouw-3-366x500.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Hans van Mensvoort<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">All-round employee <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"clear2\"><\/div><div class=\"clear3\"><\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Johan-Wolfs-Allround-Medewerker-VP-landbouw-366x500.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Johan Wolfs<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">All-round employee <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/VP-Bewerkt-04345-500x333.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Wim van Bokhoven<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">All-round employee<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"clear2\"><\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jan-Ketelaars-366x500.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Jan Ketelaars<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Allround co-worker<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"clear3\"><\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Joost-Broers-Assistent-herdsman-VP-Landbouw-366x500.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Joost Broers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Assistant herdsman <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"clear2\"><\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VP-Landbouw-duurzame-veeteelt-500x274.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Erik van Dijken<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Assistant herdsman <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Joris-Timmermans-Melk-en-veeverzorger-VP-Landbouw-2-366x500.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Joris Timmermans<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Milking and livestock assistant <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"clear2\"><\/div><div class=\"clear3\"><\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Duurzame-veeteelt-en-voer-VP-Landbouw-500x333.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Luuk Stevens<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Milking and livestock assistant <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Duurzame-veeteelt-voerteelt-VP-Landbouw-500x333.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Reni Syla<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Dairy cow milker<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"clear2\"><\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/VP-Landbouw-Spinazie-veld-500x281.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Vincent Nijkamp<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Allround co-worker<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"clear3\"><\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dre-Stuijts-square-447x500.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Dr\u00e9 Stuijts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Site manager and community service officer (BOA), Gorp and Roovert Estate<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"clear2\"><\/div><div class=\"team-bl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/VP-Bewerkt-04249-500x333.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-div\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Walter van Sinten<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-function\">Community service officer (BOA)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e09da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e09da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike a lot of family businesses, all work carried out at VP Landbouw is done by paid employees. We strive for the utmost efficiency in our work, with a flexible team capable of adapting to all weather conditions. With their keen eye for quality and animal welfare, they are the ones who keep the farm running.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7959829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7959829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alongside our permanent team, we also bring in flexible staff on a self-employed basis, or via an employment agency during peak periods.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5b61db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5b61db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"geschiedenis\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff1659b\" data-id=\"ff1659b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4faf5ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4faf5ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"History\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f9f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7f9f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our history<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1cf0a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1cf0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: <em>Frank en Jef van Gils, (2015). Gorp en Rovert van leengoed tot landgoed. <\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d502f2\" data-id=\"8d502f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca1764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ca1764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While our farm enjoys a rich and diverse history, the common thread has always been the scientific basis upon which any decisions or adjustments are made. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9744a10\" data-id=\"9744a10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e78c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e78c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the very beginning, there has always been a drive to continuously improve the welfare of both the cows and the soil. To that end, management has undertaken a number of research trips abroad, even as far as the United States.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab8a714 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab8a714\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa324a9\" data-id=\"fa324a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b0ce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"60b0ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"event-wrap\"><div class=\"event-inner owl-carousel event_slide\"><div class=\"event-bl item\"><a href=\"#test-popup-4073\" class=\"open-popup-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Geschiedenis-VP-Landbouw-oude-stal.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1940-1944\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tDuring the Second World War, Eduard van Puijenbroek opens a farm at Gorp. \n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"event-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn open-popup-link\" href=\"#test-popup-4073\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4073\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Geschiedenis-VP-Landbouw-oude-stal-1024x601.