Trial and Training Centre for Agriculture

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

Status: completed projects

Crop rotation for a robust dairy farm

Maize and grass form the basis of dairy cattle rations. It is therefore logical that these are the two main crops of a

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

Demonamiddag - Toekomstgericht varkenshouden

Demonstration afternoon - Future-oriented pig farming

08/04/2026    
12:00 - 16:00
Agricultural Research and Training Centre
What do the latest insights on emissions and carbon footprint mean for your pig farm? During this demo afternoon, you will get a clear overview of ongoing emissions research, [...]
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Ongoing projects

W.A.T.E.R. – Observations and Analysis by Field Expertise of Regional Farmers

  • 01/01/2026
The European Water Framework Directive requires Flanders to get the water quality in designated watercourses right by 2027. In the Meuse basin, and especially the Dommel river basin, that target remains far off. From reports...
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Strong together against problem weeds

  • 01/01/2026
The countryside can be described as ‘rural area’ or the area where villages, fields, arable land, meadows and nature alternate. Today, the agricultural sector is still the main actor in open space. However,...
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Carbon Guide

  • 01/01/2026
Despite numerous projects and initiatives on soil carbon building, carbon content on arable plots in Flanders remains stagnant or even decreasing. This is also true for arable land in the LEADER region of Maasland. However, the...
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DeepRoot - Deepened root growth via balanced soil nutrition for increased drought tolerance

  • 01/01/2026
A climate full of extremes Climate change has put increasing pressure on Flemish agriculture in recent years. Prolonged droughts, heat waves and unpredictable precipitation lead to yield losses and quality problems. Especially in northern Limburg, with its light...
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