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2018.02.08 | Agriculture and food
Flower strips increase the occurrence of predators in organic apple orchards
Organic apple orchards often suffer great yield losses due to pests. Perennial flower strips can increase the occurrence of predators in the orchard and thereby reduce fruit damage.
2018.02.07 | Agriculture and food
Pears under cover are the best
Three years ago, a fruit producer on Zealand in Denmark was faced with a scab challenge. Should he destroy the young pear trees infected with scab or should he invest in covering them with a roof? He chose to invest in a roof, which turned out to be a great investment.
2018.02.07 | Agriculture and food
Organic pig production is finding solutions to challenges
Leaching of nitrate, emission of ammonia and the weather are some of the challenges in organic pig production. Research into designing the outdoor area for growing pigs and planting trees in paddocks could potentially improve animal welfare and reduce the environmental impact.
2018.01.25 | Agriculture and food
New project launched for organic pig and poultry farmers to find solutions for 100% use of organic and regional feed
A new project – OK-Net EcoFeed – aimed at helping organic pig and poultry farmers in achieving the goal of 100% use of organic and regional feed was launched today. A key objective of organic farming is that animals are fed with feed produced at or near the farm.
2018.01.18 | Conference
TP Organics and CORE Organic at Science Day at BioFach 2018
The morning session of Science Day will be organised in cooperation with ERA-Net CORE Organic and dedicated to EU research and innovation policy. What will be the place of organics in the new EU policies that are currently being developed?
2018.01.08 | Conference
Call: ORGANIC FARMING and SOIL MANAGEMENT
This session invites you to contribute with your experience in sustainable agriculture in relation to Soil changes, Plant protection, Soil productivity, Food quality, Socio-economic aspects. Abstract submission deadline: 10 January 2018, 13:00
2018.01.05 | Agriculture and food
Digital tools for farmers – recommendations from OK-Net Arable
On farmknowledge.org you find solutions and tools that are divided according to the most relevant topics in organic arable farming: Soil quality and fertility, nutrient management, pest and disease control, weed management and solutions for specific crops.
2017.12.14 | Agriculture and food
Apple scab is a challenge to prevent and to predict
Fruit growers can buy support from Apple scab warning programmes, when to decide to spray or not. The programmes predict the risk of scab infection in the orchard. But do they show the reality?
2017.11.15 | Agriculture and food
Organic World Congress - Hope for the future: Conversion of a state happened in practice!
The Indian state Sikkim in the Himalayas have worked to carry through its organic vision since 2003. Sikkim has converted to organic production! It requires a broad range of target directed actions and plans.
2017.11.15 | Agriculture and food
Organic World Congress: The role of animals, seeds and new organic food systems
Different challenges with – among others – animals and seed were some of the issues discussed at the OWC 2017. Also, during the pre-conference ‘Organic Food Systems 3.0’ new and innovative ideas about food systems were discussed.