News Wageningen University & Research
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Milking robot helps to breed trouble-free cows - Fluctuations in milk yield measured by milking robots can be used to breed cows that can cope well with problems. Cows with less fluctuations are... -
Veined rapana whelk discovered in Oosterschelde (The Netherlands) - On January 9, 2020, a mussel farmer fished up a large snail of 16 centimeters from a mussel plot at Zandkreek in the Oosterschelde. The attentive... -
Export of agricultural goods increases to record value - The export of agricultural goods in 2019 is estimated at 94.5 billion euros. This is 4.6% more than in 2018, and is the all-time highest export value.... -
Professor: ‘Start by understanding the food problem’ - If we want to sustainably optimise the global food system, and in particular the role of dairy in that system, some thorough scrutiny and analysis... -
Frank van Langevelde new chair of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation group - Frank van Langevelde has been appointed professor and chair of the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation group at Wageningen University & Research.... -
The memory of sand - Off the coast of the Wadden Islands, new sand is constantly being added to counter the natural erosion process. Waves and currents should then spread... -
Marielos Peña Claros appointed as personal professor in Forest Ecology and Forest Management - The Wageningen University & Research Executive Board has appointed Marielos Peña Claros as personal professor in ecology and management of... -
(R)evolution in plant breeding: new options for better photosynthesis - It seems so logical: each plant carries chloroplasts that contribute to the optimum growth and development of the plant. At least that is what has... -
Researchers united on international road map to insect recovery - It’s no secret that many insects are struggling worldwide. But we could fix these insects’ problems, according to more than 70 scientists... -
Plastic in North Sea fish - Researchers of Wageningen Marine Research studied the abundance of plastic in North Sea fish. In the North Sea, plastic pollution is common. Beside...