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New feeding strategies for super-efficient dairy cows
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New feeding strategies for super-efficient dairy cows

High nutritional quality milk can be compatible with a sustainable production method that gives the farmer a decent income and also manages environmental constraints.


Eric FROIDMONT
Froidmont, E.
Strip-till, half-way between ploughing and no-till
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Strip-till, half-way between ploughing and no-till

Tilling only where the crop will be sown looks like an attractive compromise for Wallonia’s farmers.


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Spotlight on potato late blight:
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Spotlight on potato late blight:

Whereas the initial stages of an infection are determined by the quality of the immune response, successful tissue invasion depends on access to the host’s nutritional resources.


CRA-W
MERINOVA: extreme weather events as innovation factors
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MERINOVA: extreme weather events as innovation factors

Climate change has become a tangible reality affecting all of the world’s population and ecosystems at different levels. These changes are also accompanied by increased occurrence...


Yannick CURNEL
Curnel, Y.
Detecting heat in cows
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Detecting heat in cows

To ensure profitability, a cow has to calve once a year. Each missed cycle impacts directly on the farmer’s income. Detecting heat in order to carry out insemination is therefore vital.


Vincent SERVAIS
Servais, V.
Redevelopment of Wallonia’s industrial hemp industry
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Redevelopment of Wallonia’s industrial hemp industry

After several decades of neglect, industrial hemp growing is making a come-back in Wallonia, with a few hectares under cultivation since 2006. CRA-W is playing a part in this resurgence,...


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The transfer of micro propagation technology– a success story Between CRA-W and Nunhems (Bayer)
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The transfer of micro propagation technology– a success story Between CRA-W and Nunhems (Bayer)

December 2013 - CRA-W and its Life Sciences department successfully developed and transferred a complete micro propagation technology to Nunhems, the vegetable seeds business of Bayer...


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Aiming for accuracy
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Aiming for accuracy

GPS has been a feature of our farms for several years now and is used as an aid to machine movements.


Gaëtan DUBOIS
Dubois, G.
Another promising end-of-season for early summer fruits
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Another promising end-of-season for early summer fruits

Strawberry and small fruit growing is increasingly becoming a diversification crop for Walloon farmers


Stéphanie FARVACQUE
Farvacque, S.
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