„We need to make agriculture more sustainable while maintaining yields“ – Norbert Lins repeats this demand several times. As a member of the European Parliament and chairman of the powerful Agriculture Committee, he is partly responsible for how well agriculture on the continent manages this balancing act. Whether it’s crop rotation, humus build-up or partridges – the 45-year-old has known the ropes since childhood. Lins grew up on a farm in Danketsweiler, Baden-Württemberg.