Subsidy & valorisation projects

DECIDE, a five-year Horizon 2020 project, will develop data-driven decision support tools that offer robust and early signals of disease emergence and options for diagnostic confirmation. Moreover, options will be provided for controlling the disease along with their implications in terms of disease spread, economic burden and animal welfare.

Project duration

July 2021 – June 2026

Consortium

UU,  Københavns Universitet, Universiteit Gent, University of Liverpool etc.

Through this innovation project, the Lely Sphere will be demonstrated, and research activities can take place to have this system included on the (Flemish) PAS list. In this way, a large-scale rollout of this system in Flanders is ultimately envisaged.

Project duration

January 2023 – December 2025

A broad consortium with an integrated approach is needed to remove these barriers and enable the Netherlands to lead the transition to regenerative agriculture, which is also being pursued internationally. That is why this project is developed as a flywheel to achieve the intended transition and demonstrate on 1.000 farms. The project brings together players from across the system who want to work on future-proof solutions and make this happen.

Project duration

September 2024 – December 2030

Consortium

WUR, LNV, Friesland Campina, Cosun, Fedecom, Royal Eikelkamp etc.

The Netherlands has been a leader in the agri-food sector for years. We have an enormous amount of knowledge, a strong collaborative mentality and a focus on sustainability. The market is still growing significantly, but it faces significant challenges. To stay at the top we must continue to innovate. Within this project Lely works on enhancing their self driving robots and its capabilities to work together and adjust to the dynamic environment they need to operate in.

Project duration

January 2023 – December 2029

Consortium

WUR, Sieplo, Trioliet

Central to this project is the development of an autonomous fertilization system that can spread fresh manure from the dairy farm onto the land. The aim of the project is to improve:

• Feed management
• Manure management
• Soil management

Expected results :

- The shift from diesel to electric propulsion offers great opportunities for the desired energy transition in agriculture. The expected saving for specific fertilization is 20% per company on fossil fuel (CO2);

- Further closing the loop at company level: manure from own animals will be the basis for the feed supply loop. By maintaining and improving soil value, a lower purchase of artificial fertilizer is required. This contributes to improved fertilization efficiency (better absorption of fertilizers by the soil) but will also reduce the number of transport movements of the supply of artificial fertilizer in agriculture;

• Less need to drive over the land with heavy equipment, which benefits soil life, soil quality and ultimately the quality of the grass (higher feed value);
• Precision farming: fertilization based on location and required amount of fertilizer. This contributes to lower consumption of fertilizers, which results in lower emissions;
• Stimulation of soil-based agriculture: shift from maize land to grassland, which can provide fresh feed (frequency 6-8 grass crops per year);
• Improvement of biodiversity by fertilizing with animal manure instead of artificial fertilizer, which does not disrupt soil life.

More information: https://projecten.netwerkplatteland.nl/nl/project/sluiten-van-de-nutrientenkringloop-voor-de-melkveehouderij

This project is cofunded by the province of Noord-Brabant and the European Agriculture Fund under the instrument EIP (ELFPO).

Project duration

January 2021 – December 2024

The PPS provides a decision model for the optimal lactation length per individual cow that can be integrated into the livestock management system of the participating parties. It is possible to include individual business goals in the decision model and the advice regarding the feeding strategy of cows with extended lactation is improved to stimulate persistence and reduce the risk of cows becoming fatty.

Project duration

January 2021 – December 2025

Consortium

WUR, ZuivelNL, Melkveefonds

The consortium of this PPP aims to make dairy farms function more circularly, gradually reducing their dependence on external fertilizers. As a first step in that development, this PPP investigates the agronomic effectiveness of the various manure products from low-emission stables with a rapid separation of feces and urine, including the products that meet the RENURE criteria.

 

Project duration

July 2024 – June 2027

 

Consortium

WUR, Hanskamp, Slootsmid, NCM

The aim of the SYNERGIA research program (SYNERGIA stands for 'SYstem change for New Ecology-based and Resource efficient Growth with high tech In Agriculture') is to develop and integrate fundamental knowledge from the biological, technical and social sciences for the next generation of sustainable agricultural systems, which is based on the new concept of 'technology-4-ecology based farming' (T4E farming).

Project duration

January 2020 – December 2026

Consortium

WUR, LNV, IMEC, Kubota, OnePlanet etc.