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. Indeed, concrete figures are lacking and to cope with periods of water scarcity in the future, where [...]
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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 quality of our surface water has improved significantly over the past 30 years, but in recent years this progress has stagnated. In winter year 2022-2023, 25% of monitoring sites exceeded the threshold of 50 mg nitrate per litre at least once, an increase of 3% from the previous year. These figures underline the challenges
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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
To improve the water quality of our streams and rivers, efforts are being made on many fronts. The agriculture sector has already made many efforts in the context of water quality, including reducing diffuse losses from agricultural plots. However, at the level of yard and silos, further steps can be taken to improve water quality
Demonstration afternoon Erf- en Silosappen Read More »
PVL came about thanks to the cooperation of:
