The countdown has started: Only 3 days left to register for the Organic Innovation Days!

The Organic Innovation Days 2018, TP Organics’ annual event on will feature high-level speakers and showcase novel innovations in the organic and agroecological food and farming sector. The event takes place 27-29 November in Brussels. Make sure to register before 31 October – only a few places left! Consult the full draft programme as PDF. Highlights of the agenda: Policy …

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EIP-AGRI Workshop: Opportunities for farm diversification in the circular bioeconomy

The EIP-AGRI network is organising a 2-day workshop on ‘Opportunities for farm diversification in the circular bioeconomy’ that will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 6-7 February 2019. In addition to being a source of diversified, stable income for farmers & foresters, the circular bioeconomy can create high-quality jobs, competitiveness and growth in rural areas. By adopting innovative business models that …

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Land and Soil Management Award

In 2008, the European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) launched the Land and Soil Management Award under the auspices of the European Commission (DG Environment and the Joint Research Centre), and in association with the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna, Syngenta International AG as well as the Centre for Soil and Environmental Sciences of the Ljubljana University. Since then, the …

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Operational group in focus

The aim of the project is the development of site-adapted strategies for the prevention and/or control of the rough-stalked meadow grass that causes low yields and poor forage quality of grassland. Based on the status quo observation, measures for controlling the rough-stalked meadow grass are tried on practical farms in the landscapes Marsh, Sandy Upland, and Eastern Hillside. Additionally, a trial is planned to record the competitive power of different grass species and mixes against the rough-stalked meadow grass.

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