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SUPER-G Result Videos are Out!

SUPER-G Result Videos are Out!

Welcome to the SUPER-G project results series! This series contains a set of 5 videos of results from the beginning to the end of the project, including topics such as: Ecosystem services from permanent grasslands, Virtual fencing for grazing livestock, Weather and grass growth monitoring, Overseeding and slot seeding and the Role of multi-species swards

GO-GRASS FINAL EVENT | Unlocking The Potencial of Grass: New business opportunities for rural areas

GO-GRASS FINAL EVENT | Unlocking The Potencial of Grass: New business opportunities for rural areas

GO-GRASS FINAL EVENT | Unlocking The Potencial of Grass: New business opportunities for rural areas is coming on 12th & 13th March 2024! Grassland is an important type of land use in Europe, covering a large area and providing ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, enhancing biodiversity and protecting water. To boost the development of

Final Hybrid Conference | 7th February 2024

Final Hybrid Conference | 7th February 2024

On 7th February, from 9.30am to 4pm CET, join the SUPER-G team to discuss: The extent and condition of permanent grasslands (PG) Threats to PG and the delivery of key ecosystem services (ES) / public goods How to manage PG for multiple public goods/ What is sustainable PG management? Better communication around PG types and their role

SUPER G | La Importancia De Suelos Sanos Para Las Dehesas

SUPER G | La Importancia De Suelos Sanos Para Las Dehesas

Watch the SUPER-G Webinar to know and imrove your knowledge about “The importance of healthy soils for the Dehesa permanent pastures in Southern Spain”. Click here to watch the webinar!

European ‘Winter’ School | Grassland Soil Health Assessment

European ‘Winter’ School | Grassland Soil Health Assessment

The Winter School organized by the University of Córdoba in Spain as part of the H2020 project SUPER-G took place on Thursday 14th December and Friday 15th December 2023. The overall objective of the event was to impart and strengthen knowledge on soil health and how to assess the soil status in order to contribute

SUPER-G | Policy Online Workshop

SUPER-G | Policy Online Workshop

On Tuesday, 12th December, from 10am to 1pm, join the SUPER-G team to discuss: – How the extent and condition of permanent grasslands (PG) in Europe are changing – How to manage PG for multiple public goods – Farmer and citizen priorities for PG management – Developing policy to protect PG and support its sustainable

SUPER-G | Virtual Fencing for biodiversity conservation and flexible grazing in Swedish grasslands

SUPER-G | Virtual Fencing for biodiversity conservation and flexible grazing in Swedish grasslands

Click here to watch this webinar on ‘Virtual Fencing (VF) for biodiversity conservation and flexible grazing in Swedish grasslands’!

SUPER G | Improving hay making practices

SUPER G | Improving hay making practices

Watch the SUPER-G Webinar to know and imrove your knowledge about “Improving hay making practices”. Click here to watch it!

SUPER-G Czech Webinar | Jak podporovat udržitelné hospodaření na TTP?

SUPER-G Czech Webinar | Jak podporovat udržitelné hospodaření na TTP?

Watch this webinar on ‘How to promote sustainable management of TTP?’ where we discussed topics such as: – Can we agree on what constitutes sustainable management of TTP? – Legislative constraints, subsidies and voluntary schemes – what works or doesn’t work well in practice? – What measures are needed and what should be the focus

SUPER G | Virtual fencing and remote sensing livestock positioning

SUPER G | Virtual fencing and remote sensing livestock positioning

Watch the SUPER-G Webinar to know and imrove your knowledge about “Virtual fencing and remote sensing livestock positioning”. Click here to watch it!

SUPER-G | Grazing on wetlands

SUPER-G | Grazing on wetlands

Click here to watch the video to find out more about horses grazing on wetlands! See below the organizations whose representatives speak in the film: Biebrza National Park: www.biebrza.org.pl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?… ALAUDA Nature Society: www.alauda.org.pl Facebook: www.facebook.com/TPALAUDA

SUPER-G | The EU Nature Restoration Law and Permanent Grassland in Sweden

SUPER-G | The EU Nature Restoration Law and Permanent Grassland in Sweden

Watch here the webinar on ‘The EU Nature Restoration Law and Permanent Grassland in Sweden’!

SUPER-G | Grassland mixtures resilient to drought

SUPER-G | Grassland mixtures resilient to drought

Click here to watch the SUPER-G Webinar to know and imrove your knowledge about “Grassland mixtures resilient to drought”

SUPER-G | UCO Webinar

SUPER-G | UCO Webinar

Watch the 1st UCO Webinar! Click here to watch!

