Moderator: Katharina Meurer, Associate Professor at the Department of Soil and Environment
Assembly hall Uppsala, The Teaching Building, Almas allé 10
09.30 Registration and coffee
10.00 Opening
Johan Stendahl, Head of Department of Soil and Environment
10.05 Keynote: "Healthy Soils for Healthy and Nutritious Crops: Evidence and Missing Links"
Grace Kangara, Soil Scientist in Climate- and Nutrient-Smart Agriculture at Rothamsted Research
10.35 "Soil nutrient supply over the ages – Where are we now?"
Anke Herrmann, Professor in Soil Nutrient Cycling
11.00 Break
11.10 ”Managing soil structure to ensure food production”
Thomas Keller, Professor in Soil Mechanics and Soil Management
11.35 "Extreme weather on the increase push for more soil water management"
Jennie Barron, Professor in Agricultural Water Management
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Young Scientists Poster Pitch
Young researchers at the Department of Soil and Environment pitch their work on soil topics.
EJP SOIL Overview & Project Presentations
13.45 "EJP SOIL: Towards climate-smart sustainable management of agricultural soils"
Anke Herrmann, Professor in Soil Nutrient Cycling
13.50 ”Harnessing soil microbes to minimize trade-offs with carbon farming”
Sara Hallin, Professor in Soil Microbiology
14.10 ”Modelling regenerative agriculture and soil physical health: feedbacks between carbon cycling, hydrological processes and crop production”
Nicholas Jarvis, Professor in Soil Physics
14.30 Poster Session and Coffee
A variety of soil topics presented in poster format. Join us to discuss current soil projects with researchers at the Department of Soil and Environment.
