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FiBL Newsletter May 2022

 

Open Day and FiBL connect at FiBL Switzerland

FiBL invites everyone to come and visit its campus during the last weekend of June. The construction of the new buildings has been completed, so there is a lot to discover (in German).

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Swiss Organic Arable Farming Day

For the first time, the Organic Arable Farming Day will take place during two days: on 8 and 9 June 2022. The organic farm "Biohof Lüscher" in the canton of Aargau is hosting the information and networking event (in German).

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Organic Field Days in Germany

The Organic Field Days at the Hessian State Domain Gladbacherhof will feature agricultural technology, crop production, animal husbandry and research from 28 to 30 June 2022 (in German).

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News

 

Participants

IFOAM Organics Europe celebrates anniversary

On May 11 2022, more than 100 people representing the European organic sector, consisting of farmers, advisors, processors, retailers, certifiers,…

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Cow with two calves on the pasture

Survey: Livestock husbandry and ecosystem services

How can livestock husbandry be ethically justifiable as well as economically and ecologically sustainable? The EU project PATHWAYS, in which FiBL…

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Flowering strips.

Pathways to carbon-neutral organic farming in Switzerland – the FiBL climate study

In its study on pathways to carbon-neutral organic farming in Switzerland, the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL shows that although…

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Podcast: "Even in times of war, our cows want to be fed" – Ukrainian farmers tell their story

In this FiBL Focus Talk: They help refugees, alleviate the population's famine or serve in the military: two organic producers from Ukraine tell what…

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Save the date.

Organics Europe Youth Event – registration open

The registration of the Organics Europe Youth Event 2022 is now open. Make sure to reserve your place at the event and join us at FiBL Switzerland in…

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[Translate to Englisch:] We stand with Ukraine

Update on FiBL’s work in Ukraine

Since the invasion of Ukraine, we – the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and our project partners IFOAM – Organics International,…

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The new forms for registration of products for the German Input List 2023 are now online available

Now manufacturers and distributors of inputs can register their products for the Input list for organic production in Germany2023. The Input list is…

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Brood comb of the dark queen bee.

More aggressive bees are ahead of the posse

Healthy, vigorous and resilient - these are the criteria used for selecting honeybee colonies for breeding in a FiBL project. The project’s finding is…

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Publications

 

Cover Technical guide

Updated guide on successful control of creeping thistle

Creeping thistle has become an increasing problem especially for organic arable farms with soils of higher organic matter content. Wherever it grows,…

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New technical guide and training videos on organic sesame production

In the framework of a PPP project in Ethiopia implemented by FiBL in collaboration with Tradin Organic and GIZ, FiBL experts have produced a technical…

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Updated fact sheet "Soil and Climate" on the climate impact of organic soil management

The updated publication addresses the adaptability of organic agriculture to changes caused by climate change. The vast diversity and activity of…

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Events

 

26-29 July 2022

Biofach 2022

Nuremberg, Germany

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FiBL events in other languages

FiBL events in other languages can be viewed at

> www.fibl.org/en/info-centre/events

 

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Yours sincerely,
Andreas Basler and Helga Willer
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