IIRB Seminar 2025- Carbon farming options in sugar beet cultivation
IIRB Seminar 2025 - Carbon farming options in sugar beet cultivation
Where: Online (via Zoom)
What: At the IIRB Plant & Soil Study Group meeting in autumn 2024, carbon farming and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were discussed. The discussion highlighted the need for a more in-depth exploration of the subject within the IIRB. Consequently, the Plant & Soil Study Group is organising a seminar for 2025, titled 'Carbon Farming Options in Sugar Beet Cultivation'.
The programme consists of three sessions exploring the role of sugar beet in sustainable agriculture.
Session 1 (Thursday 11/12/25): Challenges in Agriculture and Policy with talks from
- Edouard Lanckriet (Agrosolutions, F),
- Christel Roß (IfZ, D),
- Toby Townsend (ADAS, UK)
Session 2 (Thursday 11/12/25): Effect of Sugar Beet on Soil Carbon Stocks with talks from
- Jenny Bussell (The Allerton Project, UK),
- Dennis Grunwald (IfZ, D),
- Anna Jacobs (IfZ, D)
Session 3 (Friday 12/12/25): GHG Emissions in Sugar Beet Cultivation with talks from
- Georgina Barratt (BBRO, UK)
- Marisol Campoverde (ITB, F) & Rémy Duval (ITB, F)
- Klaus Dittert (University of Göttingen, D)
- Bernard Longdoz (University of Liège, B)
- Gebhard Müller (BGD-Bodengesundheitsdienst GmbH, D)
You will be able to register from October via the homepage.
PROGRAMME
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Registration
Registration will open in October 2025.
