Soil: carbon sequestration
... are perennial crops such as temporary grassland, deep-rooting crops such as alfalfa and red clover, and crops that leave a lot of structure-rich crop residues such as cereals. Within the group of ...
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Protein extraction from lucerne and clover for broiler and pig feed
Can we extract the crude protein from the leguminous plants alfalfa (lucerne) and red clover, which are both green fodder crops, in order to mix that protein into the rations of (organic) pigs and pou...
Permanent clover fields, innovative sowing methods, strip cropping: ILVO shares latest insights into agroecological agriculture during Demo Day in Hansbeke.
...5%. But: this disadvantage disappears when 40 % of the grass share in the forage is replaced by red clover.
Grass advice
How can we increase the protein autonomy of cattle farmers through targeted advice related to the cultivation of grass and grass-clover?
OPTImizing Protein Nutrition in cattle to tackle the N- and P-excretions to the environment in an economical way
...mproved practices.Relevance/ValorizationThe project has yielded interesting insights. Grass-clover fields have emerged as they efficiently utilize nitrogen and can achieve similar yields wi...
Breeding of forage and grain legumes to increase protein self-sufficiency in the EU and China
...>EUCLEG is an EU Horizon2020 project, in which breeding strategies for soybean, pea, faba bean, red clover and alfalfa are developed in collaboration with 37 research institutes and companies from ...
Grassland use in a changing climate
...erant grasses (tall fescue, perennial ryegrass and Festulolium), whether or not in combination with clover, more feasible and to incorporate these in Flemish dairy rations. Sustainable grassland ex...
Breeding European Legumes for Increased Sustainability
...vide ecosystem services. BELIS involves a total of 34 partners. ILVO is particularly active for red clover and soybean.Research approachWe develop tools and methodologies for cost-effective...
Protein diversification
...eed ILVO studies ways to improve the protein quality in Flemish forage crops, such as grasses, clovers and alfalfa, as well as how to diversify the protein sources in the ration. By incorporat...
Lab analyses for plants, soil and substrate
... cellulase organic matter, macro-elements. See the list of analyses.Plant: grass, grass-cloverMoisture, dry matter, raw protein, N, raw cell matter, digestibility of cellulase organ...
ILVO crop information sheets
ChicoryDry beansEdamameCalendula 2020 / 2017Chickpea(Grass)/CloverLentilsAlfalfaMiscanthusOil pumpkinRussian dandelionSoy 2020 / 2017Sorghum(grain) (fodder)Quinoa 2020 / 2017Field beanFlax
Lab analyses for plant, soil and substrate
... cellulase organic matter, macro-elements. See the list of analyses.Plant: grass, grass-cloverMoisture, dry matter, raw protein, N, raw cell matter, digestibility of cellulase organ...
First large-scale AGROECOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORM launched in Flanders
...typical crops The following crops and mixed crops are already present in plots: microclover (very small ground-cover clover) in which a main crop such as grain is sown.A combination of gras...
Colruyt Group and partners pioneer organic soy growing in Belgium
...y, organic farmer Simon Colembie also grows wheat, spelt, potatoes, green beans, grain maize, grass clover and fodder beet. "I was immediately convinced about growing Belgian soy because it gives m...
Nitrogen effects of cut green manures in relation to application method and soil condition
Grass-clover mixes (fresh or ensiled) can be applied as a cut green manure in field and greenhouse crops. ILVO, Inagro, PCG and UGent evaluated whether the depth at which the cut green manure is intro...
ILVO BLOGS from the Experimental Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke: Mulch layer on the soil through a complex green cover crop
The green cover crop sown in July 2020 is a Biomax mixture consisting of flax, phacelia, alexandrine clover, field bean, field pea, sunflower and fodder vetch.
ILVO BLOGS from the Experimental Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke: Temporary grassland destroyed with minimal tillage
...n cultivator for destruction of the green cover crop The Treffler precision cultivator destroys clover and green cover crops 100% a customized depth between 2.5 and 5 cm (1 - 2 inches). Cu...
In dialogue with Flemish livestock farmers about agroecology: "It offers opportunities, but is not a panacea. And the well-known black-and-white classification of farmers does not reflect reality."
