The Mabegondo Agricultural Research Center (CIAM) organizes the next one Friday November 25tha technical conference entitled “We improve the sustainability of farms with good practices in manure management”.
The training will be delivered both in person and online and is primarily aimed at livestock farmers or individuals with incorporation expectations, interested in learning about practices in slurry application that increase nutrient use efficiency, reduce environmental impact and improve soil health/fertility.
The program is as follows:
10:00-10:15 Presentation of the Conference. José Luis Cabarcos Corral-Director of AGACAL. Abelardo Nimo Silva-Director of CIAM.
10:15-10:45 Draft Royal Decree on the sustainable management of agricultural soils. Calculation of nutrient requirements of forage crops with RAX tools. Mª Isabel García Pomar – Researcher at CIAM-AGACAL.
10:45-11:15 Environmental management of organic fertilization. Jesús Martínez Martínez – Technician of the Environmental Evaluation Service.
11:15-12:00 Manure management in Northern Portugal. Environmental problem. Henrique Trindade – Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro.
12:00-12:30 Rest. Coffee
12:30-13:15 Possibility of reducing the carbon footprint in dairy farms by recycling the sewage generated in the farms. Crop simulations and rotations with the DairyCant model. Gregorio Salcedo Díaz – Teacher at CIFP La Granja. Cantabrian.
13:15-13:45 Fertilization of forage crops with slurry. Research results at CIAM. Dolores Báez Bernal – Researcher at CIAM-AGACAL.
13:45-15:00 Roundtable “Sewage management in the new Community Agricultural Policy” Moderator: Juan Castro Insua – CIAM-AGACAL researcher
Speakers: Fernando Cardoso – Secretary General FENALAC (Porto); Henrique Trindade- Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro; Jesús Martínez Martínez – Environmental Assessment Service Technician; Technician of the General Sub-Directorate of Agricultural Exploitation
Application forms can be downloaded from the website www.ciam.gal and must be sent via email to [email protected] Please indicate at the top of the application whether attendance at the conference will be “In person” or “Television in person”.
Applications will be accepted until 12:00 on 24 November.
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This conference takes place within the framework of the Transfer Plan to support demonstration and information activities in the Galician countryside 2022, co-financed with the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (FEADER) under the PDR of Galicia 2014-2020.
