Royal Barenbrug Group

On the occasion of her 100th anniversary in 2004, Barenbrug has been awarded the designation ‘Royal’. The past one hundred years this family business acquired a unique and leading position in her sector, as one of the largest grass-seed companies in the world. The next '100' years Barenbrug will be known as the Royal Barenbrug Group.

 

Food Valley
Barenbrug Holding BV
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 24 348 81 00
info@barenbrug.com

Board:
Bastiaan J. Barenbrug,
Frank Barenbrug,
Rob A. de Vries,

Director Research:
Stefan A.G. van der Heijden

News[Print]


Barenbrug supplier of grass in Beijing Olympics Stadium


Barenbrug China will deliver the seed for the pitch of the Olympic Stadium in Beijing - Bird's Nest. The grass is currently undergoing cultivation in China and will be laid as turf in the stadium the day after the opening ceremony... >>>

The quickest solution for overseeding, whatever the season
Sports fields are used day-in, day-out by the A-teams as well as by the junior teams... >>>

Tall fescue best prevents rumen acidosis problems in cows
Results from a joint research project conducted by Hendrix UTD (Nutreco) and Barenbrug prove that the grass species tall fescue, timothy and cocksfoot contribute significantly better to rumen stimulation than perennial ryegrass or festulolium... >>>

International grass seed market
The price of grass seed has increased significantly in the past year. This trend appears set to continue in the coming period... >>>

New Barenbrug demonstration farm in the Netherlands
A new demonstration farm has been opened close to Barenbrug’s main premises in the Netherlands... >>>

New mixing-packaging installation at Barenbrug Holland
To increase flexibility, efficiency and save seed processing time, a brand new mixing and packaging machine has been installed at Barenbrug Holland... >>>

Pasture mixture “Horse Master” appears to be the best choice for horses
Throughout Europe, the number of hectares of grassland used for horses is increasing every year... >>>

Cees Veerman becomes member of the supervisory board Barenbrug
Professor C.P. (Cees) Veerman joins the Supervisory Board of the Royal Barenbrug Group. Cees Veerman’s roots are in arable farming in the Hoekse Waard and he was the Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality for four and a half years. >>>

Oranje on familiar ground on its way to the finals
The pitch of the Stade de Suisse in Berne is made up predominantly of Dutch grass produced by the Dutch grass seed company Barenbrug, headquartered in Oosterhout, Province of Gelderland. In Basel too, the playing surface is made up of Barenbrug grass, while the finals in Vienna will also be fought out on grass from the Dutch global leader in grass development. >>>

Appointment of Frank Barenbrug as Member of the Board of Directors
Appointment of Frank Barenbrug as Member of the Board of Directors of the Royal Barenbrug Group  Mr Frank Barenbrug has been appointed to the Boa... >>>

Management Change New Zealand Agriseeds
We are very pleased to announce that Murray Willocks has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive of  with effect from July 1st, 2008.Du... >>>

Press release: Joint breeding co-operation, Barenbrug and Oseva Uni
The Royal Barenbrug Group of the Netherlands and Oseva Uni a.s. of the Czech Republic entered into a joint breeding and marketing agreement in gr... >>>

Fourth generation Barenbrug appointed President/CEO
Oosterhout Nijmegen - The Netherlands   Mr. Bastiaan J. Barenbrug has been appointed as President/CEO of Barenbrug Holding BV... >>>

RTF awarded Waterwise Marque
Barenbrug UK has received a significant accolade for RTF, with the award of the Waterwise Marque. The award allows Barenbrug UK to apply the Waterwise... >>>

BarKing, the King of the Castle
The new number 7 golf course at St Andrews has been named “The Castle Course” and is scheduled to open in 2008. The mixtures used on the course includ... >>>

Tokyo schoolyards to go green
The Tokyo metropolitan government has decided to turf 280 hectares of the schoolyards. The project will be financed with funds and subsidized by the m... >>>