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Cereals

Voices on Climate: "A hot summer costs several hundred million francs"
29/09/2026 - Jürn Sanders is Chairman of the FiBL Management Board. In this interview, he discusses the consequences of the hot summer for agriculture and organic farming. In our "Voices of Climate" he calls for...
El bienestar animal podría depender más de la gestión de la explotación que del sistema de alojamiento
- A la agricultura ecológica se le atribuye a menudo un mayor bienestar animal frente a la ganadería convencional. Investigadores del Instituto Thünen de Agricultura Ecológica, en Trenthorst, han...
Biogas must abandon cost competition with renewables, researchers argue
14/09/2026 - Biogas faces mounting economic pressure as the cost of wind and solar energy has plummeted by 70 to 90 per cent over the past decade, whilst bioenergy costs have stagnated or risen slightly—from...
Financial Planning Essential to Support Future Crop Yields and Margins Teagasc National Crops Forum 2026
- The Teagasc National Crops Forum took place on Thursday, 10 September, at the Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, County Kildare. The event brought together farmers, researchers, specialists and industry...
Farming practices may meaningfully change nutritional and bioactive profiles
09/09/2026 - New research suggests that soil health, organic farming and regenerative agriculture can directly influence beetroot nutrients, with organically and regeneratively grown beetroots showing higher...
The Lysobacter factor: Japanese scientists uncover microbial clues behind disease-resistant organic farmland
03/09/2026 - Researchers studied a Japanese organic farm with 50+ years of low soil-borne disease incidence.Organic fertilisers significantly increased Lysobacter, a...
Op-Ed | A New Future for Farming, Food, and Health
17/08/2026 - The recent disruption of global fertilizer supplies motivates reassessing key myths that shape perceptions of agricultural policies. A century into modern conventional agriculture, still unfolding...
George Eustice: Resilience must be the new frontier for agri-tech
11/08/2026 - As the agriculture sector grapples with increasingly volatile weather, rising input costs and pressure to deliver environmental outcomes, former Defra Secretary George Eustice believes it is time to...
Summer School 2026: Handling the complexity of organic plant breeding
31/07/2026 - In mid-July 2026, the LiveSeeding project and ECO-PB held their Summer School at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain, bringing together breeders, seed savers, researchers,...
At a Kenya Research Center, Insects Are Helping Farmers Reduce Their Reliance on Synthetic Fertilizers and Pesticides
20/07/2026 - As fertilizer prices rise and farmers face growing pressure from climate change, researchers in Kenya are looking to an unlikely allies—insects.At the
Food Tank Explains: Organic Agriculture
21/07/2026 - This article is part of Food Tank’s primer series, “Food Tank Explains.” Each installment unpacks the ideas, innovations, and challenges shaping today’s food and agriculture systems,...
New Teagasc Booklet Highlights Biodiversity Opportunities on Irish Equine Farms
- A new booklet, “Biodiversity on Irish Equine Farms”, has been published by Teagasc equine specialists in collaboration with research colleagues in Johnstown Castle and biodiversity specialists....
Organic Lamb Finishing Events, ‘From Farm to Fork’
- What's Next for Organic Lamb? A series of three Organic Lamb Finishing events, ‘From Farm to Fork,’ aim to bring together farmers, researchers, processors, and industry leaders to explore the...
Adoption by the Commission of the certification methodology for carbon farming
27/07/2026 - On 9 July, the European Commission adopted a
Soil organic carbon increases crop yield but can’t help with extreme drought
10/05/2026 - In cases of extreme drought, soil organic carbon does not improve crop yields, Colorado State University research has found. The finding contradicts the commonly held belief that soil organic...
"Cows and climate": Factsheet now available in English
03/07/2026 - Ruminants are often criticised for their methane emissions. A factsheet by FiBL Switzerland and the organic association Bio Suisse shows that grassland-based organic livestock farming can effectively...