A new ERA-NET project (MI BICYCLE) will explore how to use biomass and bioproducts from circular farming systems, consisting of both livestock and crop production, in a way that can not only help mitigate climate change, but also be sustainable for the farmer, the environment and society at large.

Digital Uni Food Day focuses on current challenges from the food industry and brings in the newest knowledge and technology from leading university experts to address these challenges. Do you want to be part of finding the solutions for tomorrow? Then join us for an afternoon with new knowledge, research, consumer insights and technological opportunities on August 30.

Acidification of slurry in the barn or at the time of application can reduce ammonia losses. Acidification of manure with sulphuric acid is a common practice on Danish livestock farms. Previous trials have shown that methane emissions are also significantly reduced when manure is acidified. A new study has investigated the relationship between acid dose and emissions of methane and ammonia, as well as odour. The results suggest that low-dose acidification may be a new and cost-effective climate change mitigation tool.

In the future, Danish cultivation experiments with fruit, berries and vegetables will take place on areas west of Gammel Estrup, which also houses the Green Museum

A new sequencing method allows researchers to read the genomes of organisms more accurately than previously possible. This study applies the new method to tomatoes, showing that it enables substantially improved genomic selection. The work has been published in the June issue of the journal Nature.

The unique Danish Pesticide Leaching Assessment Program (PLAP) investigates whether regular spraying of pesticides results in leaching to groundwater and drinking water above the applicable requirement values. This is done in experimental fields. Reports on the results from PLAP are published on an ongoing basis, and the report for 2018-2020 has now been published.

The bulk of the global production of processing tomatoes is concentrated in a small number of regions where climate change, according to a professor from Aarhus University, is projected to have a significant impact on the future production and supply to the processing tomato industry.

Cultivated meat can be one of the sustainable alternatives of the future for our current meat consumption, and in the laboratories of Aarhus University, researchers are working hard to develop new products. On June 23, you can join an online seminar, where the latest knowledge in the field is presented. Everyone interested is welcome and it is free of charge.

The Danish National Research Foundation, the Carlsberg Foundation, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the Lundbeck Foundation and the VILLUM Foundation will, together with top researcher Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, establish a pioneering research center called the Pioneer Center for Landscape Research in Sustainable Agricultural Futures (Land-CRAFT)

Is your plant-based burger not as delicious as a traditional meat burger? In cooperation with international partners, researchers from Aarhus University want to make the green choice more attractive. Currently, they are trying to find out what a plant-based product should contain to increase its juiciness.