WUR & LVVN to launch 2026 field trials with disease-resistant NGT potatoes—aiming to cut pesticide use and test real-world performance.

#NGTs #PlantScience #SustainableAg #Potatoes #AgInnovation

www.seedworld.com/europe/2026/...

🌱 Better food starts at the seed. 🌍

Early growth determines resilience. 🌿☀️

SpinFert measures seed respiration 🌬️ to test natural biostimulants 💊.

Goal: Stronger crops, fertile soil, fewer chemicals. 🚫🧪

Better science = Better food. 🍽️

#SpinFert #SeedScience #SustainableAg #ClimateResilience

⏳ Last call for SeedCon 2026! Today, April 1st, is the absolute deadline to submit your abstract.

Don't miss the First International Conference on the Seed Microbiome and Microbial Inheritance at the ATB in Potsdam (May 5–7).
🔗 Submit here: seedcon.org

#SeedCon2026 #SeedMicrobiome #SustainableAg

#SIF
Purpureocillium lilacinum strain YLOB boosts strawberry growth and health as an endophyte, reducing agrochemical reliance. A promising step for sustainable agriculture!
Details: maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/sif...
#SustainableAg #Biocontrol

Improving soil health isn’t about adding one solution, but combining them.

A new review shows biochar + compost/manure can outperform biochar alone

📈 +45% aggregate stability
💧 +20% water retention
🌱 +76% phosphorus
#SoilHealth #Biochar #SustainableAg
Read more:
doi.org/10.1007/s427...

Improving soil health isn’t about adding one solution, but combining them.

A new review shows biochar + compost/manure can outperform biochar alone

📈 +45% aggregate stability
💧 +20% water retention
🌱 +76% phosphorus
#SoilHealth #Biochar #SustainableAg
Read more:
doi.org/10.1007/s427...

Matthew and his dad are talking about the farm and how they’re mastering the Irish practice of robotic milking! 🐄🇮🇪

#roboticmilking #dairyfarmers #sustainableag #farmlife

Healthy land supports healthy operations 🌾 Managing erosion, grazing, and resources wisely creates balance between productivity and conservation. #SustainableAg #LandCare #Stewardship

Faster, simplified plant protection measures needed | Euractiv Outdated rules are hurting agricultural innovation and failing to deliver concrete crop protection solutions, experts want simplification

🌱 Farmers need solutions, fast!

At @croplifeeu.bsky.social's 5th anniversary conference, MEP Alexander Bernhuber warned: “[Farmers] have a problem, and they need a solution… and at some points we are much too slow.” 🚜💻

Read more: www.euractiv.com/news/faster-...

#SustainableAg #plantprotection

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#SustainableAg
#RuralResilinence
#FarmHER

2026 CA Small Farm Conference Join us for our 38th annual gathering, a week of learning, inspiration and community featuring over 60 events, both online and in-person. Whether you’re a beginning farmer or a seasoned grower…

Day One of the California #SmallFarm Conference, and I'm starting with "Optimizing Compost Applications for Soil Health & Farm Productivity"

#CAFF
#SustainableAg
#HealthySoils
caff.org/conference20...

Our future food depends on insects—don't let pesticides empty our plates. Join the call: Denounce insecticides, protect pollinators, & demand policy change. Together, we can buzz back to balance! 🌿🐝 #Biodiversity #SustainableAg

Integrated environmental and economic trade-offs in rice cultivation in emerging economies using a life cycle approach - Discover Environment Rice cultivation, a staple for over 70% of India’s population and a major global export, significantly contributes to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, alongside exacerbating water stress and fa...

Rice is a staple for over 70% of India’s population, but it’s also a major source of GHGEs. My paper in Discover Environment (2026) breaks down the environmental and economic trade-offs across four Indian states. 🧵 #SustainableAg #RiceResearch
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Did you know? Legumes (pulses like beans, peas, lentils) are natural fertilizer factories! 🌱 They fix nitrogen from the air into the soil, cutting the need for synthetic fertilizers and boosting soil health. #NitrogenFixation #SustainableAg #SDG2

They are using lasers to deter birds on rice at the INIA rice research station where they have a long term study on pasture-rice-soybean rotations #sustainableag

🌾 Gene-hacking rice to cut methane? Scientists just dropped the mic on sustainable agriculture! 38% emissions reduction = 🔥 climate win. #GenomicInnovation #ClimateAction #SustainableAg 🌍 https://emmecola.github.io/genomics-daily

photo credit: Frederick Research Center

🌱 Discover the latest from our Water-Smart Farming Demo Sites!