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        1940-1944\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        <p>In early 1941, the farm begins construction of new barns, featuring concrete floors, stone walls and an outer wall made of tarred spruce from its own forests. The farm is set up to provide employment for workers at the Van Puijenbroek textile factories, which had unfortunately closed down because of the war. Some of these workers are put straight to work on the already family-owned estate. In 1940, the farm is made up of 72 hectares of crops, including oat, winter and summer rye, potato, beet and field bean.  <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><a href=\"#test-popup-4199\" class=\"open-popup-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5792-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1945\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tAfter the war, work at the farm continued. Improvements were made, through agricultural engineering works, particularly in terms of land parcelling and drainage. \n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"event-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn open-popup-link\" href=\"#test-popup-4199\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4199\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5792-1024x768.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        1945\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        <p>In 1945, the then Groningen Agricultural Test Station and Soil Science Institute TNO (Landbouwproefstation en Bodemkundig Instituut T.N.O. te Groningen) would analyse the soil conditions at the Gorp farm. It concludes that the light sandy soil is not very fertile and that its quality varies greatly over short distances. To accommodate these conditions, it is recommended that soil fertility be promoted through organic fertilisation and smart crop rotation, not only with cereal crops, but also cultivated pastures and feed crops. To that end, a livestock farm is set up alongside the already existing arable farm. It therefore becomes necessary to start properly planning their arable farming strategy, thereby ensuring that yields are sufficient enough to see the livestock through the winter.    <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><a href=\"#test-popup-4200\" class=\"open-popup-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Geschiedenis-VP-Landbouw-loopstal-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1949\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tDiscussions take place between Van Puijenbroek, some Belgians, the Chicago-based company Brabson and Prof. Ir. P.A. van den Ban of the Wageningen Agricultural College regarding the plan to build the first free stall barn in the Netherlands.  \n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"event-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn open-popup-link\" href=\"#test-popup-4200\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4200\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Geschiedenis-VP-Landbouw-loopstal-767x1024.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        1949\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        <p>Discussions take place between Van Puijenbroek, some Belgians, the Chicago-based company Brabson and Prof. Ir. P.A. van den Ban of the Wageningen Agricultural College regarding the plan to build the first free stall barn in the Netherlands, at the time more common in the US. In October 1949, an invitation comes from Chicago, inviting the team over for a research trip. Up until that point, Gorp employed group stall barns, where the cows are lined up next to each other with their heads facing towards a path in the middle. After the war, management decide to switch to the American free stall barn configuration, where the cows no longer need to be tied.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><a href=\"#test-popup-4201\" class=\"open-popup-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Paard-en-wagen-2.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1950\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Wageningen Pasture and Feed Farming Inspectorate (Inspectie Weide- en Voederbouw te Wageningen) recommend the farm periodically turn over the soil and start reclaiming certain areas. \n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"event-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn open-popup-link\" href=\"#test-popup-4201\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4201\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Paard-en-wagen-2-1024x629.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        1950\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        <p>The Wageningen Pasture and Feed Farming Inspectorate (Inspectie Weide- en Voederbouw te Wageningen) recommend the farm periodically turn over the soil and start reclaiming certain areas. The quality of farmyard manure is also reassessed, requiring it to be put in a heap and mixed in with soil for composting. The study also shows that too little phosphate, as well as too little potassium, is being spread. Consequently, a conscious shift is made towards artificial fertilisation, based on soil analysis, the fertilisation value of farmyard manure, crops and grassland usage. It is hoped that improved fertilisation, sowing techniques and smart crop rotation should generate higher yields.<\/p>\n<p>By that year, Gorp has a total of 70 dairy cows, 60 calves and 30 pregnant heifers, along with 30 oxen in the barn.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><a href=\"#test-popup-4202\" class=\"open-popup-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5801-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1952\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tPeople become eager to see the farming model in place at Gorp. In the early 1950s, it pulls in some 4,000 to 5,000 visitors from England, France, Belgium, Germany and Scandinavia.<br \/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"event-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn open-popup-link\" href=\"#test-popup-4202\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4202\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5801-1024x768.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        1952\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        <p>People become eager to see the farming model in place at Gorp. In the early 1950s, it pulls in some 4,000 to 5,000 visitors from England, France, Belgium, Germany and Scandinavia.<\/p>\n<p>By now, the farm is home to 80 dairy cows, along with 30 one-year-old stirks and 30 calves for breeding, while 20 dry cows, 30 one-year-old oxen and 30 bull calves are fattened up for sale. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><a href=\"#test-popup-4203\" class=\"open-popup-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5795-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1956\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tAccording to a report by the National Agriculture Consultant (Rijkslandbouwconsulent), the farm is about 1,600 hectares in size (including forestry), 72 of which is grassland, 60 cultivated pastures and 140 arable land.