What started as an experiment is today a practice that is taking hold all over Flanders. From our work on landscape management, we at Boerennatuur Vlaanderen were looking for ways to valorise the released wood in a way that was useful and accessible to farmers. That's how we ended up with the incorporation of wood chips into the soil in 2016. [...]
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As part of the WAVE project, we are launching an innovative Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) technique in one of our fattening pig units. What are we doing? We measure the pigs' drinking water consumption at pen level using three different water meters. This allows us to closely monitor and analyse consumption Why? Monitoring drinking water consumption helps
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The soil is the foundation of every aspect of garden life. Without healthy soil, plants cannot root, grow or flower properly. Yet we tend to focus our attention on what happens above ground, while often knowing little about the condition of our own garden soil. This observation led to the creation of the Limburg citizen science project “Bodemleven” (Soil Life). Within this project
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On Friday 12 September 2025, together with the Agency for Agriculture and Marine Fisheries, we organised an exciting study day on controlling tuber cyperus in our sector. Experts shared their insights, research results and practical tips to effectively tackle this persistent plant. For anyone who attended the study day or would like to review the information, the
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Thank you for your participation in Grass Day 2025 During Grass Day 2025, several fascinating presentations were given and a wide range of exhibitors were ready to share their knowledge and expertise on current topics in grassland management, fertilisation, weed control and projects such as ManureMatch, GrassSat and Herbgrass. We invite you to access the presentations and
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After 2 wetter years, farmers faced drought again this spring. However, not everywhere on a plot the drought threshold is crossed as early. We can respond to this to grow even more efficiently. Variable irrigation offers a smart and sustainable solution. The last two years we were mainly confronted with waterlogging. This spring,
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Thank you for your participation in the 13 August summer meeting On Wednesday 13 August, the Agricultural Research and Training Centre organised a pop-up summer meeting on crop protection, livestock and weed control. We thank all participants for their attendance and input.The presentations of the different sessions can be accessed via the link below: Click here to access presentations
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On 28 August, 2 September and 24 September, the RAMMONIA project partners will organise a workshop for livestock farmers, stakeholders and other stakeholders from the poultry, pig and cattle sectors. Aim of RAMMONIA project and workshop The RAMMONIA project aims to broaden the choices for livestock farmers in ammonia emission-reducing measures from livestock buildings. During the workshop, the working principles of emission-reducing
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The dairy sector faces a major challenge. Every dairy farmer must reduce at least 5% of ammonia emissions by 31 December 2025. This can be done by applying measures from the AERM (PAS) list, by reducing the number of animals, or by a combination of both. By 31 December 2030, the reduction should even reach 25%. In this context, within the Rammonia project, we want to reduce your
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Are you a pig farmer and considering starting individual monitoring via electronic ear tags? Then consult the PigID practical guide now, which explains step by step what is needed to get started with this. This guide was developed as part of the PigID project, working with pig farmers to discover which (individual)