Curriculum Vitae
Name/Surname: Wilco Brouwer de Koning
Adress: Kennemerstraatweg 432, 1851 BL Heiloo, The Netherlands
Telephone: +31725824334
Mobile: +31622554536
E-mail: info@biodiversityindairy.com/ wbdk@live.nl
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wilco.brouwerdekoning
Twitter: @boertercoulster
Insta: @boertercoulster
Date of birth: 30-04-1981
Marital status Married, 3 children
Work experience/Board experience
2003 until present day:
Owner of Vof Brouwer de Koning, dairy farm
Vof Brouwer de Koning is a dairyfarm with 180 dairy cows, 100 young stock, production of 1.600.000 kg of milk a year. In 2020 we use 130 hectares of land. De use of land is 90 hactares of production grass, 10 hectares of corn silage, 30 hectares of nature grassland.
See for more information:
www.boerderijtercoulster.nl
www.facebook.com/boerderijtercoulster
2017 until present day:
Board member of LTO Dairy www.lto.nl
LTO is the organisation in the Netherlands, with 35.000 members that represent the interest of the Dutch agricultural sector.
I am a board member of the Dairy sector.
The themes were I’m responsible for.
- Communication: - Host of the 2 weekly LTO dairy podcast
- Labour: - Head of the negotiation delegation from dairy
- International: - Member of the working pary Dairy of COPA COGECA
- Member of the COPA delegation in the working party Dairy EU Commissie.
- Member of NNC-IDF Nederland
- Member Standing Commitee Farm Management NNC-IDF
- Biodiversity: - Board member of the Biodiversity Monitor
2025-2026
Nuffield Scholarship, “How to measure and reward biodiversity in dairy”
2024 until present day:
Dairy farmers Worldwide representative in the SPCC (Science and Programme Coordination Committee) IDF (International Dairy Federation)
https://fil-idf.org/about-us/governance/
2023 until present day:
Chairman of the Working Group on Coherent Legislation on the Delta Plan for Biodiversity Restoration
The Biodiversity Restoration Delta Plan is a broad network of social, agricultural and government organizations that want to work together to improve biodiversity
www.samenvoorbiodiversiteit.nl/themas/coherente-wet-en-regelgeving
2021 until present day:
Member of member council Agrifirm
Royal Agrifirm Group is the premier dedicated and experienced specialist for 15000 member livestock farmers and growers, supporting them with innovative products and services so that they can achieve the best results. www.agrifirm.com
2017 until 2022:
Member of member council Rabobank Alkmaar eo
The Local Members' Council appoints one of the supervisory directors to the General Members' Council (or GMC) to represent members' interests at Rabobank's group level.
www.rabobank.nl/lokale-bank/alkmaar-eo/organisatie/
December 2014:
Member of advisory board Agriterra
Until June 2017 Agriterra creates work opportunities and economic development in rural areas, which allows local farmers to generate higher sales figures and a stable income. We improve their business operations and distribution in the market with our peer-to-peer approach.
December 2012:
Trainings mission Hygiene end Animal health Java Indonesia for Agriterra
Give a training to farm employees of 2 different dairy cooperation’s, So they can give their knowledge to the farmers the meet.
2009 until 2014: Member of the Young farmers organisation Hollands Agrarisch Jongeren Kontakt
2010 until 2014: Chairman of Hollands Agrarisch Jongeren Kontakt
2009 until 2010: Secretary of the youth counsel of FrieslandCampina
FrieslandCampina has an organisation for the young members and future member.
- Organise meetings for the young members
- Represent the young members at the board of FrieslandCampina
- Meet other young farmers organisations
2008 tot 2009:
Member of the young harmonisation commission at the merger Campina/Friesland Foods
During the merger of Campina and Friesland Foods we make a total new program for the 2500 young members of FrieslandCampina
2007 tot 2011: Member of the internation delegation of NAJK (young farmers)
2004 tot 2009: Member youth counsel Campina
2005 tot 2007: Board member youth counsel Campina
2007 tot 2009: Chairman youth counsel Campina
Campina has an organisation for the young members and future member.
- Organise meetings for the young members
- Represent the young members at the board of Campina
- Meet other young farmers organisations