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About
Kornelis 'Kees' Huizinga has farmed in central Ukraine for 20 years, growing onions, carrots, wheat, barley, canola, sugar beet, corn, sunflowers and navy beans. They also have a modern dairy farm. Kees is a member of the Global Farmer Network. In 2022, Kees received the GFN Kleckner Global Farm Leader Award.
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Articles by Kornelis 'Kees' Huizinga
January 14, 2026
GFN Member Shares Reality of Farming From the Ukrainian War Zone
During the Texas Farm Bureau’s 92nd Annual Meeting , Texas farmers and ranchers spoke via live Zoom with Global Farmer Network member Kees Huizinga, U…
Read article →September 18, 2025
In Ukraine, We Just Keep Farming
A farmer died on the front lines last week. He was Oleksandr Hordienko, a Ukrainian who grew wheat in the Kherson region. As he drove his car alongsid…
Read article →September 16, 2025
The Frontlines of Farming
Kees Huizinga, who lives and farms at Mankivka Rayon, Cherkassy oblast in Ukraine, recently visited a farm near Kyiv to show us firsthand the challeng…
Read article →March 12, 2025
Ukraine-Field Conditions in War
Global Farmer Network member Kees Huizinga has been farming in Ukraine for over 22 years. He reveals the harsh realities of war, with bomb craters sca…
Read article →August 15, 2024
Ukraine-Harvest
It's wheat harvest time in Ukraine. Kees Huizinga explains how harvest takes place during war; "If there are no rockets and drones flying above our he…
Read article →October 20, 2023
"Take It To the Farmer"—Kees Huizinga to Speak at 2023 Borlaug Dialogue
Kornelis ‘Kees’ Huizinga will be presenting on the topic "Healing After Conflict: Farmer Leaders' Essential Role in Recovering from War and Destructio…
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