Big challenges to face

Quinte explains that it is dif f icult to take over a farm in a

non-family transfer because of the legislation in Flanders.

‘We’re going to lose 25% of the emission rights of the farm

because of the non-family transfer, and we will have to buy

them back just to be able to milk the same number of cows

in the barn we used to have for the last 10 years. That is a

big f inancial investment’.

He is also currently investing in milking robots to improve

cows’ comfort and reduce labor.

Quinte Jochems

Young dairy farmer in Beerse

(Antwerp), Flanders, Belgium

Quinte’s farm

Quinte Jochems is currently taking over

a dairy farm from his uncle in Beerse

(Flanders), with 250 dairy cows and four

milking robots.

The farm is co-owned by his father

and has been in the Jochems family for

four generations. His uncle joined the

business at a later stage.

Gallery view

“I believe in the

future of dairy

farming”

GENERATIONAL RENEWAL

Support from the EU for the installation

Quinte is very happy to have received f inancial support

from Europe and Belgium to facilitate his installation.

For him, this help is necessary because the challenges are

so big for young people who want to become dairy farmers,

that it is impossible to do it alone, without the help from

the state.

Quinte explains that the help

of professional advisers is

also crucial to guide decisions

during the transition process.

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