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FiBL Newsletter January 2022

 

News

 

Researchers in the FiBL laboratory

Wanted: Robust bundles of protein

Legumes are full of protein. Their production has become a trend and the area under legumes is growing. However, fungal diseases are a problem in…

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Video: Pig feeding – effect of silage on the occurrence of gastric ulcers

A lack of structured feed increases the risk of gastric ulcers, a common health problem in pigs. Supplying pigs with grass silage has shown to…

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Intercropping

Video: Increasing domestic protein supply with intercropping

Over ten years ago, only about 80 hectares of organic peas and fava beans were cultivated in Switzerland. This accounted for only three percent of the…

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Online course on farm video production

The NEFERTITI project, of which FiBL is a partner, organised an online course "How to produce your own farm video to enhance knowledge exchange".…

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Video: Feeding insects for organic layers

Feeding of insects offers new possibilities to overcome the protein gap in organic farming.

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Successful international video conference "Organic Animal Husbandry Systems – Challenges, Performance and Potentials"

The IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance (IAHA) together with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) organised a well-attended video…

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FiBL partnered with Legumes Translated for an online seminar - "How to produce your own farm video to enhance knowledge exchange"

The online seminar showcasing video production within the context of agricultural projects on September 1, 2020, is now available for viewing and…

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Video: Insights into the BRESOV project

BRESOV (Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production) is a Horizon 2020 project which started in May 2018. FiBL…

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Publications

 

Cover Liste

Positive list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties updated

For the fifth time since 2018, FiBL, together with organic associations, is publishing a list of available cruciferous (cabbage, radish, etc.) and…

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Events

 

12 April 2022

Final SolACE conference – Lessons learned and future implications from a Horizon 2020 project

Brussels, Belgium

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New date: 26-29 July 2022

Biofach 2022

Nuremberg, Germany

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