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Presentations study day: 'How do we fight tuber cyperus together as an industry'

On Friday 12 September 2025, together with the Agency for Agriculture and Sea 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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Presentations and documentation grass day 2025

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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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Watering smarter and more efficiently

News, Crops / Lore Luys

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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Presentations Agriculture Research Open Day 2025

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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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Your voice counts: Help evaluate new PAS measures with potential for your sector.

News, Cattle, Pigs / Lore Luys

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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Share your ideas for reducing ammonia emissions in the dairy sector!

News, Cattle / Lore Luys

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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More efficient pig farm management through individual monitoring of sows and fattening pigs thanks to PigID project

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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)

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PVL within the operation of B3W

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What is B3W? B3W (Begeleidingsdienst voor Betere Bodem- en Waterkwaliteit) was established in early 2021 to support the objectives of the Flemish manure policy. It is a partnership of 13 knowledge and research centres set up on behalf of the Flemish Land Agency. Our mission: guide farms towards sustainable nutrient management and soil care so that soil fertility improves and losses to water,

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Water consumption in animal husbandry

News, Pigs, Water / Lore Luys

In the 'WAVE' project, several Flemish knowledge and practice centres are joining forces to collect representative figures on water consumption in livestock farming and derive knowledge and applications for livestock farmers. This is because concrete figures are lacking and in order to cope with periods of water scarcity in the future, where

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Tuber cyperus: a pest in Flanders for 40 years and still relevant today

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At first glance, tubercyperus appears to be a harmless grass-like plant, but appearances can be deceiving. This weed has been a persistent problem in Flemish agriculture for some time and is still spreading. It can crowd out your crops, reduce yields and even impose restrictions on your crop rotation.In Flanders, tubercyperus first appeared in the

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