Quinoa
...ticularly well-suited for both contract and independent cultivation. By focusing on mechanical weed control and cultivation without pesticides, quinoa farming has a low carbon footprint and aligns ...
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Soil processes and fertilization
...s (diversification in space). Mixed cropping poses challenges in terms of planting/sowing, weed control, and harvesting, and is easier to implement in arable farming than in horticulture. Mixed cr...
The CSA robot for easier mechanical weed control in organic bedding
...ussions with six CSA farmers, all closely involved in the project, revealed that mechanical weed control is still highly labor-intensive. Correction treatments in particular involve a high degree o...
Through 5G and A.I. to real-time site-specific weed control. Up to 80% less herbicides? Same agricultural yield!
...nstration of a special chain of innovative technologies that promises dramatically more sustainable weed control. A high-tech camera mounted on the drone transmitted images of the field in real tim...
Catalyst for Innovative Mechatronics in Agricultural Technology
...m. Task-specific tools can be linked to it. Initially, a multifunctional application for mechanical weed control will be investigated. In a subsequent phase, we will also develop a second work impl...
Crop diversification for forage production on animal farms: focus on forage sorgho and mixed cropping of silage maize-climbing beans
... also still too low. There are clearly opportunities here for breeding new and better varieties. Weed control remains a point of attention for both crops, with mechanical techniques proving their u...
Marketing and product quality as keys to success of calendula cultivation
... a method for controlling harmful nematodes in the soil. The researchers also optimized mechanical weed control and improved harvesting and post-harvest techniques. Another work package focused on ...
Optimal spray application of plant protection products
...pray applications for three model crops (potatoes, wheat, Brussels sprouts) as well as a flat-field weed control. As input to the model, spray application techniques and settings will be characteri...
Aroma-roots: aromatic root crops for the bio-economy
...adish, angelica and lovage through better varietal knowledge, cultivation mechanization (including weed control, sowing and harvesting), increasing the quality of the harvested biomass and multi-va...
CO-creation Of Pathways to foster agroecoLogical transition of FARMs driven by Living LAB approach
...ct promotes practices that enhance biodiversity, reduce chemical inputs, encourage natural pest and weed control, restore soil fertility, and increase resilience. The aim is to use resources more e...
Horseradish and Angelica: Natural Flavor Innovators for the Food Industry
...ding and reducing weed pressure. For lovage, the potential of annual cultivation and its impact on weed control, yield, harvestability, oil content, storage, and profitability are being assessed. A...
Flanders AI research program
...ng. Furthermore, these innovations enable more sustainable practices, such as mechanical or thermal weed control, to become economically viable. Investing in AI technology is crucial for the agricu...
Healthy soil and crops
...intenance with fewer chemical herbicides. Robot weeder In the field of technical, non-chemical weed control, ILVO mainly aims to use its capacities in the field of digital engineering and AI. In t...
Smart automization, robotization and ICT applications for horticulture
Smart weed control and irrigation; the use of sensors in tree nurseries, in asparagus cultivation and in blueberry cultivation: those are the aims of the new Interreg project Smart Growers. Through th...
A14Agriculture EN
...actor to use the right products, at the right rate, in the right places, with efficient disease and weed control as a result. How does it work? We install cameras on the sprayer booms of contractor...
Winner of organic agriculture and agroecology thesis award: student develops robot for labor-intensive tasks on small-scale farms together with farmers
...eel won, with the development of a (semi) autonomous, modular robotic platform that can be used for weed control on small-scale farms and thus play a supporting role in performing labor-intensive t...
Seven Innovation Projects for smart farming and food processing in Flanders-Netherlands launched
...ate on innovative solutions to a concrete problem. ILVO is a partner in three trajectories on smart weed control using robotics and artificial intelligence. The Interreg program Smart Farming &...
ILVO BLOGS from the Experimental Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke: Successful mechanical weeding in a mixed crop
... and pea was tilled with Treffler's precision weed harrow. The cradle harvester provides mechanical weed control so that no herbicides are needed to kill weeds. Finding the appropriate time f...
Treffler precision weeder for mechanical weed control
Potential of innovative (mixed) crops and cultivation techniques shown at second PPAE demo day in Hansbeke
...whole-plant silage to be ensiled as cattle feed. The yield was good (+/-7 ton dm/ha) and mechanical weed control in the trial was also a success.Cultivation of more diverse (baking) cereals
From soil and protein crops to controlled data sharing and stray voltage. In Oudenaarde ILVO is once again showing surprising, useful innovations from agricultural research.
...lly or with a group of farmers or a production chain together. Whether it's a simple question about weed control or a wild research idea, the Plant Living Lab is always the right address. Con...
Potatoes as viewed by the drone: the results
...s multidisciplinary knowledge building.” A next step is to have smart agricultural machines for weed control, crop protection or irrigation (in case of drought stress) and intervene locally. On the...
ILVO BLOGS: growing agroecological baking wheat at the Experimental Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke
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