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Place
Time
From Thursday, May 21, 2026 12:00 PM
To Friday, May 22, 2026 12:30 PM
Registration deadline
Friday, May 15, 2026 3:00 PM

‘Cover crops as a climate adaptation tool -

Effects on soil structure, nutrient balance, soil health and climate resilience in vegetable production’.

 

2‑day international workshop at Apelsvoll, Norway,

21–22 May 2026

Detailed information and program will be published on https://nordicagriculture.eu/ and https://nibio.no/en?locationfilter=true

Interested in presenting your results?

Contact:

 

till.seehusen@nibio.no

mette.thomsen@nibio.no

 

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Place
Time
From Thursday, May 21, 2026 12:00 PM
To Friday, May 22, 2026 12:30 PM
Registration deadline
Friday, May 15, 2026 3:00 PM
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Program

  • 21. May 2026 12.00- 16.00 (inside session)

  • 12.00 - 13.00

    Lunch

  • 13.00

    Welcome - NIBIO Apelsvoll

  • Soil degradation in horticultural production- possibilities to improve soil structure

    Till Seehusen, NIBIO   

  • To what extent does autumn cover crop growth affect spring soil biological activity and the yield of the following crop?

    Tatiana Rittl NORSØK 

  • Effect of different cover crops on the nitrogen dynamics – risk of nitrate leaching and nitrous oxide emissions

    Randi Berland Frøseth NIBIO

  • Break – questions and discussion

  • Bærekraft i produksjon av tidligpotet - Diversifisering med fangvekster

    Maximilian Koch NORSØK    

  • Cover crops as part of sustainable vegetable production – tillage, soil structure, nitrogen and weeds

    Mette Thomsen NIBIO  

     

  • Use of cover crops improves soil properties in cereal production

    Ievina Sturite, NIBIO

  • 16.00 end of day one

    Questions and discussion

  • 22. May 2026      9.00- 12.30 (visiting field trials)

  • 09.00 - 09.30

    Welcome- Coffee

  • 09.30 - 11.30

    Visiting field trials different projects:

    Hort2thefuture: Use of cover crops to loosen soil compaction, experience from the first season –NIBIO

    Hort2thefuture: Use of Cover crops in intensive vegetable production – possibilities and limitations

    CropDrive: Cover crops as a strategi for reducing soil pathogens and diseases in potatoes and carrots by increasing soil health.

    Long term field trial at Apelsvoll

    Plant roots, soil structure and soil health indicators

    Discussion and experience sharing

  • 11.30 - 12.30

    Lunch

  • Program for day 2 will be updated continuously depending on spring field work and weather conditions.

Any questions please contact:

till.seehusen@nibio.no

mette.thomsen@nibio.no

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