Trial and Training Centre for Agriculture

Driven by collaboration and expertise, towards a future full of opportunities for livestock farming!

Status: ongoing projects

Rammonia - reduction of ammonia emissions from livestock buildings

On 10 March 2023, the Flemish government approved the decree finalising the programmatic approach to nitrogen (PAS). The decree on PAS entered

Independent advice

As an Agricultural Research and Training Centre, we provide independent advice, in consultation with and tailored to farmers. Our hands-on research supports our ability to include the latest innovations in our advice.

  • Research on pigs & cattle
  • Soil & fertilisation
  • Weed control & crop protection
  • Exploration of new crops
  • Water quality survey

Private research

Are you working on an innovative development in livestock farming and looking for research facilities? PVL is happy to think along with you!

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PVL's research focus

Discover our areas of expertise

Pigs

Individual data collection, both in sows, piglets and fattening pigs is our great strength, together with our flexibility in terms of trial designs, offers a wide range of research possibilities.

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Cattle

We have 65 dairy cattle for research and training. The advanced milking robot enables individual feeding and monitoring. The new young cattle shed also offers research opportunities.

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Crops

Without the crops, we cannot feed the cattle and pigs. Therefore, we also conduct thorough research on soil, fertilisation, crop protection, water quality, new crops

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Visit our knowledge centre

PVL supports farmers and horticulturists with hands-on research for pig and cattle farming. Our centre of expertise has several components:

  • Piggery
  • Cattle sheds
  • Test plots
  • Offices
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Get your Driving Licence G now

If you want to get your driving licence G through PVL, you need to take driving lessons. We will then also accompany you to the exam centre.

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Events

Jouw stem telt: evalueer mee nieuwe PAS-maatregelen met potentieel voor jouw sector (pluimvee en varkens)

Your voice counts: help evaluate new PAS measures with potential for your sector (poultry and pigs)

02/09/2025    
All day
Inagro
As part of the RAMMONIA project, we would like to invite you to an inspiring workshop where we will engage with you to [...]
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Grasdag 2025

Grass Day 2025

10/09/2025    
10:00 - 15:00
Agricultural Research and Training Centre
On Wednesday 10 September, Trial and Training Centre for Agriculture, in collaboration with Hooibeekhoeve, Inagro and Boerenbond, is organising a [...] as part of the grass power project.
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Studienamiddag: Hoe bestrijden we knolcyperus samen als sector?

Study afternoon: How do we fight tuber cyperus together as an industry?

12/09/2025    
12:45 - 18:00
't Poorthuis
Friday 12 September 202512h45 - ...'t PoorthuisZuidervest 2a3990 Peer The event is free, but registration is mandatory! Want to register? Click here Programme 12h45Registration phytolics 13h00Integrated approach to tuber cyperus. [...]
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Jouw stem telt: evalueer mee de ingezonden ideeën rond PAS-maatregelen voor de melkveesector!

Your voice counts: help evaluate submitted ideas around PAS measures for the dairy sector!

24/09/2025    
13:00 - 16:00
Brother school Sint-Niklaas
Wednesday 24 September13h0 - 16h00Broederschool Sint-NiklaasWeverstraat 23, 9100 Sint-NiklaasIn the context of the RAMMONIA project, we would like to invite you to an exciting workshop where [...]
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Ongoing projects

Rammonia - reduction of ammonia emissions from livestock buildings

  • 01/05/2025
On 10 March 2023, the Flemish government approved the decree finalising the programmatic approach to nitrogen (PAS). The decree on PAS came into force on 23 February 2024. The PAS aims to ensure...
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Nutrient bear - Final bear choice and impact on excretion

  • 24/02/2025
Flemish pig farming is a high-performance sector that has to compete with a competitive world market under difficult conditions. These difficult conditions are strongly linked to the Flemish situation with, among other things, great pressure on...
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FertiHub: Closing the loop on circular fertilisers together by addressing logistics challenges

  • 01/01/2025
There are many advantages to using circular fertilisers. Not only are they cheap, but they also contribute to the circularity of the sector. Growers, meanwhile, are also convinced by the application of...
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Grass power: The power of grassland as a lever for a more efficient nitrogen cycle on the dairy farm

  • 01/01/2025
This project aims to support dairy farmers in the right choice regarding different aspects of forage harvesting of grass, including grass clover and productive grass herbs, with a focus on nutrient management. This will be done through follow-up...
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