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Dieren en planten

Water en land

Frisian wadden coast   Farming   

Mens en Milieu

Agriculture and stock breeding in North Friesland

Dairy and arable farming are the two most important sources of income for the North Frisian farmers.

  • Arable farming in North Friesland
    Potato and rapeseed farming, Holwerd, Ecomare

    The majority of the arable grounds in Friesland in the year 2007 are used for green maize. Second in place are seed-potato and consumption potatoes. Third is grain, particularly winter wheat and summer barley. Potatoes was number one in 1990.

  • Dairy farming in Friesland
    Young dairy cows by Pingjum, Ecomare

    Friesland has around a half million cattle, of which 190,000 are dairy cows.