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Farming is a profession where the development is moving very quickly and where acquisition and implementation of new knowledge and new techniques constitute the difference between success and failure.
This places the Knowledge Centre in a key role:

We bridge the gap
The Knowledge Centre makes knowledge ready for use. We take the results from research and process and convey them, making it possible for the advisers of the advisory centres and thus eventually the farmer to use the results in operations. This mainly takes place through our unique professional database called Landbrugsinfo.

We develop
The Knowledge Centre develops and maintains a number of IT tools for holding management and support for decision-making. In addition to this, we for example carry out development work within the breeding area as well as quality concepts for the raw materials of the farmer. The Knowledge Centre also develops and carries out national as well as transnational projects, for example within the environment field.

We carry out trials and studies
We carry out a number of trials and studies – alone or in co-operation with other institutions and knowledge companies.
The annual national trials in the crop production field are one example. They are carried out in close co-operation with the advisory centres and each year create new knowledge for the benefit of crop producers.

We give advice
The Knowledge Centre has a number of the most outstanding experts within many agriculture-related fields. This makes the Knowledge Centre an ideal ”service station” for the advisers at the advisory centres, who are thus able to get quick and concrete answers. Furthermore, we advise producers in a number of minor production areas.

We provide education and in-service training
We develop and co-ordinate short as well as long training courses for employees at all levels of the Danish Agricultural Advisory Service.
This takes place under the auspices of the DLBR Academy, which is located at the Knowledge Centre. Furthermore, the Knowledge Centre helps co-ordinate the agricultural educations and publish text books to be used for the various agricultural educations.

We handle operation and service tasks
The Knowledge Centre is responsible for a number of centralised service tasks.
Livestock recording and output control is administered from the Knowledge Centre. We collect and process data and administer a number of joint databases for the Danish Agricultural Advisory Service.
The Knowledge Centre is also the place for a number of other joint activities within the Danish Agricultural Advisory Service.