...chain. Agroecological principles that are already well established include the cultivation of grass-clover mixes, the reuse of stable manure, knowledge sharing among farmers, even natural grazing a...
Booklet "ILVO Seeds"
Potential of innovative (mixed) crops and cultivation techniques shown at second PPAE demo day in Hansbeke
...ll be tested and compared with ryegrass. This both in monoculture and in mixed cultivation with red clover. Maarten Cromheeke (ILVO): "In the first cut this year, they yielded as much as standard g...
ILVO BLOGS from the Experimental Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke: How to sow through mulch
...allows seeds with different seed sizes to be used. That's how it can sow small seeds like grass and clover but also larger seeds like corn and bean. The system brings the seed into the seeding tube...
ILVO BLOGS from the Experimental Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke: Mulching against weeds and dryness
... the mulch "Our original plan was to mulch with fresh grass clippings, the first cut of a grass-clover field sowed in fall of 2020. Due to soil conditions that were too wet when the cut became ...
How pests steal genes to neutralize plant toxins
...s also released - from substances called cyanogenic glycosides - when pests feed on plants such as clover or passion flower. So the spider mite can make good use of the stolen CAS enzyme to neutral...
ILVO BLOGS from the Experimental Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke: A successful way to combat couch grass
... fact, in September we wanted to sow a temporary, herb-rich grassland (with 3 types of grasses, red clover, white clover, chicory and narrow plantain) to restore the soils after intensive grain cul...
ILVO BLOGS: growing agroecological baking wheat at the Experimental Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke
... a reserve of nitrogen that the previous crop has built up in the soil. On PHAE, that crop is grass clover, a mix of grasses and clovers. The clovers, in cooperation with root bacteria, bind ni...
How can we nourish the soil under strict phosphate norms and high fertilizer prices?
...d from the green strip, the nitrogen input to the black strip is higher or lower. A perennial grass clover also scores relatively well here and has the advantage that the sod is firm enough to driv...
Compaction of agricultural soils can be (partly) solved, but prevention is more important
...new" crop such as sorghum, showed great potential in greenhouse conditions, while the effect of red clover and yellow mustard proved negligible.Deep rooting crops after mechanical applications:...
ILVO with new demos and formulas at 2023 edition of Machinery Days
...br> In past editions, ILVO emphasized its breeding work, demonstrating its many developed grass and clover varieties. This year, ILVO has laid out more than 20 different agricultural crops in the d...
ILVO develops 5 new varieties of double-resistant fodder radish
ILVO not only breeds grasses, clovers, quinoa, also several green cover crops. One of these is fodder radish. From summer 2025 no less than 5 new varieties will be available on the market. And they ar...
Most climate-friendly milk comes from ... Flanders
...also makes a big difference.Spreading less fertilizer on grassland and switching to grass-clover can again reduce several percent CO2 equivalents. Keeping fewer young cattle by increasing t...
Feeding strategies are an important key to nitrogen-efficient dairy farming
Dairy farmers can reduce their nitrogen emissions by switching to grass-clover in combination with reduced nitrogen fertilization and mowing practices that improve grass silage quality. Reducing prote...
Reed fescue, ideal for grazing young cattle
...haken, raked last and ensiled first. Reed fescue is well suited for a mixed crop with red and white clover (30 kg/ha + 7 kg/ha red clover + 3 kg/ha white clover) for mowing purposes or only white c...
BELIS project: Europe accelerates public-private development of improved legume varieties
...s aim to quickly change that. Specifically, they focus on 7 forage crops: the red, white and annual clovers, alfalfa, bird's foot trefoil (roller clover), vetch and cockscomb (esparcette), and 7 se...
Reliable and cost-effective monitoring of carbon sequestration by carbon agriculture?
...l by introducing intensive rooting crops and perennial crops, such as temporary grassland and grass-clover, into the rotation, limiting fallow periods and by maximizing green cover and applying sta...
Seeding drone, weeding robot and eager-to-learn farmers at 5th agroecology field demonstration
...n-climbing bean cultivation is also attracting interest, as are the plots of buckwheat, mixed grass-clover with herbs and the ancient baking grains successfully cultivated by organic farmer Felix d...