SLU Centre for Organic Food and Farming (EPOK)
The SLU Centre for Organic Food and Farming, EPOK, works with collaboration, coordination and information on organic agriculture research in a Swedish, Nordic and international perspective.
Agroforestry i Ukraina – lansering av policy brief
Agroforestry i Ukraina – policy brief launch malin.planting@slu.se Welcome to the launch of the policy brief "Seven reasons to invest in agroforestry for post-war reconstruction and reform efforts
Doctoral thesis on sustainable plant production adapted to climate change
On Thursday, Alessio Costa will defend his doctoral thesis. He shows how crop rotation diversity, i.e. how farmers switch between different crops on their fields, can benefit food security and
Webbinarium med Maria Wivstad: Näringsbalanser på svenska mjölk- och växtodlingsgårdar
Webinar with Maria Wivstad: Nutrient balances of Swedish dairy and arable farms karin.ullven@slu.se Maria Wivstad presents a study from last year in which the nutrient balance was analyzed on 124
“Remediation of headwater streams is the missing link”
Agricultural headwaters are everywhere but at the same time much overlooked, despite their important role in regulating functions and quality of downstream ecosystems. They are often seen as passive
Unique landscape experiment for sustainable food production and biodiversity
The Kamprad family's foundation finances a new project at the Swedish University of Agriculture's research facility,Lövsta outside Uppsala. The project focuses on the reintegration of crop production
Swedish farmers’ reports to the EU used by researchers to study choices of crops
In her first scientific publication, PhD student Rafaelle Reumaux shows how the Land Parcel Identification System can be used to study crop sequences. She has studied the choices of crops in organic
Plant protection research at the SLU Centre for Organic Food and Farming
Lunch webbinar: Plant protection research at the SLU Centre for Organic Food and Farming katja.fedrowitz@slu.se Welcome to a seminar with Johanna Spångberg, Director of the SLU Centre for Organic
Common pesticides in agriculture harmed bumblebees in a large-scale experiment
Tighter regulations within the EU should protect pollinators from pesticides used in agriculture. However, a major field study involving bumblebees placed in apple orchards and rapeseed crops across
Different kinds of crop diversity at conventional and organic farms
The diversity of crops grown in a field, on a farm, and in the landscape tends to have a positive impact on the wild biodiversity, as well as crop production, and ecosystem functions that support and
Integrated pest management needs better implementation to provide ecological advantages
In its current form, integrated pest management (IPM) is not enhancing ecosystem services such as biocontrol potential or reducing disservices such as herbivore pressure when compared with
Crop protection futures in agriculture-en
Crop protection futures in agriculture futurefood@slu.se Crop production is the vital basis for our food system, but the current set up is highly dependent on inputs of chemical pesticides and
Political deafness may impede transition to biological control
The EU Commission has proposed a new Regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products. One of its goals is that chemical control has largely been replaced with biological control not