Filippo Milazzoa, Richard M. Francksenb, Laura Zavattaroc, Mohamed Abdallad, Stanislav Hejduke, Simone Ravetto Enrif, Marco Pittarelloc, Paul Newell Priceg, René L.M. Schilsh, Pete Smithd, Tom Vanwalleghema Abstract Permanent grasslands are...
MoreCircularity indicators and their relation with nutrient use efficiency in agriculture and food systems
Marloes P. van Loona,* , Wytse J. Vonka, Renske Hijbeeka , Martin K. van Ittersuma , Hein F.M. ten Bergeb Abstract CONTEXT: Circular resource use in agriculture and food systems could play an important role when aiming for sufficient food output...
MoreSUPER-G | Forage Conference | 7 & 8 February
In Uppsala, on February 7th and 8th there was a forage conference with 300 registered participants over the two days. The conference was organised by SLU, in collaboration with Växa, The Swedish Rural Economy and Agricultural Society, LRF, and...
MoreGrassland Management – Sustainability, Resilience & Opportunities | 31st January 2023
This event was hosted at Newcastle University’s Cockle Park Farm and was hosted by staff from ADAS and Newcastle University. The event was attended by 30 members of the local farming and agricultural advisory community, as well as representatives...
MoreThe SUPER-G H2020 project hosted on the 10th of January the ‘Atlantic Region’ webinar on permanent grassland
You can now (re)watch the webinar on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/mwjr_5HYUeI In 2023, the SUPER-G project wants to discuss the results of the data collection and insights obtained on permanent grassland management in a series of...
MoreSpatio-temporal dynamics of grassland use intensity in Switzerland
Martina Spörri1,2, Nadja El Benni1, Gabriele Mack1, Robert Finger2 Abstract Land use intensity determines the provision of multiple important ecosystem services of agriculture. In Switzerland, agricultural policy developments have aimed and still...
MoreWinter School “Obstacles and opportunities for sustainable management of permanent grasslands (PG) in Sweden”
On November 25th the third ‘school’ of the SUPER-G project, called “Winter School“, took place in Tammsalen, Ecology Centre, SLU, Ultuna. This edition had 20 participants, ranging from students, researchers, teachers, NGOs...
MoreSUPER-G – Alpine Region (Alpine Grassland) video just came out!
A video about Alpine grassland, one of SUPER-G Biogeographic regions just came out! It was filmed in Slovenia in June, where advisors, farmers, professors and a Director of the Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food were...
MorePhD visiting exchange at the National Research Council of Italy in Perugia
This month, Filippo Milazzo of the Universtiy of Cordoba, one of the SUPER-G partners, did a PhD visit exchange at the National Research Council of Italy in Perugia (CNR-IRPI) to develop a Satellite based NDVI forecasting model for Mediterranean...
MoreSummer School “Ecosystem Services of Mediterranean permanent grasslands”
The Summer School of the Super-G H2020 project entitled “Ecosystem services of Mediterranean permanent grasslands” took place between Thursday 12 May and Saturday 14 May, organized in 1 day of in-person classes and 2 days of field...
MoreThe Department of Ecology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is recruiting a Professor of Ecology
The Department of Ecology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Uppsala, one of SUPER-G partners, is recruiting a Professor of Ecology with “a focus on the role and dynamics of plant communities in ecosystems undergoing...
MoreGrassland activity SLU
The 27th of September, 120 school pupils (about 11-12 years old) visited SLU´s campus in Uppsala to participate in SciFest activities. One activity was to find habitats for species (butterflies, birds and plants) in two landscapes. In one...
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