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Second farmer workshop planned in Spain
The Spanish RECARE team, lead by Artemi Cerda, is organising a second farmer meeting on July 11th, 2016. The meeting will deal with topics of innovation, contemporary production and marketing, new agricultural techniques and sustainability, or as the flyer of the meeting describes:
'This looks to make the farmer the centre of attention. Agriculture preserves tradition and wisdom, but also requires innovation and opening up to a world where competitive internationalized communication is essential to adapt to new challenges. The meeting is intended to provide information around contemporary production, marketing, new techniques and traditions. This knowledge must not be lost. But we want to continue the farmer who informs us and discuss new topics of interest. With these lectures we want to share new initiatives and traditional values with all citizens, and create an atmosphere of collaboration and enthusiasm to give value and place in a location that deserves this ancient craft.'
The meeting is held on June 11th, 2016. More information can be obtained from the event flyer (Spanish).
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New article published on soil-related ecosystems services
A new article has been published in Ecological Indicators which presents a soil-related ecosystems services framework to be used in the RECARE project.
The framework will be used in the 17 case studies to identify and value changes to ecosystem services due to soil threats and soil management and policies impacting on soil.
The paper can be downloaded from http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1SxBx,XRNLROoG with free access until 14th June 2016.
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Third RECARE Newsletter Available
The third RECARE newsletter is now available. This edition covers:
- Report on Soil Saving Measures
- RECARE Field Experiments
- A focus on Soil Compaction
- Case Study focus: Cyprus
- Recent RECARE publications
- Past events/presentations
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Special Issue of SOIL RESEARCH about 'Sustainable Soil Management and Organic Farming'
Issue no. 54 of the peer reviewed journal SOIL RESEARCH has just been published. This special issue, with a foreword by Marta M. Moreno , Ziad Al Chami , Artemi Cerdà and Ana M. Tarquis, has the title 'Sustainable Soil Management and Organic Farming', and covers 15 research papers that consider soil improving measures and management, topics that are also investigated and relevant in the RECARE project.
SOIL RESEARCH is issued by CSIRO PUBLISHING in Australia. The special issue can be found online HERE.
More information can be obtained from Artemi Cerda ", partner in RECARE for the University of Valencia.
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RECARE presented at the Olive Growers Association of the Euganean Hills
Prof. Francesco Morari from the University of Padova is the RECARE case study leader for the Italian case study looking at soil organic matter decline in mineral soils. On 15th January 2016 Francesco presented to the Oliver Growers Association of the Euganean Hills (Regional Park) on the RECARE project. His presentation entitled "Soil, ecosystem services and soil organic matter. The RECARE project" discussed issues of soil organic matter decline. Around 100-130 people attended the event and the presentaton was well received. For more information about the Italian case study please click here. For more information about the presentation please contact Francesco Morari This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.