The robots come to Foulumgård

At Foulumgård, it is i.a. new experiments with set-aside, flower stripes and solar cells, some of these experiments are also located at Askov and / or Flakkebjerg.

In addition, in 2022 we will start working with robots (we have for the last three years had a robot to mow the grass at the Climate Station, but that does not really count in this context 😊), AGRO has purchased one more "Robotti", similar to the one in Flakkebjerg.

The planning of the experiments with the robot is currently taking place, we are looking forward to getting started with a, for us, completely new work area.

In the spring of 2022, the project https://hyperfarm.eu/ will create a test area at Foulumgård, where solar cells will be placed vertically in rows at a suitable distance, so that crops can continue to be grown between them.

An alternative way of producing more renewable energy, which means that we can still continue a food production on the same areas.

This spring, we will complete the renovation of our Semifield facility at Foulum, which means that we now have brand new mobile roofs, and our irrigation machines have also received a much-needed upgrade. It also means that if you have projects that you want to place in Semifield, then we are now completely ready to take care of them.

Again this year, we are involved in installing suction cells in a number of experiments, which are located outside Foulumgård. For example a project at Bertel Hestbjerg near Holstebro, who for a number of years has used poplars in the folds of his organic pigs to provide shelter and shade, but also to be able to reduce the emissions of nutrients, a new project will now take a closer look. This is not the first time we have had experiments with the combination of poplars and free-range pigs, but there are a number of new aspects in this experiment, including part of the poplars must be tiled and left on the area to see what effect it has on the leaching.

In Salling, suction cells will be installed in a project where we will investigate the possibilities of growing grass for grass protein, and at the same time reduce the discharges of nutrients to the Limfjord.

And we will help FOOD get started with installing suction cells on their new experimental area at Gl. Estrup on Djursland, which in the coming years will replace the areas at Årslev on Funen.

On this page: https://agro.au.dk/profil/facikter/foulum we have an overview of the projects at Foulumgård, which has its own website (however, not all projects have a website).

We are in the process of a generational change at Foulumgård, and this means that you will meet more new faces when you come to Foulumgård this year.

As always at this time, we look forward to another exciting and challenging growing season at Foulumgård.