Sector | Plant production Arable farming

Press release 06/09/2023

ILVO shares its potato expertise at Potato Europe 2023

ILVO brings its extensive potato expertise to the largest open-air fair for potato growers.

Video 29/08/2023

ILVO develops 5 new varieties of double-resistant fodder radish

From summer 2025, as many as 5 new varieties of leafy radish will be available on the market. And they are very special: these leaf radish varieties are able to purify the soil of 2 types of parasitic...

Activity | Press release 23/08/2023

ILVO with new demos and formulas at 2023 edition of Machinery Days

On September 23 and 24, 2023 in Oudenaarde

Press release 10/08/2023

First soybean field trials are successful and show efficacy of Flemish soil bacteria.

Researchers at VIB and ILVO successfully conducted the first-ever field trials of soybean based on new knowledge about the interplay between bacteria, soil and crop.

Press release 29/06/2023

Flemish farmers satisfied with the quality of their soils, more than half willing to apply no-till cultivation

These are some of the preliminary findings from a widely distributed survey conducted as part of European project SoildiverAgro.

Press release 27/06/2023

First results Flemish carbon monitoring network show importance of correct - deep - sampling.

"In measurements in the topsoil, only 50 to 60% of the total C stock in the soil is measured."

News 14/06/2023

Plant pest: Yellowing viruses in sugar beet cultivation

A group of viruses that, because of the European ban on the use of neonicotinoids, could again lead to significant losses in sugar beet cultivation.

Press release 30/05/2023

Local legumes deserve boost.

Market is slowly picking up due to divergent drivers among consumers, growers and processors.

In the media 03/04/2023

Climate change brings new crops to Flanders

Now that it is more often dry for long periods, we need to grow plants that can withstand harsher conditions. New crops are appearing in Flanders.