organic farming Archives

ESA Symposium on earth observation for soil protection and restoration

21 November, 2023

In the context of the EU soil strategy for 2030, ESA is committed to monitor and service the soil restauration requirements with the Earth observation means and technologies set in place, particularly through Copernicus. The ESA Symposium on Earth observation for soil protection and restoration will take place in Frascati, near Rome, on the 6th and 7th of March 2024. We would like to count with your expertise and contributions to the key discussion topics: EU Soil policy and Earth Observation: institutional implementation, research, industry,…

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…

European Mission Soil Week

10 November, 2023

The European Mission Soil Week will take place in Madrid, Spain on 21-23 November 2023. It will give visibility to the importance of soil protection, restoration and monitoring, and discuss solutions towards more sustainable land management. Under the title ‘Leading the transition towards healthy soils’, the European Mission Soil week will be held on 21-23 November 2023. The event will be held in Madrid, Spain. The first European Mission Soil Fair, the EU Soil Observatory Stakeholders’ Forum, and the PREPSOIL project are joining forces to organise…

Regional Meeting of SoildiverAgro in Murcia

17 October, 2023

The SoildiverAgro project is excited to share the vibrant moments from the recent regional meeting that unfolded on October 9th, 2023, in Murcia, Spain. The meeting was organized by our esteemed partners from the Young Farmers Agrarian Association (ASAJA) Region of Murcia, and coordinated by the Technical University of Cartagena. A Gathering of Minds: The event brought together passionate individuals from the SoildiverAgro family, representing diverse backgrounds and expertise. Our shared commitment to sustainable agriculture was palpable in every conversation.…

SoildiverAgro heading for USA

17 October, 2023

Our partner UPCT is going to represent SoildiverAgro at the ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting in Saint Louis, USA, from October 29th to November 1st. Raul Zornoza will be presenting two groundbreaking papers: Oral Presentation. “Soil and Climatic Characteristics Along with Farming System Are Shaping Bacterial and Fungal Communities in European Cereal Fields.” Session date/time: October 30, 2023, from 7:55 AM to 12:00 PM. Be there to witness Raul’s insights into how soil and climate, combined with farming systems,…

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

1 August, 2023

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…

Next Field Day at the Atlantic Central Region!

3 August, 2022

Save the date for the next August 11th at 4PM when a field day will be held in the Atlantic Central region. It will host a general visit to the organic field with all the trials and projects already going on there at the moment, one of them being the SoildiverAgro trial for case study 8. Soon more info related!

First gas and soil sampling events in Finland

28 June, 2021

Our Finnish partners Luke and Tyynelä farm took the first gas samples for GHG determination on the 25th of May and the 8th of June, and the first soil samples on the 17th of June from Boreal pedoclimatic region in the field of case study 14b located in Tyynelä farm in south-Eastern Finland. The experimental field in case study 14b was established in the winter wheat field to study the effect of reduced tillage combined with direct sowing used in organic…