University of Louvain Farms (FERM)

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Limousin cow herd  Agricultural equipment: seed drill  Cultivation in greenhouse  Vegetable farming
© Roger Job

Technical and scientific expertise

  • Expertise in different agricultural sectors
  • Co-construction of experiments to validate innovative agricultural practices
  • Infrastructure, machinery and specialised skills to conduct field trials

Main infrastructure

  • Two sites
    • Alphonse de Marbaix Centre
    • Lauzelle Farm
  • 100 hectares of agricultural land, in conventional and organic farming
    • Permanent grassland
    • Fodder crops
    • Sales crops (cereals, maize, beetroot, potatoes, etc.)
    • Diversified organic market gardening
  • Livestock
    • Limousin cow herd
    • Sheep, pigs, poultry and other typical Walloon farm products

Get an overview of the platform’s facilities via a virtual tour.

Applications

  • Technical itineraries towards the reduction of pesticide use
  • Soil conservation and organic farming practices
  • Valorisation of agricultural products on the farm
  • Nutritional value and differentiation of products (with other partners such as the CICN Platform)
  • Adaptation of crops to climate change
  • Biodiversity in agriculture

Services available to

  • UCLouvain students and researchers
  • Non-UCLouvain parties

Testimonial

March 2024 - Mrs Clotilde de Montpellier, founder of Farm for Good, a cooperative of Belgian farmers who have decided to work together on their transition toward organic and conservation agriculture, talks in a video about her collaboration with the FERM platform.

 

News

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The FERM platform hosts the 8th FUGEA trade fair related...

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