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FiBL news on soil


Cover Technical guide

Updated guide on earthworms available

FiBL has updated and complemented its guide on earthworms and their role in agricultural soils.…


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…


Field with bread wheat

Save the date – Lessons learned and future implications from a Horizon 2020 project

Join us on 12 April 2022 in Brussels Belgium for the final conference of the Horizon 2020 project…


Workshop series on solutions for improving agroecosystem and crop efficiency for water and nutrient use

Join us for a series of workshops focusing on below-ground research, upscaling knowledge from…


[Translate to Englisch:] Drei Menschen auf einem Feld nehmen Bodenproben.

What happens in the soil when organic farmers stop ploughing?

The value of long-term studies can be found when you’re ready to dig deep. FiBL scientists and…


Farmer and scientists assess the outcome of soil cultivation.

Less is more – Testing reduced tillage under organic conditions

The turn of the millennium brought a change in the agricultural mindset: reduced tillage. Reduced…


Sheep in the Netherlands feeding in a field with plastic debris.

New EU project to explore the impacts of plastic debris on soil health and agricultural productivity

The impacts of plastic debris on soil health are largely unknown, although equal or possibly greater…


Researcher in laboratory

PhD student unveils soil secrets

Soils generate our food, cleanse our drinking water and degrade organic toxins. The degree to which…


Cover Dossier

New reference document on organic production principles and good practice

The demand for organic products has been increasing worldwide for years. As a result, the interest…


Cover Factsheet Biofertilisers

New Factsheet: Biofertilisers

In the last years, organic amendments, active natural metabolites or beneficial microbes are…