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Got manure? Don’t let it just sit there—make it work for you! Our new animated video dives into the world of pocket digesters—small but mighty systems that turn farm waste into biogas and nutrient-rich fertiliser. Here’s how it works: ✨ Biogas Production: Pocket digesters use anaerobic digestion to break down manure, producing biogas that can power farms and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. ✨ Nutrient Recycling: The leftover digestate is a high-quality organic fertiliser, offering a sustainable alternative to synthetic options. ✨ Environmental Impact: By capturing methane emissions, these systems help cut greenhouse gases, making farms more climate-friendly. 🎥 Curious to see how it all works? Watch our new short moo-vie below! 🐮 Start a conversation about pocket digesters and sustainable farming at https://lnkd.in/ed5p5NcF. #SustainableFarming #Biogas #GreenSolutions #ClimateAction

 Join the conversation on nutrient recovery & management!   NUTRI-KNOW will be featured in the upcoming Thursday Talks webinar on 27 March! Hongzhen Luo from our team will present insights on nutrient recycling alongside experts from NenuPhar_EU and NUTRI-CHECK NET.    Why attend? ✔️ Learn key strategies for nutrient recovery. ✔️ Gain insights from leading EU-funded projects driving sustainable solutions. ✔️ Explore innovative pitches from ReLEAF Project EU and SYNECO.   📅 Mark your calendars and don’t miss this deep dive into the future of nutrient management!   👇 Register below.   #NutrientRecovery #SustainableFarming #CircularEconomy #EUProjects

🌱🎥 Circular Fertilisers in action How can we make fertilisers more sustainable? The FER-PLAY EU project has been tackling this challenge by evaluating circular fertilisers—made from recycled materials—as an alternative to traditional, resource-intensive fertilisers. Over three years, FER-PLAY has: ♻️ Assessed 60+ circular fertilisers, selecting 7 with high potential for large-scale use. 📊 Evaluated their sustainability, considering environmental, economic, and social impacts. 🗣️ Analysed public acceptance to understand how farmers and consumers view these alternatives. 💡 The results provide evidence-based recommendations to support the transition to a greener, more resilient agricultural system. 🌾✨ 📽️ Watch the final video and explore the FER-PLAY resources below 👇 At NUTRI-KNOW, we’re excited to see these insights contributing to the future of sustainable nutrient management! #SustainableAgriculture #NutrientManagement #SoilHealth

Help us amplify knowledge across sectors! At NUTRI-KNOW, we are working to ensure that valuable agricultural insights and innovations don’t stay locked in reports but reach farmers, practitioners, and policymakers where they can make a real impact. To achieve this, we’re developing the Results Amplification Methodology (RAM)—and we need your input!   📢 Why does your feedback matter? The RAM is designed to transfer and scale knowledge across sectors, ensuring that successful solutions can be replicated and adapted. Your insights will help refine the methodology, making it more practical, effective, and useful for stakeholders across any thematic area.   💡 How can you help? We invite you to review the RAM and take our survey to share your feedback. Your input will directly shape the next iteration of this framework! The survey requires reading the RAM document and takes about 60 minutes to complete.   👉 Take the survey here: https://lnkd.in/en6QTp_U   Together, we can make knowledge, research and innovations more accessible, actionable, and impactful! 🌾   #AgriculturalInnovation #KnowledgeTransfer #SustainableFarming #NutrientManagement

#𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐑𝐈-𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐂𝐊 𝐍𝐄𝐓'𝐬 𝟑-𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡! 🚜 Despite the urgent need to reduce costs, pollution, and secure food production, farmers lack the tools to effectively ‘check’ their crops’ nutritional performance. Many rely on yield as an indicator, overlooking key nutritional insights. 🌍 NUTRI-CHECK NET is transforming crop nutrition management with a structured 3-Step Approach: ✅ Plan – Establish nutrient requirements using improved recommendation systems. 🔍 Check & Adjust – Utilize tools and services to monitor and refine nutrient applications. 📊 Review – Analyze harvest data to evaluate efficiency and optimize future nutrition strategies. 🔬 Across 9 European countries, NUTRI-CHECK NET is: 🌾 Cataloging decision-support tools for smarter fertilization. 🤝 Engaging 26 Crop Nutrition Clubs to test and refine best practices. 💡 Facilitating expert discussions on practical implementation. 💭 Why does it matter? Unoptimized nutrient applications increase costs, cause pollution, and compromise production. By embracing a continuous improvement cycle, farmers can boost efficiency, cut waste, and enhance sustainability—crop by crop, field by field. 📢 Join the discussion! National Expert Groups are evaluating this approach, ensuring it delivers real benefits to farmers and advisors. 🚀 Follow #BioPills & stay tuned for insights from NUTRI-CHECK NET at: https://buff.ly/4aVyhJe

Advancing the bioeconomy together! Collaboration is at the heart of advancing the bioeconomy. The new edition of the newsletter by BBioNets highlights just how powerful joint efforts can be. With 16 projects coming together, the newsletter covers everything from forums and conferences to digital platforms and funding opportunities. At NUTRI-KNOW, we’re excited to contribute by showcasing our Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on sustainable nutrient management. Beyond our own updates, there’s plenty to explore—new bioeconomy networks, policy discussions, forestry and soil management innovations. 👇 Check it out below! #EUProjects #Bioeconomy #Sustainability #NutrientManagement

