Agricultural research open day

On Wednesday, August 13, the Trial and Training Centre for Agriculture is organising a pop-up summer meeting.

This meeting is about crops, livestock and weed control.
We start with themes around crop protection.
Followed by choice themes for you to choose from.

Closing we do with a wet and dry.

The event is free, but registration is required!

This open day is eligible for phyto-licence renewal

Programme

13h00 - 13h30
Reception

13h30 - 15h30
Fixed session on crop protection

Legislative update: digital register & fill-and-rinse site (Sander Palmans - PVL)
Tubercyperus control in 2025 (Shana Clercx - PVL)
Cultivation of gps cereals and méteil according to IPM (An Schellekens - Hooibeekhoeve)
The suffering called nozzles: results in chicory cultivation (Femke Moors - Pibo campus)

15h30 - 16h30
Choice session

Theme 1 - Livestock farming
RAMMONIA - working together on ammonia reduction
PigID - getting started with individual monitoring yourself

Theme 2 - Innovation in agriculture
Hemp in all its facets
Biostimulants in practice

Theme 3 - Focus on maize cultivation
Drip irrigation in practice
Maturing maize

The event is free, but registration is required.

Practical

Park the car in the Carrefour car park or along the Biotechnicum.
The location of the event is behind the school's practice hall. For this, you need to walk past the trench silos towards the back.