In recent years the dairy industry had to face new environmental regulations and consumption evolutions. The soybean meal utilization as a protein source is not adapted to the GMO-free milk production. That’s why there was a growing interest for GMO-free rapeseed meal to replace soybean meal but since …

Due to a recent law from the Dutch cabinet (Actieplan Ammoniak) it is recently possible for pig farmers to sell their business to the state. In the Province of North Brabant, more than 300 farmers have subscribed for this rule, which means that many of the barns and farms will lose their purpose and …

In this chapter, we explore the possibility to use the living environment (of inpatient and outpatient care settings) for facilitating and encouraging the social inclusion of older adults in an increasingly smart society. We therefore pay attention to the spatial and smart design of emerging housing …

The study assessed the perceptions of smallholder farmers in the Chereponi District of the North-East Region of Ghana on the Planting for Food and Job Programme in the District. PFJ forms part of the Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana (MAG) agenda, which supports governments efforts to decelerate the declining …

The objective of this report was to develop a food forest design plan for one of the farms that is included in the Farm LIFE project, of which farm estate ‘De Koekkoek’ in Drimmelen was selected for this purpose. The design was designed to be adopted to the given site conditions and to meet the objectives …

De laatste jaren zijn bij de teelt van consumptieaardappelen opkomstproblemen geconstateerd. Deze opkomstproblemen zijn de aanleiding geweest van dit onderzoek. Uit de praktijk blijkt dat het ras “Lady Anna” kwetsbaar is als het gaat om opkomst. Om deze reden is de volgende hoofdvraag opgesteld: “Welke …

The goal of this research was to find out if, and if yes, how, grazing management could be used to improve concentrate feed efficiency and thus farm income on commercial Irish dairy farms. The research was carried out on a commercial Irish dairy farm milking 240 crossbred cows on a dry farm with sandy …

Consumers who buy organic food, have expectations about its quality and rely on certifying organizations to verify this quality and to provide information about the origin of organic products. However, organic food traceability knows several issues, such as problems with organic labelling, certification …

Een onderzoek op een kansarme school die werkt met drie-combinatiegroepen. De student heeft het onderwerp van verschillende kanten belicht en heeft een aanbeveling geschreven voor de kansarme school. Deze school is een farm school. Het is een school in een dunbevolkt gebied.

Counting the costs of a certain condition such as Spina Bifida in an economic breeding farm is absurd. We are all consumers that keep the economic engines running, no matter if we are obese, or anorectics, if we do sport or if we don 't, or if we have SB as a condition, or not. Of course, there are …