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Samenvatting chemische proeven knolcyperus 2025

Knolcyperus is al geruime tijd een hardnekkig en wijdverspreid probleem binnen het Vlaamse landbouwlandschap. Dit moeilijk te bestrijden onkruid vormt een grote uitdaging voor landbouwers, onder meer door zijn sterke ondergrondse knolvorming en snelle verspreiding. Een doordachte en geïntegreerde aanpak is dan ook essentieel om verdere uitbreiding te beperken en bestaande haarden onder controle te […]

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Automatische onkruidherkenning van knolcyperus: werkelijkheid of fictie?

Crops, News / Lore Luys

Artificiële intelligentie en drones worden steeds vaker genoemd als hulpmiddel in de landbouw, maar hoe bruikbaar zijn ze vandaag in de praktijk? Binnen een onderzoeksproject rond automatische onkruidherkenning onderzochten Proef- en Vormingscentrum voor de Landbouw (PVL), VITO en Hooibeekhoeve of knolcyperus automatisch kan worden opgespoord met dronebeelden en slimme beeldanalyse. Het doel is landbouwers te

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PVL within the operation of B3W

News / Lore Luys

Join the Better Soil and Water Quality Guidance Service PVL is looking for farmers who want to join the Better Soil and Water Quality (B3W) Guidance Service. Are you interested in learning and exchanging around topics such as: fertiliser application during or after maize sowing, grassland tearing and choosing an appropriate follow-on crop, growing

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VeeKompas introduces itself at Agridagen

News / Lore Luys

During Agridagen, you will be introduced to VeeKompas, the new information point that supports livestock farmers with questions about emissions and related regulations. The initiative aims to give farmers a handle on an increasingly complex regulatory framework and guide them in controlling and reducing emissions on their farms. Starting point at Agridagen During Agridagen, visitors can visit the VeeKompas stand for a first introduction to the operation of the information point. Advisors

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Workshops: Valorisation of biomass from landscape management

Event, News, Crops / Lore Luys

Build living soil with farm compost and wood chips Would you like to know how farm compost can improve the fertility and structure of your soil? During this workshop, we will share the initial results of the project on farm composting with grass clippings from nature conservation. We will explain the entire process: from managing wooded edges and mowing to

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Call to pig farmers: Do you know how well your business model matches your manure bank declaration?

News, Opinion, Pigs / Lore Luys

For the Nutrient Bear demonstration project, we are looking for 10 pig farms where we will examine the manure bank declaration to see how well it matches the actual situation on the farm. In addition, based on this calculation, we want to check whether you are eligible for emission reduction based on low protein consumption. What will

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Timber edge management for resilient soil

News, Event, Crops / Lore Luys

In 2016, Farmers Nature Flanders pioneered the incorporation of woodchips into agricultural soil. As part of the Bodemgoud project, they are now taking the lead in gradual spreading of wood chips together with the Proef- en Vormingscentrum voor Landbouw and the Regionaal Landschap Lage Kempen. At a demonstration event in Pelt, this technique was explained.

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Measuring smart is knowing: monitoring water consumption in pig farming

News, Pigs, Water / Lore Luys

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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Soil life: How healthy are Limburg's gardens?

News, Crops / Lore Luys

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

Event, News / Lore Luys

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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