NEWS
Leader in the Horizon!
I am proud to announce that the SPIN-FERT project has been selected for the “Leader in the Horizon” promotional campaign organised by the National Contact Point of the National Centre for Research and Development, the aim of which is to highlight exceptional projects implemented under the Horizon Europe programme.
The National Centre for Research and Development (NCRD, Polish: Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju) is an implementing agency in Poland, established to carry out tasks within the state policies on science, innovation, as well as science and technology.
Soil Quality: The Role of Organic Fertilisers, from Theory to Field
On Friday March 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Ri.Nova will host the event: “Soil Quality: The Role of Organic Fertilisers, from Theory to Field” in Cesena. The workshop will be sponsored by Herambiente, and all the interventions will be in the national language.
Organised within the SPIN-FERT EU project, with contributions from Carbon Farming CE, the event highlights innovative approaches to soil restoration through organic fertilisation and circular nutrient management. SPIN-FERT promotes the recovery of organic residues into high-quality fertilisers, reducing reliance on synthetic inputs while improving soil fertility, resilience, and climate performance.
Through scientific insights, long-term case studies, and field applications across diverse crops, the conference offers a key opportunity for technicians, researchers, agricultural professionals, and policy-makers to exchange knowledge and advance sustainable soil management.
Click here to participate online: https://bit.ly/suoli060326
SPIN-FERT & Hort2theFuture Invite to Policy Scoping Workshop
📢 On Tuesday, 3 March 2026 (10:00–13:00 CEST), the Horizon Europe projects SPIN-FERT and Hort2theFuture (H2F) will convene a joint Policy Scoping Workshop in Brussels (REA headquarter) to present and discuss project results related to EU policies on peat-free growing substrates and biostimulants. 🌾
We are delighted to share that CORDIS journalists covered the SPIN-FERT project.
Innovating for fertile soil and healthy crops
SPIN-FERT is combating soil degradation in Europe with an integrated approach designed to boost soil fertility in horticultural crops and accelerate the transition to peat-free substrates.
Across Europe and beyond, soils are under growing pressure from erosion, salt build-up, desertification, and loss of organic matter and biodiversity. Intensive farming and other human activities have sped up these processes in what is essentially a fragile and non-renewable natural resource. As part of the EU’s efforts to reverse current trends in soil degradation, SPIN-FERT is tackling the long-standing bottlenecks that prevent the adoption of soil health-improving practices.
SeedCon 2026
🌱SeedCon 2026🌱 the first International Conference on the Seed Microbiome and Microbial Inheritance is now open for registration & abstract submission!
From May 5–7, 2026, researchers & industry partners will gather at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) in Potsdam, Germany to discuss the latest advances in seed microbiome research and microbial inheritance, bridging fundamental knowledge with agricultural applications.
From May 5–7, 2026, researchers & industry partners will gather at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) in Potsdam, Germany to discuss the latest advances in seed microbiome research and microbial inheritance, bridging fundamental knowledge with agricultural applications.
Green Christmas Session 2025
Join us for the fourth edition of the online conference Green Christmas Session “Photosynthetic microorganisms for sustainable development”…
Call for Papers: “Understanding and Developing Technologies for Effective Exploitation of Beneficial Microbes in Commercial Horticulture”
We are pleased to announce that manuscript submission is now open for the Research Topic…
Workshop on
Scientific Communication Ethics
“Speaking Science with Integrity: Ethics and Inclusivity in Collaborative Research”, Ph.D. Monika Betyna-Białek
PHD students – young talents who contribute to SPIN-FERT project.
Currently, two PhD students are involved in the research activities, which have been carried out in the frame of WP2 of the SPIN-FERT project: MSc. Robert Guiu Sans – employed by Eurecat, Tarragona, Spain and MSc. Tugberk Tabak from the University of Twente, located in Enschede, Netherlands…
