{"id":708,"date":"2025-12-03T09:35:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briasagri.be\/?page_id=708"},"modified":"2025-12-03T09:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:48:00","slug":"tour-proefstation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/briasagri.be\/index.php\/agri2026\/tour-proefstation\/","title":{"rendered":"Agri2026 &#8211; Visit Proefstation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"708\" class=\"elementor elementor-708\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb50480 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5eb50480\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285e6ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"285e6ec\" 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With a strong focus on innovation, the research station bridges the gap between cutting-edge technology and day-to-day farming practice.<\/p><p>As an applied research hub, the Research station develops, tests, and demonstrates new solutions in mechanization, digitalization, automation, irrigation management, and sustainable crop production. Its Hortivec Experience Centre provides a unique environment where growers, technology developers, and students can experience novel tools and systems under real-life conditions\u2014ranging from robotics to advanced sensing and decision-support technologies.<\/p><p>By combining scientific expertise with hands-on validation in field trials, the Research Station plays a key role in accelerating the adoption of smart-farming innovations across the horticultural sector. 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