Soil Health Day 2023

This event brings together researchers at AU Viborg, department of Agroecology, that are interested in various aspects of soil health, soil monitoring and soil mapping.

Info about event

Time

Tuesday 5 December 2023,  at 10:00 - 15:00

Location

Auditorium at AU Viborg

Price

Free DKK

Taking its starting point in the Soil Monitoring and Resilience law proposal (Proposal for a Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (europa.eu) ), we will take this opportunity to discuss various elements of this law proposal and its implications on our research. The following topics are especially in focus:

  • Soil descriptors
  • Soil Districts: Set up, monitoring methods and impact for landowners/stakeholders
  • Voluntary certification schemes

The main takeaway of this event is a better understanding of the ramifications of the proposed law and where research will be able to support its delivery.

Agenda

10:00 – 10:45 Welcome and introduction to the three topics of the day, Mogens H. Greve

Soil descriptors: Indicators, novel indicators and their limitations, Emmanuel Arthur

Soil districts: a Danish perspective, Lucas Gomes

Voluntary Certification schemes: speaker tbc

10:45 – 12:15 Roundtable discussions

12:15 – 13:00 Lunch break/ networking

13:00 – 13:45 State of research on soil health from JORD, JORDNÆR, SYSTEM and KLIMA

13:45 – 14:45 Update from the roundtables and open discussion

14:45 – 15:00 Closing remarks