SUPER-G | Policy Webinar

SUPER-G | Policy Webinar

On 25th September, from 10am to 12pm, SUPER-G team discussed: – How the extent and condition of permanent grasslands (PG) in the UK are changing – How to manage PG for multiple public goods – Farmer and citizen priorities for PG management – Policy options to protect PG and support its sustainable management The webinar

EU Grassland Watch launch event in Brussels | Hybrid

EU Grassland Watch launch event in Brussels | Hybrid

An upcoming event organised by DG Environment of the European Commission in relation to grasslands will take place on 12 September in Brussels, with possibility of joining remotely. It is organised in the context of the EU Grassland Watch platform, which monitors natural and semi-natural grasslands in Natura 2000 sites. It uses Landsat, Sentinel 1 and Sentinel

Benefits and challenges of multi-species swards

Benefits and challenges of multi-species swards

This farm demonstration event was held on 1st August 2023, with 26 farmer, advisers, and representatives from seed companies in attendance. The farmers in attendance were a mix of those already growing multi-species swards and those interested in establishing them in the future. The event began with an overview of the farming enterprise at Lemmington

Managing grassland swards for improved productivity, resilience and livestock performance

Managing grassland swards for improved productivity, resilience and livestock performance

This demonstration event attracted 46 farmers and advisers to Crediton where the ADAS SUPER-G team led discussions outlining the ways grassland swards can be managed to benefit the farming enterprise. The event began with an indoor discussion of results from two sites in Devon, both concerning the establishment of, and challenges and benefits of multi-species

European Summer School | Grass-based animal production in Europe

European Summer School | Grass-based animal production in Europe

On 4th and 5th of July 2023, the Summer School on Grass-based animal production in Europe took place. The Summer School started with a get together where participants got to know each other and where the guests informed the hosts on their respective working topics at home universities. There were participants from Slovenia, Spain and

SUPER-G at the European Grassland Federation (EGF) Symposium 2023

SUPER-G at the European Grassland Federation (EGF) Symposium 2023

On 11-24 June, the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry hosted the 22nd European Grassland Federation (EGF) Symposium at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania in Vilnius. The focus of the Symposium was on “The Future Role of Ley-Farming in Cropping Systems” and included comparisons between temporary and permanent grasslands in terms of

SUPER-G 2023 annual meeting | Budapest, Hungary

SUPER-G 2023 annual meeting | Budapest, Hungary

The SUPER-G 2023 annual meeting was held in the Library at the Institute of Aquatic Ecology in Budapest, between 6th and 8th of June, and included a fascinating field excursion to the famous Kiskunság National Park in the Danube–Tisza interfluve region of Hungary. The Kiskunság includes minimally grazed semi-desert on wind-blown sand, with multiple rare endemic

7th Forage day in Bohemian-Moravian Highland, Czech Republic

7th Forage day in Bohemian-Moravian Highland, Czech Republic

On 18th May 2023 Mendel University in Brno (Stanislav Hejduk) and DLF Seed and Science Ltd. (Ivan Houdek) organised a seminar Permanent and Temporary Grasslands as a Source of Forage for Dairy Cows at co-operative farm Nové Město na Moravě. More than 85 attendants visited this event, mostly farmers, students, advisers, forage breeders and company

Ready to launch new virtual fencing trials in Sweden!

Ready to launch new virtual fencing trials in Sweden!

We are delighted to announce that SUPER-G project partners, RISE and SLU Ecology Centre, have received additional funding from a Swedish Board of Agriculture research and development grant (FOU) to continue working with virtual fencing technology in Sweden. The project “Flexible grazing with virtual fences for increased biodiversity” will start immediately. Matt Hiron at SLU

SUPER-G Stakeholder Webinar | Mediterranean BR

SUPER-G Stakeholder Webinar | Mediterranean BR

This ‘Mediterranean region’ webinar brought together 23 grassland practitioners and researchers from Portugal and Spain. The big question addressed was about the key elements that should be included in a practical face-to-face workshop with farmers focusing on sustainable permanent grassland management (within the context of farm profitability, current challenges and agri-environment scheme opportunities). You can

SUPER-G | Continental Region Webinar

SUPER-G | Continental Region Webinar

On 10 March, we had the Continental Region Webinar! This ‘Continental region’ webinar brought together 41 grassland practitioners and researchers from France, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia. The big question asked was what are the key elements to put into a practical face-to-face workshop with farmers focusing on sustainable permanent grassland management (within

