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Original management of long intercropping for the production of organic vegetables

After a cereal harvest, the planting of a spring vegetable (in May) entails a particularly long intercropping management (9 months) process. The SoilVeg project aims to answer the...

Interest and agronomics of cereal and protein intercropping

In organic farming, the cultivation of legumes, fodder plants or protein crops is a key element of the production system. Mixing it with a cereal can bring several advantages under...

In search of food autonomy for organic pigs in Wallonia

The use of raw materials grown on the farm in the feeding of organic pigs enables farmers to achieve a significant level of food autonomy and to free themselves as best they can from...

How can we better use feed that is rich in nitrogen?

Leguminous plants have a number of benefits, including a high level of protein, which makes it the ideal feed for improving livestock’s protein autonomy. However, the conservation...

Cattle feed for better herd fertility

FERTIWALIM, supported by the competitiveness cluster WAGRALIM, focuses on the fertility of the two predominant bovine breeds in Wallonia, namely Belgian Blue for meat production and...

An accurate diagnosis: a first step towards managing phytosanitary problems

The Guichet Consultation of the Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W), a dedicated phytopathology diagnosis service, is available to farmers, horticulturalists, green-space...

How do Wallonia’s farmers see their work?

Work on livestock farms is an increasing concern for farmers*. To shed some light on this, between December 2015 and February 2016 we carried out a survey of the pressure of work perceived...

If tractors could talk ...

Agricultural tractors are now among the best equipped vehicles in terms of on-board electronics – a research opportunity exploited by the GéoCAN project.