Non classé – Friction

Agricultural research in times of the EU race to arms and technology-friendly regulations

26 November 2025

By Barbara Van Dyck and Danya Nadar This blog post is a modified version of a panel paper we presented at a researchers’ day at the Université Libre de Bruxelles revolving around “Planetary Boundaries and Geopolitical Fractures”. Illustration of the talk by NoireLaVache We spoke about agricultural research in connection to the EU race to […]

From cow’s milk to precision-fermented milk: how the industry is programming our food

30 September 2025

[THE ORIGINAL POST WAS WRITTEN IN FRENCH] While cows are ruminating, biotechnology is producing milk proteins that are molecularly identical to those found in cow’s milk. Although these proteins are increasingly present in the food market, they still struggle to move beyond the laboratory scale. This blog offers a discussion on this type of innovation […]

The digital horizon

24 September 2025

by Barbara Van Dyck This blog asks questions whether new technology works for, and adapts to farmers’ need or if farmers work for new technology corporations and adapt their farms to the needs of technologies. The large hall at Domaine de l’Escaille near Namur is packed when the Federation of Young Farmers (FJA) holds its […]