SUPER-G | Forage Conference | 7 & 8 February

SUPER-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 the Swedish Board of Agriculture. The English summary of the conference proceedings states that talks and posters

Grassland Management – Sustainability, Resilience & Opportunities | 31st January 2023

Grassland 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 from the UK Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). The event focused on communicating the results

The SUPER-G H2020 project hosted on the 10th of January the ‘Atlantic Region’ webinar on permanent grassland

The 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 workshops with farmers and test them for usability in practice. A total of 5 ‘stakeholder’ webinars will be held in

Winter School “Obstacles and opportunities for sustainable management of permanent grasslands (PG) in Sweden”

Winter 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 and farmers. The program was about “Obstacles and opportunities for sustainable management of permanent grasslands (PG) in Sweden” and contained 4 sessions. The 1st

SUPER-G – Alpine Region (Alpine Grassland) video just came out!

SUPER-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 interviewed. The subject of grasslands and their impact in the production systems was discussed, as well as the importance

PhD visiting exchange at the National Research Council of Italy in Perugia

PhD 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 permanent grassland. The exchange was under the supervision of Dott.Luca Brocca and Tom Vanwalleghem. The activity

Summer School “Ecosystem Services of Mediterranean permanent grasslands”

Summer 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 visits. This course aimed to train young technicians, researchers and PhD students in the most innovative techniques for

The 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) 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 change”. This department works with applied and basic ecological research, as well as the teaching of 60 courses from genetic to

Grassland activity SLU

Grassland 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 landscape there are still cattle in the pasture lands – in the other one the farmer has switched

‘How do we feed grazing livestock in the future? A case for knowledge-driven grazing systems’ by Juliane Horn and Johannes Isselstein

‘How do we feed grazing livestock in the future? A case for knowledge-driven grazing systems’ by Juliane Horn and Johannes Isselstein

Autumn has arrived! And with it many uncertainties and doubts about the future. The article published in the grass and Forage Science Journal ‘How do we feed grazing livestock in the future? A case for knowledge-driven grazing systems‘ by Juliane Horn and Johannes Isselstein, our SUPER-G colleague from the University of Göttingen, aims to bring

The SUPER-G project was present at the 73rd EAAP Annual Meeting in Porto!

The SUPER-G project was present at the 73rd EAAP Annual Meeting in Porto!

The SUPER-G project was present at the 73rd EAAP Annual Meeting in Porto, where it was possible to communicate with different stakeholders the activities already undertaken. This conference had over 1400 participants from different areas of animal science, where the latest scientific developments in the sector were presented.

SUPER-G second European Summer School “Ecosystem services and disservices of Alpine grasslands”

SUPER-G second European Summer School “Ecosystem services and disservices of Alpine grasslands”

From September 26th to 28th, in Grugliasco & Travesella, Italy, the second SUPER-G European Summer School  will be held under the topic “Ecosystem services and disservices of Alpine grasslands“. The first day will be focused on the Introduction to Alpine Permanent Grasslands (APG) and an Overview of APG soil features, while the second day will be about topics such as: APG plant diversity

Forage day at the Research Station in Vatin

Forage day at the Research Station in Vatin

Last 1st of April, the Brno University, of the Czech Republic organized a workshop with 18 farmers, at the Research station in Vatín, district Žďár nad Sázavou. In this workshop several topics related with the Permanent Grasslands management were discussed, with presentations from different speakers: “War at Ukraine and its possible impacts on agrarian trade” presented by

SUPER-G awarded the Photo Competition winners!

SUPER-G awarded the Photo Competition winners!

SUPER-G launched a Photo Competition in 2019, that lasted one year and ended with nearly 170 photos selected from 5 categories: biodiversity; farmlands; cultural values; landscape and recreation and threats. The Photo Competition ended in 2020, with 3 awarded overall winners – 1st Alan Hopps; 2nd Tobias Nilsson and 3rd Jantine van Middlekoop and a wonderful Photo Book that gathered photos from

SUPER-G Stakeholder Webinar – April 2022

SUPER-G Stakeholder Webinar – April 2022

The SUPER-G Stakeholder Webinar ocurred on the 26th of April, adressing the Permanent Grasslands in the Continental biogeographic region. This webinar presented the role and main tasks of Biebrza National Park in active protection of PG and the richness of its fauna, the ecosystems services and PG management as well as the agricultural production in

SUPER-G 4th Consortium Annual Meeting in Bled!

