Our partner, the University of Ljubljana, and the Slovenian Association for Conservation Agriculture (SACA) and the Slovenian organized a workshop titled “No-till in conservation agriculture “on 28/10/2024 on the agriculture field in Gorišnica, Slovenia. During the event, the Waste4Soil project and the advantages of no-till farming were presented, with a focus on soil protection and the specifics of targeted fertilization.
The no-till drill and its elements were presented, and the agronomic functions were described and explained. Practical wheat sowing was then demonstrated. Wheat seeds were coated with a microalgae biostimulant developed for the Waste4Soil project. As part of the Living Lab, Istria, together with our partner, farmer Branko Majerič, will continue to monitor the effects of the algae biostimulant on seed germination and the development of roots and shoots.
The event was filmed by the national RTV programme "People and Land", which will help raise awareness of the Waste4Soil efforts to promote soil health and agricultural sustainability through using biostimulants from FPR in conservation agriculture. This RTV programme is the most watched agricultural educational and advisory show in Slovenia, dealing with almost all aspects of agriculture in the broadest sense of the word.
