Organic Farmknowledge

Newsletter – February 2023

Dear readers,

The Organic Farm Knowledge platform (organic-farmknowledge.org) provides access to a wide range of tools and resources about organic farming that can help improve production. We are pleased to share this month’s newsletter with you. We look forward to sharing more news with you in March.

New uploads

Regulation of sawflies in organic orchards (BIOFRUITNET Practice Abstract)

Combining different preventive strategies and direct measures can help to control the pest.

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Automatic manure scrapers for reduced ammonia emissions (POWER Practice Abstract)

This tool recommends the use of automatic scrapers for reduced ammonia emissions, which remove…

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Diversification of silage maize cultivation by using winter cover crops enabled by ultra-early maize varieties (DiverIMPACTS Practice Abstract)

Learn more about fixing nitrogen and reducing nitrate leaching with winter-hardy cover crops.

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Now available in German and Swedish: CORE Organic POWER factsheet - Welfare and environmental impact of organic pig production

Reduction of piglet mortality, health problems as well as improvement of outdoor runs, system…

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Latest Biofruitnet video: How to introduce predatory mites into fruit plantations

In this video, Radek Vávra from the Research and Breeding Institute of Pomology in Holovousy,…

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Building successful value chains for diversified cropping systems, using Hodmedods as an example (DiverIMPACTS Practice Abstract)

Hodmedods is an example of a shortened supply chain, established to support farmers to grow novel…

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The BIOFRUITNET e-learning courses are still available until March 31, 2023.

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Organic Farm Knowledge Newsletter

Lauren Dietemann
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL
Ackerstrasse 113
5070 Frick
Switzerland
Phone +41 62 865 04 08
lauren.dietemann@fibl.org
www.fibl.org

Andreas Basler
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL
Ackerstrasse 113
5070 Frick
Switzerland
Phone +41 62 865 72 13
andreas.basler@fibl.org
www.fibl.org

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 773911. This communication only reflects the author’s view. The Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information provided. The authors and editors do not assume responsibility or liability for any possible factual inaccuracies or damage resulting from the application of the recommendations in this newsletter.