Read the latest news regarding Permanent Grasslands Seminar: “How to produce enough grass forage of high quality from grasslands?” | Czech Republic On February 26th, Mendel University organized a seminar entitled “How to produce enough grass forage of high quality from grasslands?” with Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, DLF Seeds company and local co-operative farm Senagro. The event had a total of 150 participants. The seminar had the following speakers, L. Pavlata (Mendelu), M. Drgáč (consultant for organic farming), 2nd Stakeholder Seminar Postponed The second SUPER-G Stakeholder’s Seminar will be postponed due to the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic. Project members have decided to postpone the Stakeholder Seminar that was due to be held in Goniadz, Poland on 19-22 April. The Seminar is now planned for September this year, updates on the details of this will be shared on the project’s Co-innovative workshops organised by Mendel University Last year, Mendel University celebrated 100 years. In its anniversary programme were included three co-innovative workshops testing different Innovative approaches & Technologies. Greenhouse gas budgets of permanent grasslands Greenhouse gas emissions (i.e. carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) from agriculture are important due to their impact on climate change. Permanent grasslands can act as a carbon sink, but they can also be an important source of greenhouse gases due to livestock and fertilization. SUPER-G members from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, measure greenhouse gas emissions Seminar: “How to manage grass to get the most out of it? – innovation in PG management” | Poland On February 7th the Polish Society for Agronomy organized a seminar entitled “How to manage grass to get the most out of it? – innovation in PG management” with the Pasture to Profit Consultant Sean Chubb from LIC (Livestock improvement), New Zeeland. During this seminar, participants discussed the possibilities of using pastures as an important, Permanent grassland: pilot farms involved in the European SUPER-G project are all set to optimise their production systems! After two meetings in 2019, the SUPER-G farm network in Normandy has set its work priorities for the next 4 years. 2nd SUPER-G stakeholder Seminar The second SUPER-G stakeholder seminar will be held in April 2020, in Poland. This second seminar aims to cover the continental region. International Symposium on Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems (IS-CRAES) The International Symposium on Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems (IS-CRAES) organized by the Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems IPCC Climate Change and Land Report An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, food security, sustainable land management and greenhouse gas fluxes Agroforestry training event – September 5th AFBI and CAFRE hosted an agroforestry training event on 5th September 2019 in AFBI Loughgall, Co. Armagh. The event, according to the article, have provided farmers and agroforestry practitioners with the opportunity to learn more about the practicalities as well as the socio-economic and environmental benefits of adopting agroforestry systems as an option under the
Seminar: “How to produce enough grass forage of high quality from grasslands?” | Czech Republic On February 26th, Mendel University organized a seminar entitled “How to produce enough grass forage of high quality from grasslands?” with Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, DLF Seeds company and local co-operative farm Senagro. The event had a total of 150 participants. The seminar had the following speakers, L. Pavlata (Mendelu), M. Drgáč (consultant for organic farming),
2nd Stakeholder Seminar Postponed The second SUPER-G Stakeholder’s Seminar will be postponed due to the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic. Project members have decided to postpone the Stakeholder Seminar that was due to be held in Goniadz, Poland on 19-22 April. The Seminar is now planned for September this year, updates on the details of this will be shared on the project’s
Co-innovative workshops organised by Mendel University Last year, Mendel University celebrated 100 years. In its anniversary programme were included three co-innovative workshops testing different Innovative approaches & Technologies.
Greenhouse gas budgets of permanent grasslands Greenhouse gas emissions (i.e. carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) from agriculture are important due to their impact on climate change. Permanent grasslands can act as a carbon sink, but they can also be an important source of greenhouse gases due to livestock and fertilization. SUPER-G members from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, measure greenhouse gas emissions
Seminar: “How to manage grass to get the most out of it? – innovation in PG management” | Poland On February 7th the Polish Society for Agronomy organized a seminar entitled “How to manage grass to get the most out of it? – innovation in PG management” with the Pasture to Profit Consultant Sean Chubb from LIC (Livestock improvement), New Zeeland. During this seminar, participants discussed the possibilities of using pastures as an important,
Permanent grassland: pilot farms involved in the European SUPER-G project are all set to optimise their production systems! After two meetings in 2019, the SUPER-G farm network in Normandy has set its work priorities for the next 4 years.
2nd SUPER-G stakeholder Seminar The second SUPER-G stakeholder seminar will be held in April 2020, in Poland. This second seminar aims to cover the continental region.
International Symposium on Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems (IS-CRAES) The International Symposium on Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems (IS-CRAES) organized by the Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems
IPCC Climate Change and Land Report An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, food security, sustainable land management and greenhouse gas fluxes
Agroforestry training event – September 5th AFBI and CAFRE hosted an agroforestry training event on 5th September 2019 in AFBI Loughgall, Co. Armagh. The event, according to the article, have provided farmers and agroforestry practitioners with the opportunity to learn more about the practicalities as well as the socio-economic and environmental benefits of adopting agroforestry systems as an option under the
