Why soil matters? A European perspective - Greens/EFA · ! Humus accumulation ! Higher nitrogen...
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Why soil matters? A European perspective Gut Krauscha Hans-Joachim Mautschke
Transcript of Why soil matters? A European perspective - Greens/EFA · ! Humus accumulation ! Higher nitrogen...
Why soil matters? A European perspective Gut Krauscha Hans-Joachim Mautschke
Gut Krauscha – an example for aktive climate protection Gut Krauscha Hans-Joachim Mautschke
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! Humus accumulation
! Higher nitrogen fixation of legumes
! Reduction of soil erosion
! Increased carbon stocks in soil and plant
mass
! Reduction of greenhouse gases
! Saving of fossil fuels
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Soil and climate benefit from organic farming!
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! Aim is to demonstrate that organic farming is climate-friendly and can be optimized by applying innovative farming practices
! 12 demonstration farms in different climate-zones adjusting their farming practices
Supported by the LIFE+ programme
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SOLMACC
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Natural landscape: ! East German Lowlands/Niederlausitzer older
moraine Soils: ! Sandy brown earths, podzols, sandy gleysol,
stagnosols on clay ! Groundwater determinedd sands and clay
floodplain sands
Agriculture - Geology Total: ca. 400 ! Farmland: 235 ! Grassland: 120 ! Wood: 20 ! Other: 17
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Sandy brown earth
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! High proportion of clover in crop rotation ! Agroforestry ! Composting
! In the SOLMACC project Bioland is optimizing best practice through innovative procedures.
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Three activities – examples of practical climate protection
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Wheat gyro: Clover grass Wheat + undersowing Winter pea / rye or triticale + undersowing Oats or spring barley + undersowing Sand gyro: Clover grass Rye or triticale or lupine + undersowing Clay gyro: Alfalfa/Lucerne Alfalfa/Lucerne Dinkel or winter barley + undersowing Spring barley or oats + undersowing
Agriculture– crop rotation with gras clover
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! Hedges and field shrubbery ! Energetic utilization ! Aim of usage ! Rejuvenate and preserve ! Optimize recycling management (->
compost management)
Agroforestry – CO2 sink, fossil fuel savings
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! Meadow cut partly from nature conservation measures ! Aim of usage ! Obtaining grazing areas ! Compost for arable land
Compost management – Close cycles efficiently
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Gut Krauscha Hans-Joachim Mautschke Hauptstraße 6 02829 Neißeaue - Klein-Krauscha e-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.gut-krauscha.de
Thank you for your attention!
Ann-Kathrin Trappenberg SOLMACC Coordinator E-Mail: [email protected] Telefon: +32 2 280 68 50 Learn more about the project: www.solmacc.eu/
