HoliCow The backbone of European agriculture: the role of family farming in the EU Farming and agriculture are hot topics around the world, yet surprisingly little is known about what farming in the EU actually looks like. Did you know that in Europe, more than 9 out of 10 farms are... 1 Jul 2026 Articles
HoliCow HoliCow: Artificial Intelligence and Technology Supporting Walloon Dairy Farmers for More Sustainable Production The Walloon Breeders' Association (awé) and the Walloon Agency for the Promotion of Quality Agriculture (Apaq-W) presented the next stage of the European HoliCow project at Ferme du Tordoir in Péruwel... 18 Jun 2026 Events
HoliCow Did you say clustering? How data analysis can help predict cow health and performance Thanks to transnational collaboration and the pooling of multiple databases, the HoliCow project gathered a very large number of data and prediction models [1] acquired and developed during previous p... AI clustering dairy farming digitalization smart farming 16 Apr 2025 Articles
HoliCow Dairy Myths Debunked: are farmers really outdated? When people picture dairy farmers, they might imagine an old man in overalls, pitchfork in one hand and milk bucket in the other, someone using outdated methods passed down through generations. This i... dairy farming digitalization misconceptions myths smart farming 31 Jan 2025 Articles
HoliCow Pastures: a key element for farm and community resilience As explained in our latest article , grass, in every shape and form, represents a big part of the livestock diet. In North-West Europe, pastures are everywhere to see, and they are not only important ... 29 Nov 2024 Articles
HoliCow Competition feed/food: do dairy cows eat from our plates? “Livestock farming uses land that could be used directly to feed humans” Do dairy cows really eat at our table and from our plates? Source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/feed-required-to-produce-... 26 Sep 2024 Articles
HoliCow 75th EAAP Annual Meeting At the beginning of September, part of the HoliCow team participated in the 75th EAAP - European Federation of Animal Science Annual Meeting in beautiful Florence, Italy! Charles Nickmilder talked abo... 5 Sep 2024 Events
HoliCow Quiz on dairy farming Answer these 10 questions to test your knowledge of dairy farming! This quiz was initially designed for children: don't hesitate to get your children, grandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins, etc. inv... 30 Aug 2024 Articles
HoliCow Foire de Libramont 2024 HoliCow was well represented at the Libramont Fair 2024 🐮 The HoliCow team in Belgium participated in the 88th Foire de Libramont with a stand where people, and farmers in particular, could get inform... 1 Aug 2024 Events
HoliCow HoliCow bi-annual meeting in Luxembourg In July, the partners from all 6 countries were reunited in Luxembourg for two intense days of discussions and in-person meetings. On the first day, we started with a warm-up and brainstormed on the a... 12 Jul 2024 Events
HoliCow ENAJ x EU-FarmBook Event in Ghent In July, members from the Holicow team participated in an event organised by ENAJ (European Network of Agricultural Journalists) and EU-FarmBook, a Horizon Europe project working on building an online... 10 Jul 2024 Events
HoliCow The importance of cows for resilient communities These past few years, cows and farmers have been more and more criticised for their contribution to climate change. This has led to an increase in the consumption of plant-based products, for example,... 30 May 2024 Articles
