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Ole Green will give his inaugural lecture on October 24, 2017 at AU Foulum and October 31, 2017 at AU Flakkebjerg. Photo: Agrointelli

2017.09.18 |

Technology and the agriculture of the future on the agenda

Sustainability, technology and intelligent solutions go hand in hand in the agriculture of the future. The newly appointed honorary professor at the Department of Agroecology will speak about this in his inaugural lecture in October 2017.

Intensive cereal farming depletes soil carbon, degrades soil fertility, reduces biodiversity, and negatively affects climate and the environment. Photo: Colourbox

2017.09.14 |

More carbon in the soil, please

Conventional and organic crop farming can both reap the benefits of managing the soil in a more sustainable fashion, so that more carbon is added. Researchers from Aarhus University are part of a team that is developing new cropping systems to address these issues.

There are new recommendations for improving the current Danish protocol for the Olsen soil phosphorus test. Photo: Colourbox

2017.09.12 |

The Danish protocol for an Olsen soil phosphorus test gets a boost

Researchers from Aarhus University have proposed concrete improvements to the present Danish protocol for the Olsen soil phosphorus test.

Ole Green has been appointed as honorary professor in the Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University. Photo: Agrointelli

2017.08.11 |

New honorary professor with an eye to future farming

CEO Ole Green from the company Agrointelli has been appointed Honorary Professor in technology and intelligent solution in the Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University. This strengthens the department’s connection between research and innovation.

Professor Jørgen E. Olesen from the Department of Agroecology was one of the teachers at the Japanese-Danish summer university.

2017.08.04 |

Japanese students learn about Danish agriculture’s experience with sustainability

The Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, strengthened its Japanese ties via a summer university with a focus on Danish agriculture and environment.

With improvement of the models, prediction of crop yield has now become more certain. Photo: Janne Hansen

2017.08.02 |

Improved predictions of crop yields under climate change now possible

An improved calculation of crop response to variations in temperature reduces the uncertainty of crop yield predictions by up to 50 percent.

Land use change one place in the world can lead to deforestation in another area of the world. Photo: Janne Hansen

2017.07.31 |

Can environmental measures in Denmark lead to deforestation in other parts of the world?

A new database provides an overview of where in the world deforestation has taken place and how the land is used afterwards. One of the things the database can be used for is to assess how land use changes affect climate on the global level.

Researchers from Aarhus University are collaborating with the industry to maintain Denmark's leading position in seed production. Photo: Colourbox

2017.08.16 |

Danish seed production at the forefront

Danish farmers are eminent at producing seeds but in order to keep ahead of the competition they must be even better. Researchers from Aarhus University are partners in a project that will contribute to reducing the use of pesticides and increasing the yield in grass and spinach seed crops.

A good potato yield can be ensured by applying nitrogen on a regular basis according to the plant's requirements. Photo: Janne Hansen

2017.07.17 |

Hitting the bull’s eye on crop nutrient requirements

Researchers from Aarhus University have developed a method to match crop nitrogen requirements more precisely than ever before. The method can reduce agricultural nitrogen emissions and simultaneously optimise yield.

Climate change can pave the way for new opportunities for agriculture in Greenland. Photo: Colourbox

2017.07.24 |

There is potential for agriculture in Greenland

Global warming means that Greenland will have longer and warmer summers. This can pave the way for new possibilities for agriculture – but there is a lack of knowledge about all sorts of things ranging from optimal cultivation methods to good logistics solutions and sustainable energy consumption.