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FoodIntegrity
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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.
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.
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...
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.
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,...
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.
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...