FABulous Farmers exchange: Pilot region de Merode
Hooibeekhoeve and de Merode
07 November 2022
12:00 pm
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Come and visit pilot region de Merode and Hooibeekhoeve (Belgium)!
During this FABulous Farmers exchange farmers and project partners are welcome in de Merode. During the 2-day-event we will visit Hooibeekhoeve, a practical research dairy farm of the province of Antwerp and project partner of FABulous Farmers. We will also visit the trial fields with soil-related FAB-measures like crop rotation, cover crops and reduced tillage, and some farms located in the pilot region.
On Monday we will end the day with a nice dinner in the city Geel.
Program
7 November 2022
- 12 PM arrival and lunch
- Visit Hooibeekhoeve (practical research dairy farm)
- Visit trial fields about crop rotation and reduced tillage
- Visit arable farm in de Merode (potatoes, carrots, onions)
- Diner
- Overnight stay in Geel (2240)
8 November 2022
- Visit beef farm in de Merode
- Lunch
- Visit trial fields about cover crops and fodder beets
- 15 PM departure back home
Practical information
DATE: 7 & 8 November 2022
TIMING: 12 PM (Brussels Time) on the 7th of November – 15 PM (Brussels Time) on the 8th of November
LOCATION: Belgium (Hooibeekhoeve and pilot region Merode)
Hooibeekhoeve:
Hooibeeksedijk 1
2440 Geel
Interested in this event? Please contact your local contact point