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Our last workshop in the boreal region “Possibilities of reduced tillage and diversification in cereal cultivation – methods, benefits and experiences”.

A total of about 40 people, researchers, farmers and stakeholders, gathered at the beautiful premises of the Knehtilä organic farm in Hyvinkää on Thursday 4 April for a seminar and workshop organised by Luke and the Finnish Organic Research Institute in connection with the boreal case studies on soil tillage effects. First, farmers Tuomas Mattila from Kilpiä farm and Juuso Joona from Tyynelä farm described the experimental set-ups for the cs14a and cs14b case studies conducted on their farms. Then…

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SoildiverAgro presentation at the Finnish Agricultural Science Days

Last week we celebrated Maataloustieteenpäivät (The Finnish Agricultural Science Days)! Between the 10th and 11th of January, our partner Luke participated in a national scientific meeting that brought together over 600 participants, including researchers, teachers, students, entrepreneurs and experts from different sectors of agronomy in Finland, to hear about the latest scientific research results and projects. In one of the sessions on a multidisciplinary approach to farmland diversity, Senior Scientist and Boreal Regional Coordinator Krista Peltoniemi, Research Scientist Annika Tienhaara…

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LUKE partners at the Finnish Agriculture Science Days 10th-11th January

The Finnish Agricultural Science Days 2024 (Maataloustieteenpäivät Päivät)will take place in Helsinki Viikki campus next 10th and 11th of January. The objective of this scientific meeting is to gather researchers, teachers, students, entrepreneurs, experts and other stakeholders in Finland to listen to recent scientific research results and trends from different sectors of agronomy. LUKE experts from boreal region involved in WP5 and WP6 will be participating on the first session: 8:30-8:50           Annika Tienhaara: Viljelijöiden kiinnostus monimuotoisuutta tukeviin viljelykäytäntöihin (Farmers’ interest…

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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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SoildiverAgro at the National Farmari 2022 event in Finland

SoildiverAgro was displayed at the Farmari exhibition for Finnish agriculture, forestry and countryside, held from June 30th to July 2nd in Mikkeli, Finland. Farmari is an event for the whole family, presenting the modern Finnish food production chain from field to table. This is where professionals and consumers meet to exchange ideas and opinions. The Finnish Natural Resources Institute (Luke) introduced the SoildiverAgro project among others to the visitors. Altogether the exhibition attracted a total of 60 000 visitors. SoildiverAgro…

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Diversity and community composition of soil fungi in European wheat fields under organic and conventional farming at Finland

In the national webinar on the 20th of April at 15:00 (time zone in Helsinki GMT +3) boreal regional coordinator Krista Peltoniemi from Luke gave a presentation in Finnish titled “Viljelyjärjestelmän ja muiden tekijöiden vaikutuksista peltomaan pieneliöyhteisöihin” in which she presents also results obtained from the SoilidiverAgro WP3 about the diversity and community composition of soil fungi in European wheat fields under organic and conventional farming. In the spring, the Organic Institute will hold four webinars on current topics in…

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New discussion group at Boreal region

Next Tuesday 19th of January between 1 and 3 p.m.  our finish partners Luke is holding a discussion group with at least 10 farms and project members involved in WP3 to discuss about the preliminary results focused on the fungal community composition and earthworm diversity in soil samples obtained in autumn 2019 from 20 different field plots of the boreal region.  Boreal region coordinator Krista Peltoniemi and senior scientist Visa Nuutinen are giving brief presentations about the results and after…

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