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Scientists want to create a library of soil bacteria with the help of 1000 citizens - and a minister
As one of 1,000 citizen scientists, Flemish Minister of Agriculture, Innovation, and Food, Minister Hilde Crevits, will monitor soybean seeds in an allotment in her hometown of Torhout
ILVO BLOGS from the Trial Platform for AgroEcology in Hansbeke: Making farm compost with the three of us
On May 7, 2020, we started setting up two composting lines at the Agroecology Hansbeke Trial Platform. Both composition and machine selection proved to be important.
ILVO BLOGS from the Trial Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke: Mulch layer on the soil through a complex green cover
From ground cover to mulch layer for resilient soil.
ILVO BLOGS from the Trial Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke: Sowing wheat with minimal tillage and no plowing
On November 6, 2020, organic baking wheat was sown on plots number 1 and 24 (3.6 hectares). After the October rain, seeding was waited until the condition of the field was dry.
Plant attacker of the month December: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens, the multi-coloured bacterium
Bacterial strains of Curtobacterium are found globally in various ecosystems.
Legumes are getting off the ground in Flanders
Great enthusiasm to grow, process and eat them, those are the conclusions after the sector meeting about legumes.
Exceptional ILVO trial proves that new varieties yield considerably more grass than old varieties
Dairy farmers can get up to 20% more grass (in dry matter) from their land by choosing new varieties
First large-scale AGRO-ECOLOGICAL TEST PLATFORM launched in Flanders
Accelerated insights into sustainable agricultural practices