Check out the Kouklia site in Cyprus – sustainable carob fields, soil treatments & adapted irrigation.

👉 Explore all demo site details here: watermellon.eu/demonstratio...

#WaterSmartFarming #SustainableAg #DemoSites

https://watermellon.eu/demonstration-areas/

https://watermellon.eu/demonstration-areas/

https://watermellon.eu/demonstration-areas/

🌱 University of Skikda is boosting integrated farming in Sétif, Algeria!

Demo site: farmers, advisors & researchers are testing sustainable crop, livestock & aquaculture systems.

💧 First Regional Farming Group (RFG) 🔜 More RFGs and demo days coming in 2026!

#SustainableAg #ClimateSmartFarming

⁉️ Today, 🇪🇺 faces a strategic choice.

✅ Be an innovation hub for #SustainableAg: attract investment, develop solutions & equip farmers for a changing climate
❌ Or let scientific knowledge, research & next-gen tech move elsewhere

Read our latest op-ed now 👇 (1/3)

Macro shot of a vivid red tomato with green stem, showcasing fresh produce.

Research on salt-tolerant tomato varieties provides candidate tomato germplasm for further breeding of new salt-tolerant tomato varieties. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI19041-25
#SustainableAg #plantscience

From the lab to the field! 🚜✨In the SAGROPIA project, Certis Biologicals are leveraging their expertise in #Biologicals to bring sustainable, low-risk plant protection to real-world farming. We’re turning research into results for a greener future. 🌍🌱

See how: youtu.be/dCOkmCrqWto #SustainableAg

I made a comment today, something about while we can't control most things, we can control what goes on inside our fence lines. Mine will be full of food and flowers.
#OverYonderFarm
#ResistanceFarming
#ResilientRuralCommunities
#AgricultureIsActivism
#RegenerativeAgriculture
#SustainableAg
#FarmHER

EDITORS CHOICE!
Optimizing nitrogen management: how can existing tests better account for soil net N mineralization? Clément et al. discuss practical methods to improve fertilizer use efficiency. #sustainableag

https://ow.ly/4Mak50XTCKb

📷https://ow.ly/8Z3050XTCKk

Launching Our Next Phase: SAGROPIA’s Strategic Shift from Trial to Demonstration • SAGROPIA Following the consortium meeting in Lyon, SAGROPIA marks the completion of Period 1 with promising results. Field trials have demonstrated that alternative substitution strategies can maintain compara...

We wrapped up Period 1 in Lyon and are shifting gears from trials to real-world demonstration. 🌱

The results? Our #biocontrol strategies matched chemical yields in potatoes & sugar beets—even under high pest pressure! 🥔✨

Read more ➡️ sagropia.eu/cm-lyon-next...

#SustainableAg #IPM #HorizonEurope

My preferred method of collecting eggs 😆

#OverYonderFarm
#ResistanceFarming
#ResilientRuralCommunities
#AgricultureIsActivism
#RegenerativeAgriculture
#SustainableAg
#FarmHER

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#OverYonderFarm
#RegenerativeAgriculture
#SustainableAg

Understanding Food Systems: What You Need to Know % In this explainer, gain a better understanding of food systems and their importance to global development.

Food systems feed the world, but they’re also at risk. From farm to fork, see how we can build systems that are fairer, greener, and more resilient.

Read more: www.technoserve.org/blog/un... #FoodSystems #SustainableAg #ClimateAction

A space to grow: Co-op kitchens give local producers more options A Detroit Lakes cooperative weathered federal grant uncertainty to shore up local food networks in its “boot-strappy, grassroots” endeavor.

🌱✨ Innovation thrives in rural MN! Manna Food Co‑op in Detroit Lakes opened a new kitchen to help local farmers turn fresh produce into salsa, hot sauce & more! This grassroots project is about boosting local flavor & economic resilience. #SustainableAg #Entrepreneurship #RuralResilience #GoodFood

Can "Cold Plasma" zap pesticides off your veggies? ⚡🥦

We rely on pesticides, but the residues they leave behind are a major health risk. Washing isn't always enough.

doi.org/10.12944/CRN...

#WeiPublications #FoodSafety #ColdPlasma #SustainableAg #MedSky #FoodTech #Nutrition #AgTech #FOAMed

🎄 Wishing you a joyful holiday season from our team at CropLife Europe!

May your holidays be full of happiness, and the new year bring growth, innovation, and sustainable farming across Europe. 🌱

#HappyHolidays #SustainableAg