How can I make my business more resilient to the effects of a changing climate? It is a question that every entrepreneur has probably asked himself several times in recent months. Many farmers and horticulturists would like to take climate measures, but often do not know where to start and what is economically feasible. The Klimrek climate track can change this! 25 pig farmers can go 1-on-1 [...]
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What are farmyard sap? Inheritance sap is a collective term for sap streams generated by activities on the farmyard, such as silo sap released from the storage of maize or other (feed) crops, milk rinse water, but also rainwater runoff from the silage slab or from the farmyard containing feed and/or manure residues. Even in small quantities, these can have a major impact
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With the implementation of the new CAP and IPM guidelines, farmers are obliged to practice crop rotation on their plots. Crop rotation is an important measure to make a farm climate-resilient: by improving soil health, one gets more stable yields and the farmer is doing risk spreading. But how do you start this
To improve the water quality of our streams and rivers, efforts are being made on many fronts. The agriculture sector has already made many efforts in the context of water quality, including reducing diffuse losses from agricultural plots. However, at the level of yard and silos, further steps can be taken to improve water quality
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Our demonstration afternoon on Thursday 28 March will not take place. Due to weather conditions, the plot is not accessible and we are forced to cancel this demonstration afternoon. We will again plant green cover crops in trial after the main crop, and will organise another demonstration afternoon in spring 2025. In 2024, however, there will still be a thematic exchange moment
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Tuberous cyperus... A weed term that makes a lot of farmers' hair stand on end. Both in Flanders and the Netherlands, this invasive exotic species is increasingly causing problems. For more info on tuber cyperus, visit WIkipedia. Origin and emergence In the north of Belgian Limburg, this weed was first observed in the late 1970s.
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To improve the water quality of our streams and rivers, efforts are being made on many fronts. The agriculture sector has already made many efforts, including reducing diffuse losses from agricultural plots. All these efforts can be undone by unwanted point pollution. Erf and silo effluents are one example. Want help to reduce that impact
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