Target audience: farmers who own or manage plots of land in the Buitenheide area. Practical Location: Michielshof (Upper 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 »
The impact of tillage on soil moisture losses 2024 will be noted as a year with a very wet winter and a late-starting spring. It is still unclear if and when the weather will turn around but the past few years have given us the opportunity to examine how soil tillage practices affect the
Soil operations to avoid spring drought. Read More »
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
CANCELLED!!! Demonstration day green coverers Read More »
At a time when climate change can no longer be ignored, we, together with our partners, are putting our weight behind the Hemp2Comp (Hemp to composites) project, which aims at the transition to a circular and sustainable economy, focusing on hemp fibre. A promising raw material in the 'fibre' category. The power of Hemp fibre Hemp, a
A sustainable perspective: project Hemp2Comp. Read More »
On International Women's Day, our Limburg rural women also deserve recognition. Because their contribution to a liveable and pleasant countryside in Limburg is invaluable. We therefore invite them to a fascinating afternoon with inspiring speakers. Programme 13.00-13.30 Welcome 13.30-13.45 Welcome by member of the Provincial Executive Inge Moors 13.45-14.30 Welcome to the Metaverse - Pieter van
International Women's Day: punishing madams of the countryside Read More »
Date: 12 February 2024 Today, rural development in Limburg province reaches an important milestone with the official establishment of four Local Action Groups (LAGs) within the LEADER framework. These groups, LAG Kempen, Maasland, Haspengouw Zuidoost and Haspengouw Zuidwest, aim to strengthen local communities and promote sustainable projects in rural Limburg. The LEADER programme, focused