Compas Agro

What Compas Agro does

Compas Agro is a Dutch agricultural knowledge company headquartered at Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo, with a second entity and office (Compas Agro Zundert BV) at Business Centre Treeport in Rijsbergen since October 2025. The company operates as an independent advisor and applied-research partner for Dutch and cross-border arable and horticultural sectors, organized around three integrated service lines: Teeltadvies (cultivation advisory, supported by the proprietary Bodeminzicht 2.0 soil-analysis methodology and the per-sample Nitracheck nitrate service), Onderzoek & Projecten (applied research executed on company-owned trial fields, with 15+ active projects including Interreg programs Smart Growers and Hemp2Comp, EIP AI disease detection, Irristaud 2.0, SPoHF, and Agropole Innovates), and Cursussen (spray-license renewal training, standalone technical courses, and the annual Innovatiedagen field-day series). The company also sells the Actua subscription bulletin service to tree-nursery and field-vegetable growers.

The technology stack combines agronomic instrumentation (soil chemistry, microbiology, and physical-analysis labs), sensor-equipped autonomous vehicles, AI image recognition for weed and disease detection, weather-driven disease-forecasting models, digital-twin plant modeling, and AI-driven irrigation optimization — most developed in partnership with WUR, HAS Green Academy, Maastricht University, Brightlabs, and EU/regional consortia. Certifications include ISO 9001, GEP/TNG, and Erkend Leerbedrijf (MBO).

The business model blends recurring advisory retainers and Actua subscriptions (€165-€259/yr) with low-ticket professional services (courses at €77-€150, Nitracheck at €22.50-€26.50 per sample) and grant-funded research project revenue (Interreg, GLB, POP3, EIP). The ~18-employee team sells primarily through direct field engagement and embedded relationships with 50+ grower associations and cooperatives (Plattelandscoöperatie, Boomteeltstudieclub Horst aan de Maas, Blauwe Bessen Platform, Stichting TOG, Aspergegilde Limburg, Coöperatie Carnola), for whom Compas Agro often performs secretariat and knowledge-broker functions.

Name

Compas Agro

Legal name

Compas Agro BV

Website

https://compas-agro.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Compas Agro is a Dutch independent agricultural knowledge company providing cultivation advisory, applied research on owned trial fields, and training for Dutch arable, tree-nursery, field-vegetable, and soft-fruit growers, operating from Venlo and Zundert.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Advisory and Research Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Plant Tissue, Soil & Water Sampling Coordination (Agronomy-Focused) (AFACABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nutrient Management Planning & Fertility Programs (AFACABAB), Irrigation & Water Use Efficiency Agronomy (AFACABAF), Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL), Nutrient Stewardship & Soil Fertility Management (4R Nutrients, Compost, Biofertilizers) (AFAGAMAE)

Keywords

• Cultivation advisory services
• Agricultural applied research
• Soil analysis services
• Crop disease detection
• Spray license training

Headquarters

HQ city

Venlo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Teeltadvies: Cultivation advice services provided throughout the year to help growers optimize their crop processes, yields, and quality through specialist knowledge.
2. Cursussen en licentieverlengingen: Organized courses including winter license meetings, innovation days, and standalone courses on topics such as disease & pest recognition and biology. Courses count toward spray license renewal.
3. Actualiteitenberichten (Actua): Bi-weekly (during growing season) sector-specific bulletins covering diseases, pests, legislation changes. Offered for tree nursery (open field, container, rose cultivation), field vegetables, and other sectors.
4. Nitracheck service: Rapid soil nitrate measurement service with results within one week.
5. Research & Project participation: Participation in funded research projects through various EU and regional programs including Interreg, GLB, POP3, EIP. Projects focus on sustainable agriculture, circular economy, and agricultural innovation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Compas Agro delivers specialist cultivation advice, applied agricultural research, and training/courses to growers in arable and horticulture sectors. Core services include year-round cultivation advisory (Teeltadvies) with proprietary soil analysis tools (Bodeminzicht 2.0, Nitracheck), trial-field-based applied research, and structured courses including spray license renewal programs and innovation days for tree nursery, field vegetables, soft fruit, and other agricultural sectors in the Netherlands and cross-border regions.

