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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 (31)
September 2, 2026
Ukraine - War Hazards During Harvest
If the current hazards persist, farmers will start to go bankrupt. Maybe that’s the point.
Read article →August 27, 2026
Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine Grain and Food Distribution is an Attack on All of Us
Here in Ukraine, the Russians aren’t only terrorizing our external trade with strikes on ships and ports. They’re also shattering our internal supply chains.
Read article →July 28, 2026
Harvest has begun! Working Day and Night in Ukraine
Kees Huizinga provides an update on farming during war.
Read article →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…
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- Ukraine-Field Conditions in WarMarch 12, 2025
- Ukraine-HarvestAugust 15, 2024
- "Take It To the Farmer"—Kees Huizinga to Speak at 2023 Borlaug DialogueOctober 20, 2023
- Ukraine Farmers Face Livelihood Crisis as Russia Quits Grain Export DealJuly 27, 2023
- Recognizing the Power of Peace Through AgricultureMay 18, 2023
- Abiding by Nature’s Rules in UkraineMarch 16, 2023
- Huizinga tells Ukraine story in USANovember 22, 2022
- November 10, 2022
- Kees Huizinga: The past few monthsOctober 18, 2022
- Kees Huizinga: How a Dutch Native Started Farming in UkraineOctober 17, 2022
- 2022 Kleckner Global Farm Leader AwardOctober 13, 2022
- <strong>2022 GFN Kleckner Global Farm Leader Award: Kornelis “Kees” Huizinga</strong>October 13, 2022
- Ukraine needed a voice to the world and he answeredSeptember 13, 2022
- Food Security with GFN Member Kees HuizingaAugust 1, 2022
- Ukraine Update: Ordinary Farming Challenges in a Most Abnormal YearJune 23, 2022
- Here's how you can help provide a direct-support lifeline to UkrainiansJune 22, 2022
- Farming on the FrontlineJune 7, 2022
- Ukraine's embattled farmers running on empty as world faces food crisisMay 26, 2022
- The Challenging Experiment of Planting Season 2022 in UkraineApril 14, 2022
- Food insecurity: Interview with HuizingaMarch 28, 2022
- GFN Members taking Ukrainian farmers' plea to German ParliamentMarch 9, 2022
- Huizinga on his way to Europe to ask for supportMarch 4, 2022
- Interview with Kees Huizinga, a GFN farmer from UkraineMarch 1, 2022
- The Global Agriculture Community Stands in Solidarity with UkraineMarch 1, 2022
- Honest Views About Trade From UkraineJuly 31, 2018
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