SUPER-G 4th Consortium Annual Meeting in Bled!

In the last two and a half years the SUPER-G Consortium kept up the good work, with several online meetings, including the annual ones. But surely, we were missing to meet, to discuss in-person and to enjoy the networking that these meetings can provide. So, two weeks ago, from the 7th to the 9th of June, we were

EU Green Week Webinar: “Grasslands as carbon sinks” organised by GO-GRASS

EU Green Week Webinar: “Grasslands as carbon sinks” organised by GO-GRASS

At the occasion of the EU Green Week 2022, which focuses on the European Green Deal, the GO-GRASS project organised a Partner Event focusing on the potential of grasslands for carbon sequestration and its benefits for biodiversity, climate neutrality, circular economy and water quality. In this event, it was presented practices and resources that can promote the

Permanent Grasslands in the Continental biogeographic region (Webinar)

Permanent Grasslands in the Continental biogeographic region (Webinar)

The first SUPER-G webinar for stakeholders in the Continental biogeographic region will be held online on 26th April 2022. Our discussions will focus on how permanent grasslands can be managed for biodiversity and for food production with specific reference to the Biebrza National Park – http://www.biebrza.org.pl/, one of the largest parks in Europe – 60,000

SUPER-G news from Switzerland

SUPER-G news from Switzerland

SUPER-G partners from ETH Zurich (Switzerland) made a special summary of their activities in 2021 within the framework of the project activities: “Our SUPER-G permanent grassland site where we measure the ecosystem exchange of three major greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O) experienced an indeed turbulent year: Lots of snow in the beginning of 2021 (Figure 1),

ETH Zurich is looking for a doctoral student with a passion for science to join their team

ETH Zurich is looking for a doctoral student with a passion for science to join their team

The Grassland Sciences Group is a vibrant and international working group at the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zurich and they are looking for a “reliable, enthusiastic and highly motivated doctoral student with a passion for science” to join their team. The research will focus on “process- and system-understanding of the biosphere-atmosphere greenhouse

“Improving permanent grasslands for ecosystem services and biodiversity” - Super-G stakeholder webinar (update)

“Improving permanent grasslands for ecosystem services and biodiversity” - Super-G stakeholder webinar (update)

On the 17th of January, the SUPER-G project organized a stakeholder webinar on the theme “Improving permanent grasslands for ecosystem services and biodiversity”. Well-managed permanent grasslands are of great importance for food production, nature conservation and other ecosystem services such as regulating water flow and mitigating climate change. “Covering about 40% of the terrestrial world

Improving Permanent Grasslands for ecosystem services and biodiversity – SUPER-G Stakeholder Webinar

Improving Permanent Grasslands for ecosystem services and biodiversity – SUPER-G Stakeholder Webinar

The SUPER-G project is organising a Stakeholder webinar on January 17th, 2022. The webinar will approach the topic of “Improving Permanent Grasslands for ecosystem services and biodiversity”. Well-managed permanent grasslands are of great importance for food production, nature conservation and other ecosystem services such as regulating water flow and mitigating climate change. However, several risk

Professor Stypiński | “Meadows and pastures in the protection of biodiversity”

Professor Stypiński | “Meadows and pastures in the protection of biodiversity”

On November 17, 2021 Professor Stypiński presented the lecture “Meadows and pastures in the protection of biodiversity” in Wloclawek, Poland, during the first part of workshops “The role of modern agriculture in creating biodiversity – challenges for modern agriculture” for farmers, agricultural advisors and students. Additionally there were lectures, with different topics, such as: The role of

Co-Innovation workshop – French Farm Network

Co-Innovation workshop – French Farm Network

On November 16, 2021 there was the Co-Innovation workshop – French Farm Network in Normandy, France. There were a total of 61 participants consisting of 23 farmers, 12 advisors/agricultural group leader from CRAN or LBM, 1 journalist, 25 high school agricultural students with their teacher. A brief presentation of the SUPER-G project was given at

SUPER-G has published two public deliverables recently

SUPER-G has published two public deliverables recently

SUPER-G has recently published two public reports that can now be viewed on our website and our social media channels. One of the reports (Deliverable 2.3) summarises the main Farming Systems (FS) on Permanent Grassland (PG) in Europe (linked to the grassland typology), resulting in conceptual models of the ‘typical’ FS on the main PG

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