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What about the adjustment of topkilling on potatoes?
Topkilling is an operation carried out on crops that is intended to destroy the foliage on potatoes before harvest.
PPILOW: a participatory project for the improvement of welfare in pigs
Walloon farmers, stakeholders in the sector and citizens have been consulted in connection with various courses of action and solutions concerning the welfare o
Analysing fodders by brigging the laboratory to the farm
In recent years, instead of moving samples to the laboratory, there is a tendency to take measuring devices directly to the production site
Trajectories of Walloon dairy farmers towards better use of forage resources
Improving the use of forage resources is an important lever to reducing costs in cattle breeding. Various possibilities are available to dairy farmers and involve changes within the...
Towards a 100% robust organic potato crop
What varieties of potatoes should be used to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of copper as a protective agent against late blight?
How do you fight against counterfeit pesticides?
Counterfeit pesticides are a major scourge worldwide, threatening the health of users and consumers, biodiversity and the environment.
What about soil fertility in organic farming?
Conversion to organic farming leads to changes in farming practices that can affect the organic material content and biological functioning of soils. The CRA-W has been trying to find...
CRA-W expertise promoted through the IAEA
Through various European projects, the CRA-W has forged links with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The Agency is particularly focussed on helping to achieve development...
Controlling the potato virus Y: an absolute necessity for our crops
Of the forty or so viruses that can affect the potato, virus Y (PVY, Potato virus Y) is the most frequently observed in our potato productions.
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