Soilcrates

Soil Health Now! 2025
2025-04-08 09:00 - 2025-04-10 17:00 (Europe/Paris)
The Soil Health Now! 2025 Conference is a 3-day international conference with keynotes, discussion forums, oral talks, workshops, and demonstrations + fieldwork: science, technology, and business intelligence for measuring monitoring, and increasing soil health The conference aims to catalyze cross-pollination between many Mission Soil projects and to speed up the production of operational tools for soil health diagnostics, jointly hosted by OpenGeoHub, Planet, Wageningen University and Investing in Regenerative Agriculture.
The specific topics of interest include: soil health indicators, pan-EU soil health assessment, in-situ measurement of soil health, soil organic carbon, soil-climate-agriculture, technology demonstrations, soil biology, Earth observation data for monitoring soil health, soil spectroscopy, eDNA, and similar. You can find more information about this event at https://2025.ai4soilhealth.eu/

Welcome to the Launch of Mission Soil Living Lab SOILCRATES-Ireland!
2025-03-28 10:15 - 13:00
Come join us for an exciting event where we dive deep into the world of soil and sustainability. The Soil Living Lab SOILCRATES-Ireland is here to revolutionize how we think about soil and its impact on our lives.
The SOILCRATES Ireland Living Lab, spread across Counties Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary, is dedicated to addressing Ireland’s unique agricultural and environmental challenges. This Living Lab is a central element in the SOILCRATES project, with a focus on sustainable soil management, biodiversity restoration, and the integration of circular agriculture practices. Leveraging the expertise of the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), this lab brings together local farmers, government bodies, advisory services, and community organizations to co-create solutions that are ecologically sustainable and economically viable.
The Living Lab’s main initiatives include addressing soil health issues, such as nitrogen overuse and poor drainage, and introducing innovative practices like biochar application, intercropping with nitrogen-fixing plants, and community-oriented events. The lab is structured to support knowledge exchange across multiple counties, fostering a collaborative network of stakeholders that promotes resilient agricultural systems in the Mid-West region.
Please register and come to the launch of our Living Lab!
Agenda
Time Activity
10:15 Registration/Coffee-Tea
11:00 Opening Comments
11:15 Overview of SOILCRATES project (Dr Lena Madden)
11:30 SOILCRATES Living Lab Structure (Dr Shane O’Sullivan)
11:45 Living Lab Formation Case Study: Bioregional Weaving Lab – SE Ireland
(Sarah Prosser & Keeley O’Brien)
12:15 Panel Discussion
12:45 Closing Remarks (Dr Lena Madden)
13:00 Networking/light lunch

Registrer here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/launch-of-mission-soil-living-lab-soilcrates-ireland-tickets-1270701164389?aff=oddtdtcreator

International Rural Economy Fair 2025
2025-03-27 10:00 - 22:00
SOILCRATES Granada Tierra Viva | Event Announcement
SOILCRATES Granada Tierra Viva, in alignment with its mission as a Living Lab for sustainable territorial intelligence, is pleased to support and disseminate the invitation extended by Impronta Granada—the institutional alliance between the Provincial Council of Granada and the University of Granada—to participate in the International Rural Economy Fair 2025.
This landmark event is a key milestone for the advancement of intelligent, inclusive, and sustainable rural development, and we strongly encourage the participation of all members of our academic, professional, and institutional community.

About the Fair
The International Rural Economy Fair will gather thought leaders, decision-makers, researchers, and enterprises committed to redefining the future of rural areas. The event offers a unique forum for the exchange of innovative practices and applied knowledge across critical domains, including:

Water resource management and adaptation

Renewable and decentralized energy systems

Artificial intelligence for rural applications

Territorial and spatial planning in rural contexts

Education and capacity-building in rural communities

A central feature of the fair will be the presentation of 10 strategic initiatives that are expected to play an important role in shaping the evolution of rural economies and ecosystems over the coming decade.

Forum Theme:
“Imagining the Rural Environment of the Future”
This edition of the fair is conceived as a visionary space—designed to facilitate collaborative dialogue, cross-sectoral innovation, and forward-thinking strategies. Through this lens, participants will be invited to explore new paradigms for rural life, governance, and sustainability in the 21st century.

A Call to the SOILCRATES Community
SOILCRATES Granada Tierra Viva invites:

Academic researchers and doctoral candidates focused on rural systems, governance, and innovation

Practitioners in territorial management, energy transition, and digital infrastructure

Local government officials and public policy actors

Stakeholders in agri-food systems, ecological transition, and rural social innovation

to attend and actively contribute to this high-impact forum. Your presence and insights are essential to fostering grounded, evidence-informed strategies for rural transformation.

More information here :https://fiderglobalforum.com/

SOILCRATES ​Kick-off ​ Noord Nederland​
2024-11-19 08:00 - 17:00

European Mission Soil Week 2024
2024-11-12 08:00 - 2024-11-13 17:00 | Bluepoint Brussels, Boulevard A. Reyers 80, Brussels, 1030, Belgium
Leading the transition towards healthy soils

The  European Mission Soil Week  is an annual event aimed at promoting the Horizon Europe Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ (Mission Soil) raising awareness about the importance of soil health, and driving action to protect and restore our soils.

This year’s European Mission Soil Week, organised by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) in the context of the Horizon Europe Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ (Mission Soil) together with the Joint Research Centre – EU Soil Observatory (EUSO) and with the support of the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) and the European Research Executive Agency (REA), will be held from 12 to 13 November 2024  in  Brussels, Belgium.

This second edition of the Mission Soil Week adds momentum to the ongoing efforts to improve soil health and provides the place to present and discuss how research and innovation (R&I) on soil health, and the Mission Soil in particular, contributes to:

Generate new knowledge
Harmonize soil monitoring
Co-design innovations and test solutions on the ground
Increase societal awareness and engagement
Support the green transition in more general terms

The event will allow participants to discover the first Mission Soil living labs, strengthen network collaboration and will provide the opportunity to see inspiring examples of sustainable soil management by offering field visits to agricultural, forestry, urban and remediation sites.
