boreal Archives - SoildiverAgro

Workshop for farmers in Estonia: How intercrops will influence soil biodiversity?

14 November, 2023

The SoildiverAgro project is holding a workshop for farmers on November 16, 2023 from 10:00 to 15:00 in Rannu Seed, Estonia. The project’s soil specialist, Annely Kuu, will give a talk on “How intercropping will influence soil biodiversity”. The workshop will explain how to improve soil fertility and preserve soil biodiversity. The event will be organized by Eesti Maaülikool and Rannu Seeme OÜ; and a prior registration is required. Check the agenda and access the registration through this link: Improving…

Tillage Workshop in Finland

22 September, 2023

We are delighted to share the exciting highlights from the regional demonstration workshop held at Tyynelä Farm in Joutseno, Finland, on Wednesday, September 13th, 2023. Organized by SoildiverAgro partners Tyynelä Farm and Luke, the workshop delved into the vital topic of tillage practices and their impact on soil structure and earthworm populations in boreal environments. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those who joined us for this informative and productive event. Minimum vs inversion tillage in wheat fields: Unveiling…

Workshop about Contrasting minimum tillage with inversion tillage in wheat fields

4 September, 2023

Tyynelä farm (Juuso Joona) and LUKE are hosting an insightful demonstration workshop on the SoildiverAgro experimental field. This event will take place on September 13th at the Tyynelä farm in Joutseno Finland. The workshop will unveil the results of an extensive study Contrasting minimum tillage with inversion tillage in wheat fields. The event won’t stop at data presentation; it will also feature a practical, hands-on demonstration that explores soil structure analysis and earthworm assessment. Participants can engage directly with these…

Annual SoildiverAgro regional meeting for the boreal region in 2023

4 May, 2023

A regional meeting for all project members and Finnish partners on current topics and ongoing tasks in the SoildiverAgro project will be held in Helsinki at Luke Viikki and online in Teams next Monday 8th of May between 09:00 h and 12:00 h. Organized by the Boreal regional coordinator Krista Peltoniemi from Luke, 17 project members from Luke, Petla, Kilpiä and Tyynelä farm partners have been invited. The objective of the meeting is to discuss and change information about the…

Visit to Kilpiä farm in Finland!

2 December, 2022

Owners of the Kilpiä farm and Luke organized a visit to the Case Study 14a (Contrasting continuous plant cover with inversion tillage in wheat fields) demo site in Pusula Finland on the 24th of November. This can be marked as a new regional meeting of the Boreal region. The project members who assisted enjoyed the demonstrations on how the soil looks like after the 3 years of conventional tillage and reduced tillage. Also, they were able to discuss the future…

Last sampling event at the Boreal Region

25 October, 2022

From the 10th to the 13th of October the Boreal Region held its last earthworm and soil sampling event for case studies 13 and 15 in Latilia, Finland. This is the third year that earthworm and soil samples are being taken. The early potato fields were studied to see the effects of forest-based organic amendments and cover crops on soil biological diversity.

Boreal Region Field Day!

15 September, 2022

Tomorrow, 16th September 2022, the event titled “Senkin liero! Madot, maanviljelijän mainiot ystävät” will be held in Jokioinen at Elonkierto exhibition park (Ojaistentie 44) from 9:00 to 11.30. Our senior scientist Visa Nuutinen (from LUKE) will tell what is good for the farmer to know about the life of earthworms, and what kind of cultivation methods favour their existence. There will be pits to investigate how many and what type of earthworms live in field soil. In addition, there will…

Interview to Visa Nuutinen at newspaper

31 August, 2022

Our senior scientist and earthworm expert Visa Nuutinen was interviewed for the newspaper Maaseudun tulevaisuus about the impact of drought on earthworms and where they go in hot weather. You can read it here⬇️ https://www.maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi/uutiset/3ec74921-39df-41f9-b407-10d8cd07df5e

Finnish stakeholders get to know SoildiverAgro at two different events

17 August, 2022

SoildiverAgro was introduced to several Finnish stakeholders at Lepaa 2022 Horticultural exhibition which took place from 11 to 13th August. The discussions focused on fibres and catch crops were organized by Kauppapuutarhaliitto. SoildiverAgro partners Petla and LUKE participated with a stand. Also on the 16th, 40 stakeholders participated in a field tour, trial presentations and discussions, organized at Räpi by Petla, Apetit, LUKE, Pyhäjärvi-instituutti säätiö and Tampere University.