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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Over the past three decades, farmers, including from a policy perspective, have already implemented many interventions that have improved water quality, although this improvement has stagnated over the past 10 years. On sandy soils, a decrease in organic matter content is also observed. Boosting this again will have a positive impact on soil quality, the water retention capacity of
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The need for new, innovative techniques to reduce nitrogen emissions in agriculture is great. However, the number of new techniques being put into practice and recognised is limited and Boerenbond wants to change that. Following a call for projects, Boerenbond has selected six innovative projects, including the sensor measurement system and feed trials
Nitrogen-reducing project from Limburg receives innovation support from Boerenbond Read More »
Remediation of tuber cyperus When dealing with tuber cyperus, there are a number of specific concerns. These mainly focus on avoiding propagation and spread, as control and suppression are only possible with herbicides in a limited number of crops. Persistent weeds Tuberous cyperus is a very persistent, grassy weed belonging to the family
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Target audience: farmers who own or manage plots of land in the Siberia area (Peer). Location: 't Poorthuis, Zuidervest 2A, 3990 Peer Wednesday 17July 2024 20h00 - 22h30 Please confirm your attendance or that of your deputy by mail (leen.gruyters@boerennatuur.be) or by phone/text message (0476 46 21 57). Agenda items Weirs by Watering De Dommelvallei: now
Working group meeting on water management Siberia Read More »
Target audience: farmers who own or manage plots of land in the Buitenheide area. Practical Location: Michielshof (upper room 206), Michielsplein 3, 3930 Hamont-Achel Wednesday 10 July 2024 14h00 - 17h00 Drinks and flan will be provided during the consultation Please confirm your attendance or that of your deputy by email (leen.gruyters@boerennatuur.be)
Working group meeting water manager Buitenheide Read More »
With the Op-Peil and Digistuw projects, we want to investigate how weirs and level-controlled drainage affect the water table in agricultural plots. To this end, we have placed measuring sensors in and around plots belonging to several participating farmers in Bocholt. These sensors are connected to a digital measuring platform that the farmers can read directly. We would like to show you this measuring platform
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
Photo electronic ear tag "More efficient management of the pig farm via individual monitoring of sows and fattening pigs" The aim of the PigID project is better management of the pig farm by identifying opportunities through traceability of various data from birth to slaughter. This through the placement of electronic ear tags (transponders). Current situation Today's pig farmer needs
Need for irrigation In recent years, farmers are increasingly facing extreme weather conditions. During the growing season, we usually experience this in the form of prolonged drought. In northern Limburg, where we also encounter a lot of sandy soil, irrigation is therefore sometimes necessary to achieve an acceptable yield and quality of forage. This is often done using
Drip irrigation - Smart irrigation techniques in maize in northern Limburg Read More »