Product overview

Compas Agro is an agricultural knowledge company offering a unified portfolio of cultivation advisory, research, and education services for arable and horticulture sectors. The core offering consists of three interconnected services: Teeltadvies (cultivation advice with soil analysis tools Bodeminzicht 2.0 and Nitracheck), Onderzoek & Projecten (applied research on trial fields), and Cursussen (courses including winter licenses and innovation days). The company also provides a subscription-based Actua news service for tree nursery sectors. Research activities span multiple international projects including Smart Growers (smart farming/AI), Hemp2Comp (hemp biocomposites), EIP AI disease detection, and various other initiatives focused on sustainable agriculture, precision farming, and circular economy solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Teeltadvies (Cultivation Advice) Year-round specialist cultivation advisory for growers in arable and horticulture sectors, covering crop management, pest control, soil health, and sustainable practices. Targeted at tree nursery, field vegetable, and soft fruit growers in the Netherlands.
• Onderzoek & Projecten (Research & Projects) Applied agricultural research conducted on Compas Agro's own trial fields, executing funded innovation projects (e.g., Smart Growers, Hemp2Comp, EIP AI disease detection, BESmart) focused on sustainable agriculture, precision farming, and circular economy. Targeted at grower associations, cooperatives, and research partners.
• Cursussen (Courses and Training Programs) Educational courses and license renewal programs for agricultural professionals. Includes Winterlicenties (winter spray license renewal meetings), Innovatiedagen (innovation days), and standalone courses such as Biologie in de Boomkwekerij. Targeted at growers needing spray license renewal and continuing education.
• Bodeminzicht 2.0 Comprehensive soil analysis service combining chemical, physical, and microbiological insights to assess soil environment, soil life, nutrient cycles, nutrient supply, and toxic elements. Each component is scored 0-10 to provide complete soil quality assessment. Developed in collaboration with Soil Vision Laboratory.
• Nitracheck Rapid soil nitrate content measurement service providing results within one week. Priced at €26.50 per sample or €22.50 per sample for 10+ samples. Targeted at growers needing quick insight into soil nitrogen availability.
• Actua Boomkwekerij (Tree Nursery News Service) Subscription-based bi-weekly bulletin covering diseases, pests, and legislative changes for tree nursery (open-field, container cultivation, and rose cultivation). Priced at €165 per Actua or €259 for two Actua's (bundle discount). Targeted at tree nursery growers needing timely sector-specific updates.
• Innovatiedagen (Innovation Days) Annual field events held across multiple Dutch regions featuring crop-specific demonstrations, field tours, and the latest cultivation developments. Participation can count toward spray license renewal (e.g., €77 incl. license renewal). Targeted at growers seeking practical, in-field learning.
• Winterlicenties (Winter License Courses) Seasonal spray license renewal meetings held during winter months, covering Safety and Technology topics. Targeted at spray license holders needing to meet continuing education requirements.
• Gewasbeschermingsmonitor (Crop Protection Monitor) Downloadable crop protection monitoring tool for growers to support mandatory crop monitoring obligations in place since 2017. Targeted at growers needing structured crop protection record-keeping.

Quantifiable outcome

• Growers can count Innovatiedagen toward spray license renewal
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability14 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

30 partnerships are on record, tiered core, important and minor.

