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tillage

Tillage Workshop in Finland

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…

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workshop demonstration

Workshop about Contrasting minimum tillage with inversion tillage in wheat fields

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…

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intensive

Field trip for the case study about intensive vs. extensive vs. vegetable organic farming

Proefstation voor de Groenteteelt (PSKW) organizes a free field visit to their SDA trial in Muilshoek 1, Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Belgium) on august 10th with the support of Vlaanderen, Belorta, CCBT and agentschap innoveren & ondernemen. The visit is divided in two parts: the first one, aimed at PSKW members, will take place from 15h to 15h45 and aims to discuss about dealing with white and green zucchini variety tests, Zucchini early crop fertilization, artichoke variety test, and celery drought/black heart trial.The…

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SoildiverAgro at the EIP AGRI news

Case study 1 ran by UPCT and focus on the Use of soil biodiversity to reduce soil-borne diseases/pests incidence and increase nutrient availability in potatoes cropped in multiple cropping and rotations was selected by EIP AGRI to include as an inspirational idea. Take a look here: Inspirational idea: Improving soil biodiversity to reduce inputs | EIP-AGRI (europa.eu) Finding adequate crop rotations/multiple cropping to manage soil biodiversity, was not performed so far. Assessment of PGPB on soil biodiversity, since it has…

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pomona field day

1st SoildiverAgro Field day at POMONA

On Saturday 19th of February, around 100 brave participants participated at the first POMONA field day to visit the SoildiverAgro case study, the farm, shop, orchard and ‘food-forest’. The word ‘brave’ is especially added because the weather was very bad (rainy and windy) due to the remainders of the strong storm Eunice that passed one day before and caused a lot of damage in Belgium and other European countries. Luckily, the damage to the Pomona area was limited. But, as…

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The Lusitanian region starts sowing wheat for the SoildiverAgro project

Last week farmers of the Lusitanian region starts sowing wheat for the SoildiverAgro project. These images are related to: Case study 3: Use of crop diversification and trap crops in potato fields to reduce the incidence of cyst nematode, decrease the use of nematicides, increase the crop yields and increase the soil biodiversity. Case study 5: Implementation of the Decision Support Systems (pest alert system) to reduces the use of fungicides in potato and wheat crops and their impact in biodiversity.…

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Regional meeting for Case study 10 related to potatoes at Continental Region

The Regional meeting will be celebrated next tuesday 19th and is organized by the SoildiverAgro partners FlächenAgentur Rheinland GmbH (FAR) and Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut (TI). Farmers, who are involved in CS10, and other stakeholders are invited. After an introduction they will discuss details regarding establishment and management in CS10, which will be established at spring this year. The objective of this case study titled Biocontrol of soil-borne phytopathogenic fungi by fungivorous soil fauna communities in potato and carrot cropping…

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