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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...
CRA-W contributes to the food authentication research network.
Today Europe needs to bring together researchers, inspection authorities, lawmakers, political decision-makers and financial players to develop tools and put in place strategies for...
Valine requirement of piglets fed low-protein diet
Economic and environmental constraints are pushing down piglets’ dietary protein content and several amino acids (AA) tend to limit performance. Various synthetic AA are often used...
Shedding light on the future: fluorescent sensors
Fluorescence emission is a well-known physicochemical phenomenon that has been used in research for decades. New methods based on fluorescence emission have been developed by CRA-W....
The Pameseb network: automatic agricultural weather stations for integrated pest management in Wallonia
With its 29 automatic agricultural weather stations, the Pameseb network records and distributes weather data that have been validated for agricultural warning systems. At a time when...
The spore sensor: a forest health barometer
Many of the diseases affecting our forest species are caused by fungi that spread via wind-borne spores, sometimes over long distances.
Towards Coordinated Integrated Pest Management in Europe?
Integrated pest management has gained a new European tool: the lC-IPM Era-net consortium, in which CRA-W represents Wallonia. The consortium comprises 21 countries from within and...
CRA-W’s experimental piggery serves industrial research
Whereas CRA-W’s experimental farm is known for its zootechnical approaches with animals, it is also involved in more specific cooperative links that contribute to industrial research....
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