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As a farmer, how can I easily monitor water levels and manage weirs or level-controlled drainage accordingly?

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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 some participating farmers in Bocholt. These sensors are connected to a digital measuring platform that the farmers can read directly. We would like to give you this measurement platform [...]

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Networking moment for farmers - Climate-smart forage harvesting through thoughtful crop rotation

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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

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PigID

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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

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Drip irrigation - Smart irrigation techniques in maize in northern Limburg

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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

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Soil operations to avoid spring drought.

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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

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CANCELLED!!! Demonstration day green coverers

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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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A sustainable perspective: project Hemp2Comp.

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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

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