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Recognition of the CRA-W for its expertise in near infrared spectroscopy
At the 20th International Council for Near Infrared Spectroscopy - ICNIRS conference, our colleague Vincent Baeten received the Tomas Hirschfeld Award 2021.
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The CRA-W, key player in the standardisation of PPP analytical methods on seeds
Since 2012, the CRA-W has been collaborating in the development of an analytical method to determine plant protection products (PPP) on coated beet seeds.
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The international conifer seed trade: what risk to the health of our forests?
In Belgium, coniferous forests are mainly regenerated by planting.
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Sentinel satellite images used for agricultural monitoring
The SAGRIWASENT project team is developing operational methods for the monitoring of agricultural activity in the Walloon region by means of SENTINEL satellite images.
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The CRA-W at the aid of miscanthus producers
The CRA-W is cultivating an in vitro crop of Miscanthus x giganteus. The different origins collected are cleaned up before comparison on agricultural land and marginal areas.
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Who does agricultural and environmental data belong to?
Agriculture, environment: 6 Walloon stakeholders have joined forces to define a framework for the protection and exploitation of data
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On the road to sustainable dairy farming
The R4D (Resilience For Dairy) project is one of the most recent initiatives supported by the European Union in the dairy cattle sector.
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Satellites to assess the nitrogen status of potatoes
Sentinel-2 satellite and temperature data allow a good assessment of the nitrogen status of the potato crop at the plot scale.
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New booklet: Cattle breeding in organic agriculture: food autonomy
Supplementing the collection of booklets published on protein crops, pork and poultry in organic farming (OF), this new publication addresses a complex current subject: food autonomy...
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