Bio Forschung Austria - Events January to March 2025

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
We would like to invite you to our next events:

Nutrient availability and nutrient dynamics in organic arable on Wed., 22.1.2025
Crop rotation-adapted green cover - diverse effects on Thu., 13.2.2025
Nitrogen dynamics in livestock-free arable farming on Wed., 19.2.2025
Soil practitioner arable farming certificate course 2025, start on Wed., 26.2.2025
Water-efficient arable farming on Thu., 6.3.2025

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>> Seminar: Nutrient availability and nutrient dynamics in organic arable farming

on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from 09:00-12:00 at Bio Forschung Austria, 1220 Vienna

• Basics of nutrient availability with a focus on phosphorus and potassium
• How can nutrient stocks be made available?
• What innovative ideas are there for utilizing nutrients and organic matter from farm and regional residues?

Credit: 3 hours for ÖPUL23-BIO

>> Webinar: Crop rotation-adapted greening - diverse effects

on Thursday, February 13, 2025, from 13:00-16:00 

• Which factors regarding plant species and machine use support successful intercropping?
• What role does the location play in intercropping?
• What strategies can be pursued in dry periods?

Credit: 3 hours for ÖPUL23-BIO

>> Webinar: Nitrogen dynamics in livestock-free arable farming

on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from 09:00-12:00 a.m.

• Basics of N dynamics
• Importance of nitrogen fixation by legumes
• Simple method for estimating nitrate-N in the soil

Credit: 3 hours for ÖPUL23-GWA (groundwater arable)       

>> Soil practitioner arable farming certificate course 2025

Start on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 in Lower Austria

In the Soil Practitioner certificate course, participants deal intensively with the topic of soil ecosystems and soil management.

• We are starting a course in Lower Austria on February 26, 2025
• Scope: 9 course days, spread over the year
• The course locations depend on the participants

Credit: 5 hours for ÖPUL23-BIO and 10 hours for ÖPUL23-Preventive Groundwater Protection - Arable Farming

Registration and further information:
Bio Forschung Austria - Mag. Ivoneta Diethart
by-mail: bodenpraktiker@bioforschung.at
or by telephone: 01 4000 49177

We look forward to your participation!

>> Seminar: Water-efficient arable farming

on Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 09:00-17:30 at Bio Forschung Austria, 1220 Vienna

• Measures that increase the water absorption and water storage capacity of soils and help to avoid unnecessary water losses
• Interrelationships between soil-plant-water balance and climate are demonstrated in a practice-oriented way with show objects and best practice examples

Credit: 5 hours for ÖPUL23-BIO, 4 hours for ÖPUL23-GWA (groundwater arable land)