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2021.07.16 | Research news
5 proposals selected in the CORE Organic call "Organic farming systems for improved mixed plant and animal production"
Based on the expert evaluation, on 29 June 2021, the Call Board selected for funding 5 project consortia in the sub-topics: Robust and resilient mixed animal farming systems and Support for robust and resilient crop production systems.
2021.07.05 | Agriculture and food
How to assess weed biodiversity: exploiting weeds' functionality in greenhouses
The latest video from Greenresilient explains how we investigate weed communities response to different management strategies by assessing weed diversity and functionality.
2021.06.24 | Agriculture and food
What makes outdoor runs clean and attractive for pigs?
Outdoor access for organic pigs shall be enriching for animals and harmless to the environment. But how to design concrete outdoor runs that ensure natural behaviour, animal health and reduce pen soiling leading to ammonia emissions?
2021.06.24 | Agriculture and food
Webinar 28 Sep. 2021 at 10am: Main results of the MIX-ENABLE project
The partners of the MIX-ENABLE project invite to a final webinar on September 28, 2021 at 10am to present their main results.
2021.06.24 | Agriculture and food
Learn to grow vegetables in the winter: two Greenresilient factsheets published
It must be every hobby gardener’s dream to harvest fresh vegetables from their own garden, raised bed or unheated greenhouse in the winter. The good news: this dream can become reality with the two new Greenresilient factsheets
2021.06.24 | Agriculture and food
How to monitor soil health with DNA-metabarcoding of nematode communities – new video from Greenresilient project
Nematodes respond easily and differently to external stimuli, making them excellent bioindicators. The new Greenresilient video explains how to use DNA-metabarcoding to identify nematodes
2021.06.24 | Agriculture and food
New innovative tool for provisioning ecological services in Southern European greenhouses.
Agroecological service crops are an innovative tool for provisioning ecological services like contributing to soil fertility, plant nutrition and reducing weed, pest and disease incidence in the following crop in the rotation.
2021.06.24 | Agriculture and food
Working with Estonian organic dairy farmers to set goals and improve health
In Estonia, organic production has recently developed rapidly and the share of organic land in the total agricultural area is approximately 23%. However, organic milk production has not increased, and many current farmers were also the pioneers from the start. Reasons for the relatively low proportion of organic dairy herds have been investigated…
2021.06.24 | Agriculture and food
Pest and disease control in organic apple production with a temporary cover system
How can the use of pesticides in intensively managed organic orchards be further reduced? One approach is to use cover systems that protect the trees against rain and pests. This was tested within the DOMINO project, and interim conclusions are presented in a video.
2021.06.23 | Agriculture and food
Agroforestry with organic chickens: a perfect symbiosis?
In the Freebirds project, two agroforestry systems with chickens and different type of vegetation have been tested
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