• HAS Green AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHAS Green Academy is a higher education institution for agriculture and environment. Compas Agro is a partner company (partnerbedrijf) of HAS Green Academy, providing internship opportunities for students and collaborating on research projects. Multiple alumni from HAS have joined Compas Agro as employees.
• Stichting TOG (Teelt Overleg Groenten)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation for industrial vegetable growers established in 2014. Compas Agro has signed a letter of intent for multi-year cooperation on research, knowledge sharing and development. Works together on practical, applied research in the vegetable sector.
• Aspergegilde LimburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for the entire asparagus chain in Limburg. Compas Agro has signed letter of intent for cooperation on research, knowledge sharing and development. Works together on Innovatiedagen Asperge.
• Blauwe Bessen PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of blueberry growers with over 45 members. Compas Agro has signed letter of intent for cooperation on research, knowledge sharing and development. Key partner in BESmart project for sustainable berry cultivation.
• PlattelandscoöperatieimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative of farmers and growers in Midden-Limburg with 400 members. Evolved from Milieucoöperatie Peel & Maas (established 1995). Compas Agro has signed letter of intent for cooperation on sustainability in cultivation.
• Boomteeltstudieclub Horst aan de MaascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudy club for tree growers in Horst aan de Maas region, established in 2006 with over 75 members. Compas Agro has signed letter of intent for cooperation and performs the secretariat function for the club.
• Boomteelt Centrum Horst aan de MaasimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform founded by tree growers to strengthen external communication and secure the future of the sustainable and innovative sector. Compas Agro performs the secretariat function since its start.
• Coöperatie CarnolaimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative for rapeseed growers, now also exploring fiber crops like hemp and nettle in North-Limburg region. Works on cultivation, processing, and offtake. Close cooperation with Compas Agro.
• Vereniging Innovatief Platteland (VIP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation connecting entrepreneurs on rural areas with society. One of four implementation collectives for Agrarisch Natuur en Landschapsbeheer (ANLB) for Natuurrijk Limburg.
• Stichting TOGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizes Innovatiedag Industriegroenten together with Compas Agro on July 9, 2026. Day counts toward spray license renewal.
• Vitelia AgrocultuurimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural company collaborating on Innovatiedagen for tree nursery sector in various regions.
• CLTV ZundertimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative tree growers Zundert, collaborates on Innovatiedagen and other events for tree nursery sector.
• WUR (Wageningen University & Research)importantStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner in multiple projects including EIP AI-detection, BESmart, and Prei Vredepeel. Provides research infrastructure and expertise.
• Maastricht UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in Success4BioActives project focusing on bioactive substances in vegetables and fruits.
• Brightlands CampusimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation campus where Compas Agro is located. Part of Success4BioActives consortium. Home to 70+ companies in high-tech agriculture.
• Kwekerij KennisimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrower partner in BESmart project for sustainable berry cultivation. Collaborates on Innovatiedagen.
• Schrijnwerkers PlantsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlueberry grower hosting Innovatiedag Blauwe Bes on September 29, 2026.
• EuroTree BoomkwekerijenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTree nursery hosting Innovatiedag Boomkwekerij on September 10, 2026 in Horst a/d Maas.
• Vormboomkwekerij Ruud van den BerkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTree nursery hosting Innovatiedag Boomkwekerij on September 9, 2026 in Haaren.
• Boomkwekerij De WeimerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTree nursery hosting Innovatiedag Boomkwekerij on September 17, 2026 in Zundert.
• Boomkwekerij LucassenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTree nursery hosting Innovatiedag Boomkwekerij on September 18, 2026 in Oost-Nederland.
• Boomkwekerij Cor HuibersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTree nursery hosting Innovatiedag Boomkwekerij on September 16, 2026 in Opheusden.
• Volgro BVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural company hosting Innovatiedag Prei on October 8, 2026 at Vredepeel location.
• MertensminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in BESmart project and Innovatiedagen for blueberry sector.
• PVL (Proef- en Vormingscentrum voor de Landbouw)importantStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian research center collaborating on Hemp2Comp project for fiber hemp cultivation and processing.
• PIBO CampusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Hemp2Comp project for fiber hemp in the Limburg region.
• Blueberry Giant GmbH & Co. KGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman blueberry grower participating in Realise-Bio project for peat alternatives.
• Baum und Bonheur GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman tree nursery participating in Realise-Bio project for peat alternatives.
• Baum & BonheurimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman partner in Agropole Innovates project for disease prediction models in tree cultivation.
• Soil Vision LaboratoryimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Bodeminzicht 2.0 soil analysis methodology. Collaboration on comprehensive soil quality assessment combining chemical, physical, and microbiological insights.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Royal Brinkman: Royal Brinkman is a Dutch horticulture supplier and knowledge partner offering crop advisory, substrates and inputs to greenhouse and outdoor growers. It competes with Compas Agro in serving tree nursery and vegetable growers with bundled advisory plus product services.
• Delphy: Delphy is a Dutch applied research and advisory firm for horticulture, arable farming and soft fruit. It directly competes with Compas Agro on cultivation advice, soil/crop analysis, and trial-field research across the same Dutch grower segments.
• ZLTO: ZLTO is the Southern Netherlands farmers' organization providing advice, training and innovation programs to growers in North Brabant and Zeeland. It is a comparable regional knowledge hub with overlapping grower associations, course offerings, and applied research activities.
• DLV Advies: DLV Advies is a Dutch agricultural consultancy providing crop, business, and sustainability advice to farmers and growers. It overlaps with Compas Agro on cultivation advisory and applied research for arable and horticultural sectors in the Netherlands.

Broad incumbents

• HAS Green Academy: HAS Green Academy is a Dutch higher education institution for agriculture and food with applied research, advisory and education activities. It is a formal partner company relationship with Compas Agro but also an adjacent incumbent offering comparable applied agronomy services and student-driven research.
• Wageningen University & Research (Plant Sciences Group): WUR Plant Sciences is the leading Dutch applied agricultural research institution running extensive trial fields and innovation programs. It is a research partner to Compas Agro but also a broad incumbent competing for the same research grants and applied agronomy mandates.
• Agrifirm: Agrifirm is a large Dutch agricultural cooperative providing inputs, feed and crop advisory to arable and livestock farmers. It competes broadly with Compas Agro in providing cultivation advice and sustainability programs, though at much larger scale and with product-bundled services.

Regional players

• PCA (Provinciaal Centrum voor de Landbouw): PCA is a Belgian provincial agricultural research and advisory center serving Flemish growers with trial work, soil analysis, and cultivation advice. It is a direct regional comparable for Compas Agro in tree nursery and field vegetable advisory, operating just across the Belgian border.

Emerging players

• CropX: CropX is an Israel-based precision agriculture platform offering soil sensing, irrigation analytics and decision-support tools. It represents the digital agronomy direction Compas Agro is moving toward with Bodeminzicht, Nitracheck, Irristaud and AI disease detection projects, and competes for the same European growers.
• Koppert Biological Systems: Koppert develops biological crop protection and pollination solutions, increasingly bundled with digital monitoring and advisory services. It is an emerging adjacent player whose AI/disease detection and biocontrol work intersects with Compas Agro's IPM and AI disease detection projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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