\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"event-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn open-popup-link\" href=\"#test-popup-4203\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4203\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5795-1024x768.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        1956\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        <p>According to a report by the National Agriculture Consultant (Rijkslandbouwconsulent), the farm is about 1,600 hectares in size (including forestry), 72 of which is grassland, 60 cultivated pastures and 140 arable land. The barn is home to some 160 cows and around 55 stirks, proving that the farm has undergone considerable growth. Each cow has about 8.2 m\u00b2 of space to lie in, along with 5.1 m\u00b2 to walk around in. In summer, however, the animals are let outside. A study is carried out concerning the relationship between the temperature in the closed free stall barns and milk supply. While milk production is considerably reduced at lower temperatures, the fat content is slightly improved. The animals are given about 8 kg of hay per day. The barn litter is mostly made up of chopped rye straw, which makes the manure package less solid, meaning animals are able to kick holes in it. This allows oxygen to penetrate deeper, thereby generating more thermal energy. The higher temperature of the manure, the more beneficial it is to the livestock. The study report therefore indicates that the stables at Gorp are having a beneficial effect on its livestock.        <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><a href=\"#test-popup-4204\" class=\"open-popup-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5800-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1961\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tThat year, a 100-cattle free stall barn, one that had been drawing admirers for 10 years, burns to the ground. \n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"event-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn open-popup-link\" href=\"#test-popup-4204\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4204\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5800-1024x768.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        1961\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        <p>That year, a 100-cattle free stall barn, one that had been drawing admirers for 10 years, burns to the ground. A considerable amount of agricultural equipment, tractors, a milk wagon and a large batch of hay go up in flames. Luckily, the cattle were standing out in the meadow at the time of the fire. The damage amounts to 100,000 guilders.    <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hans-ripa-k11B9cPCk-0-unsplash-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1968\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tThe directors pay a visit to a large cooperative 'koetel' (cow hotel) in Essen, Germany. \n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4205\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hans-ripa-k11B9cPCk-0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        1968\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        \n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mario-mesaglio-Mbsw7-LTcBY-unsplash-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1970\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tAs a member of the Large Agricultural Holdings Discussion Group (Gespreksgroep Grote Landbouwbedrijven), the Executive Board pays a multi-day visit to Paris, sitting in on a presentation by the agricultural attach\u00e9 on developments in French agriculture. \n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4206\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mario-mesaglio-Mbsw7-LTcBY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        1970\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        \n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><a href=\"#test-popup-4207\" class=\"open-popup-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/graanschuur-2.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1977\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tThe farm enjoys a significant growth in the mid-1970s.\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"event-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn open-popup-link\" href=\"#test-popup-4207\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4207\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/graanschuur-2-1024x724.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        1977\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        <p>The farm enjoys a significant growth in the mid-1970s. According to a report from 1977, the Van Puijenbroek Operating Company (Exploitatiemaatschappij) covers 97.5 hectares of permanent pasture, 73 hectares of cultivated pasture, 111.3 hectares of maize crops, 37 hectares of barley crops and 42 hectares of beet crops. This accounts for a 30% increase in grassland, as well as a 36% increase in arable land since 1956. The dairy farm, meanwhile, is clearly distinguishable from the farm&#8217;s forestry and fruit cultivating operations. Advice is sought on improving the farm&#8217;s water management and land cultivation approach, as well as optimising its feed balance. Fertiliser plans are also drawn up, while veterinarians are also brought in to provide regular livestock health checks.  <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><a href=\"#test-popup-4208\" class=\"open-popup-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Overview-ouder.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1996\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Gorp and Roovert Estate covers an area of 1,200 hectares, comprising 850 hectares of forest, 260 hectares of arable land, 70 hectares of permanent grassland and 30 hectares of cultivated grassland.\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"event-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn open-popup-link\" href=\"#test-popup-4208\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4208\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Overview-ouder-1024x600.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        1996\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        <p>The Gorp and Roovert Estate covers an area of 1,200 hectares, comprising 850 hectares of forest, 260 hectares of arable land, 70 hectares of permanent grassland and 30 hectares of cultivated grassland. Crop yields are fluctuating year on year. Some 50 to 65 hectares are being used to grow potatoes for human consumption, while another 53 hectares is being used to harvest sugar beet. The area devoted to fodder beet varies between 2 and 9.5 hectares. Maize is the biggest crop, accounting for 130 hectares. Some years, roughly 10 hectares is used to grow chicory. Fruit cultivation takes up over 9.5 hectares, made up of 9 hectares for apples and 0.5 hectares for pears. Meanwhile, the area for fruit cultivation has increased by 15 hectares, due to incorporating part of the neighbouring De Braacken orchard. Finally, the farm counts around 9 to 14 hectares of fallow land.        <\/p>\n<p>Total livestock adds up to around 820 animals:<br \/>\nA free stall barn with 362 cows<br \/>\nA free stall barn with 14 cows and 174 stirks<br \/>\nA free stall barn with 90 stirks and 3 breeding bulls<br \/>\nA deep litter barn (with straw) with 50 stirks and 10 breeding bulls<br \/>\nA straw pen with 45 calves and 5 breeding bulls<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Aardappelloods2.png)\"><\/div><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t1998\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tThe business continues to expand, with the operating company granted a permit to build a potato storage facility.  \n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4209\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Aardappelloods2-1024x651.png)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        1998\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        \n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VP-Landbouw-stal-duurzame-veeteelt-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2012\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tThe farm is given a state-of-the-art cattle barn. \n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4210\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/VP-Landbouw-stal-duurzame-veeteelt-1024x683.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        2012\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        \n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-bl item\"><a href=\"#test-popup-4211\" class=\"open-popup-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20210809_170244-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><div class=\"event-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2021 &#8211; present\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-desc\">\n\t\t\t\tThe focus is shifting towards regenerative agriculture: a way of farming that strengthens the soil, captures carbon and restores biodiversity.\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"event-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn open-popup-link\" href=\"#test-popup-4211\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"test-popup-4211\" class=\"white-popup mfp-hide event-modal-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-inner\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-img cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/vplandbouw.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20210809_170244-1024x461.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-lr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-modal-l\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t        2021 &#8211; present\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-modal-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t        <h3>Regenerative direction<\/h3>\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"event-modal-r\">\n\t\t\t      <div class=\"event-full-desc\">\n\t\t\t        <article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-690884be-6dac-8328-b3d0-4acf992f8eda-58\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-138\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"5aa59460-4a73-4b4f-a2d5-7245958aea85\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"144\">The focus is shifting towards regenerative agriculture: a way of farming that strengthens the soil, captures carbon and restores biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"253\">During this period, several innovative projects have been initiated as part of the regenerative strategy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"543\">Due to ongoing uncertainty in legislation and growing societal challenges, VP Landbouw ultimately decided to gradually phase out its livestock operations and focus entirely on arable farming. The emphasis now lies on further developing a nature-inclusive, regenerative farming practice.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"744\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">VP Landbouw continues to invest in knowledge, innovation and collaboration to remain a future-proof agricultural enterprise \u2014 scientifically grounded, ecologically responsible and economically sound.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t      <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-395e3e6 bg-green elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"395e3e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"VP-Capital\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f820c4f\" data-id=\"f820c4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d73da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0d73da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"VPCapital\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b3fc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81b3fc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organisation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b5251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0b5251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VP Capital<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab1049b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab1049b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-201b16f\" data-id=\"201b16f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b5f49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0b5f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VP Landbouw is a subsidiary of VP Capital in the agrifood sector. VP Capital is the family business of the van Puijenbroek family, a family of investors focused on tradition and driven by making a positive impact. The family\u2019s roots lie in the Belgian town of Sint-Niklaas. Six generations ago, their great-great-grandfather started the HAVEP company, producing work wear in Goirle, the Netherlands. His socially conscious entrepreneurial spirit still guides the family to this day. Today, VP Capital is an investment company with some 50 investments, predominantly in Belgium and the Netherlands, investing in eight different domains: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Energy <\/li>\n<li>Agrifood <\/li>\n<li>Clean technology <\/li>\n<li>Built environment<\/li>\n<li>Textile <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bea514b\" data-id=\"bea514b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-576f165\" data-id=\"576f165\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c55e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5c55e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VP Capital invests directly, as well as through funds, in large and small companies, serving as both an active and long-term partner, priding themselves on their active involvement as shareholder in any business they invest in. Sustainability, meanwhile, is at the top of the agenda.   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