EU vision for agriculture: A step forward or a missed opportunity? Two weeks ago, the European Commission unveiled its Vision for Agriculture and Food, aiming to shape the future of EU farming. It acknowledges the need for climate action and fairer Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments. The CAP is the EU’s main funding mechanism for farmers, supporting income stability and rural development. However, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) criticises the vision for being vague and lacking clear commitments for sustainability, nutrient management, and fertiliser reduction. Key concerns raised by WWF: 🌱 CAP reform – No major shift in payment structures or stronger incentives for sustainability. 🐄 Sustainable livestock – Focuses on competitiveness but lacks bold policies to cut emissions and improve nutrient management. 💧 Water & pollution – Fails to strengthen efforts to reduce fertiliser and pesticide use, despite their impact on water quality. 🌾 Carbon farming – Proposed as a financing tool, but safeguards against greenwashing and double counting are missing. With discussions on the next CAP reform starting soon, the EU must move beyond vague commitments and ensure an impact-driven agricultural policy. The transition to a sustainable food system requires clear targets, stronger incentives, and meaningful action. 🚜♻️ 📖 Read WWF’s full analysis 👇  https://lnkd.in/eCazTHNN

Should Europe rethink its approach to agricultural innovation? The role of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) in agriculture is a hotly debated topic. These techniques, which allow precise crop breeding, promise higher yields, reduced resource use, and enhanced crop resilience. But unlocking their full potential will require significant changes in Europe’s regulatory frameworks, argues Corteva Agriscience in an article published in The Parliament. The urgency is clear—climate change, resource scarcity, and rising food insecurity demand innovative solutions. However, as pointed out in the article, Europe risks falling behind other regions. The US and Argentina have already adopted more supportive regulatory systems. Yet, speeding up approvals should not mean bypassing necessary safeguards or ignoring broader environmental concerns. So, how do we strike the right balance between innovation and responsible governance? 👇 Read the article and share your thoughts

#𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝟒𝐁! 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑘𝑒𝑦 𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑦. 𝐻𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟, 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑖𝑜-𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑑—𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑎 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒. At C4B, we are committed to changing this dynamic by developing fair and sustainable business models that: 🌿 Strengthen rural entrepreneurship and economic viability 🌿 Balance power & profit-sharing in bio-based value chains 🌿 Enhance cooperation between farmers, foresters & industry 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝟒𝐁 𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 🌿Holistic analysis of EU case studies to assess technology, business models & sustainability 🌿New business models designed to ensure a fair share of benefits for primary producers 🌿Open Call financial support to demonstrate scalability & replicability of solutions 🌿 Policy recommendations to shape EU & national bioeconomy strategies 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? 🌿 Join the C4B Stakeholder Panel! 🚀 A unique opportunity for experts, businesses & policymakers to: 🌿Gain exclusive insights from EU bioeconomy projects 🌿Exchange best practices & explore funding & collaboration opportunities 🌿Shape policies & strategies that will drive the future of the circular bioeconomy 𝑇𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑟, 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑜-𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒! 👉 Follow #BioPills & learn more at www.c4b-project.eu #CircularBioeconomy #C4BProject #StakeholderEngagement #Sustainability #Innovation #BioeconomySolutions #PrimaryProducers #FairBusinessModels #EUProjects #BioPills #EUCollaborations #Bioeconomy #CircularEconomyLiving BBioNets BIO2REG Brilian C4B FOREST4EU Project NUTRI-CHECK NET NUTRI-KNOW PRIMED Project SCALE-UP project SMURF - The forest owners' project Soil-X-Change SYMBA EU Project

Getting our boots dirty – Day 2 of the NUTRI-KNOW general assembly! Our second day in Emilia-Romagna took us straight to the field, where we explored novel solutions for sustainable nutrient management. 📍 First stop: Colombaro – Pig Livestock Farm We visited the biogas plant and a manure treatment line featuring solid-liquid separation, flotation, and nitrogen removal through nitri-denitrification. A highlight was the Struvite prototype, which recovers phosphorus and nitrogen as struvite—a key step towards circular nutrient management! And yes, there was plenty of bubbling action! In the video below, you can see the fascinating (and slightly messy) process of transforming pig manure into valuable resources. It might not be glamorous, but it’s innovation in action! 🏭 Second stop: Modena - SCAM SPA Fertilizers Manufacturing Industry We toured the facilities of the Italian company SCAM, a leader in granular organo-mineral fertilisers boosted with humified matrix. The organo-mineral fertilisers have the Environmental Product Declaration. The company also produces water-soluble fertilisers for fertigation, liquid fertilisers and biostimulants—key inputs for improving soil health and boosting sustainable agriculture. A big thank you to our hosts for these insightful visits! These innovations show how circular approaches can help us optimise resources, reduce waste, and improve agricultural sustainability.   👉 Learn more about our project: nutri-know.eu 👉 Learn more about the Struvite Operational Group: https://lnkd.in/ep294akp   #CircularEconomy #SustainableAgriculture #NutrientManagement #Innovation #SoilHealth   Our consortium: Biogas-E, CRPA - Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali , Water, Environment and Beyond (WE&B), BETA Technological Center, Federació de Cooperatives Agràries de Catalunya, Irish Organic Association, Ghent University, ESCI - European Science Communication Institute , Teagasc, Aarhus University, Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació.