News of Wageningen University & Research
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02 April 2024
Project Wise with Worms: 'First egg has been laid'
- As spring has come to a start, it is expected that Dutch cattle will soon be able to go outside again. However, grazing also brings eggs of... -
25 March 2024
Endangered European dark bee: in search of the pure colonies
- The Netherlands has only one species of native honeybee: the European dark bee which is found on Texel, among other places. This bee species is... -
22 March 2024
New stands in the List of Varieties of Trees
- The Centre for Genetic Resources Netherlands (CGN) is continuously looking for new seed sources for inclusion in the List of Varieties of Trees. In... -
22 March 2024
Lettuce and cabbage most popular crops in CGN plant genebank
- The plant genebank of the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) makes seed available for research, breeding and educational purposes.... -
21 March 2024
CGN assists in sperm extraction of ring-tailed vontsira
- The Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) was requested by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) to attempt to collect and... -
13 March 2024
WBVR, WFSR and RIVM work together on infectious disease database
- Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR, part of Wageningen University & Research) is a partner in the European project UNITED4Surveillance. The... -
04 March 2024
Lower export volume and higher prices lead to limited agricultural export growth
- Dutch exports of agricultural goods (primary, unprocessed goods and secondary, processed goods) are estimated at 123.8 billion euros in 2023 (Figure... -
14 February 2024
WUR research shows: Poison overdose kills white-tailed eagle
- Researcher Peter van Tulden of Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR), part of Wageningen University & Research (WUR), investigates wild animals... -
02 February 2024
Working with fibre hemp: a handbook for farmers and the whole supply chain
- Thanks to the new Handbook Fibre Hemp and accompanying wiki, anyone interested in working with a sustainable alternative for textiles and construction... -
25 January 2024
WUR maps relationship bird flu risk and water environment
- Researcher José Gonzales of Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR, part of Wageningen University & Research), together with colleagues,...