Fields4Ever
Fields4Ever is a global initiative powered by Biome Makers for the conservation and monitoring of soil health by promoting the development of more sustainable and respectful agriculture management, not only to achieve quality soils but also quality food.
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Soil microorganisms conform a complex and connected network that reflects any changes in the field. Microbes represent the best biosensor to track different management practices. Traditional practices show specific communities selected by artificial ecological pressure while biodynamic practices show a more heterogeneous and highly connected microbiome.
The soil microbiome has an important impact on plant performance 
and development. This community of soil microorganisms, fungi and bacteria, is the best biosensor to track changes caused by agricultural treatment inputs.
Institution: Hild Family Farms
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Analysis of the impact of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers in the soil microbiome of a corn and soybean field
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Jim Hill
Crop studied: Corn & Soybean
Institution: Daou Vineyards
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Analysis of BluVite using a soil microbiome system
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Daniel Daou
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Beckstoffer Vineyards
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Analysis of BluVite using a soil microbiome system
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Clint Nelson
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Everflux Technologies INC
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Test soil microbial profiles before and after application of Bioflux and Terraflux
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Daniel Enking
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Renteria Vineyard Management
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Analysis of BluVite using a soil microbiome system
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Oscar Renteria
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Kairos Vina
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: State of microbiota in the field during different parts of the season (June and October) and effects of inoculated mycorrhizal fungi in the vineyard.
Project location: Croatia
Project leader/s: Ljubomir Jelavic
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Universidad de Almería
Type: Researcher
Project title: Biofertilizers as an important tool to reduce inputs of traditional fertilizers
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Raúl Ortega Pérez, Isabel Miralles Mellado and Fernando Diánez Martinez
Crop studied: Tomato and pepper
Institution: Neiker
Type: Researcher
Project title: Can the use of bacterial inocula in agriculture negatively affect soil microbial biodiversity?
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Lorena Carro and
Crop studied: Pea
Institution: Intracrop
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Fertility Monitoring Program: Effect of Intracrop biostimulant in soya
Project location: UK
Project leader/s: Jamie Stotzka
Crop studied: Soya
Institution: Innovative Landwirtschaft Reber
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Definition of treatment performance using a soil microbiome evaluation system in a sorghum and legumes field
Project location: Germany
Project leader/s: Michael Reber
Crop studied: Sorghum and Legumes
Institution: Bioline Agrosciences
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Definition of a product performance using a soil microbiome evaluation system
Project location: France
Project leader/s: Jerome Thibierge
Crop studied: Wheat and Oil Seed Rape
Institution: Cooperativa Vega Esla
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Fertilization evaluation program for field crops
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Rodrigo Martín Caballero
Crop studied: Alfalfa, corn and Wheat
Institution: Agroestrategias Consultores
Type: Agronomist
Project title: Applying bioactive products to fields
Project location: Argentina
Project leader/s: Federico Zuljan and Wenceslao Tejerina
Crop studied: Corn or soybean
Institution: Biovitis
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Definition of two treatments in pastures using a soil microbiome evaluation system
Project location: France
Project leader/s: Sebastien Roumegous
Crop studied: Pasture
Institution: Sime Darby Plantation Technology Centre
Type: Researcher
Project title: Fertilizer associated microbe for improved nutrient use efficiency in oil palm seedling
Project location: Malaysia
Project leader/s: Joyce Ding
Crop studied: Oil palm seeding
Institution: Green Has Italia
Type: Ag. Manufacturer
Project title: Definition of product performance using a soil microbiome evaluation system
Project location: Italy
Project leader/s: Valeria Contartese
Crop studied: Tomato
Institution: Westfalia Fruit
Type: Large Farmer
Project title: Microbial Analysis: Differentiation of the soil microbiome based on fumigation and the presence of Rosellina necatrix
Project location: South Africa
Project leader/s: Anita Boyum
Crop studied: Avocado
Institution: Probelte
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Soil microbiota study: Defining the impact of an artichoke treatment on the soil microbiome
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Antonio Ros
Crop studied: Artichoke
Institution: Tradecorp
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Study of resident microbiota in soils: Defining the impact of a product on the microbiome product on the soil microbiome soil microbiome
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Jose Nolasco
Crop studied: Lettuce
Institution: Seipasa
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Soil resident microbiota study: Defining the impact of a product on the soil microbiome
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Marta Muñoz Usero
Crop studied: Lettuce
Institution: Shepherd’s Grain
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Analysis of the soil microbiome of wheat under till and no-till management, and correlation with soil physicochemical properties and wheat nutritional value
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Jeremy Bunch
Crop studied: Wheat
Institution: Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora
Type: Researcher
Project title: Biofertilizers for Wheat Resilience in the Birthplace of the Green Revolution
Project location: Mexico
Project leader/s: Fannie Isela Parra Cota and Sergio de los Santos Villalobos
Crop studied: Wheat
Institution: University Kassel Section Organic Farming and Cropping Systems (University of Bonn)
Type: Researcher
Project title: Study of the application of Biodynamic preparations on different management systems.
Project location: Germany
Project leader/s: Juergen Fritz
Crop studied: Several
Institution: Sofbey S.A (Sipcam)
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Gheom trial to test ag input.
Project location: Switzerland
Project leader/s: Francesco Magro
Crop studied: Tomato
Institution: Comercial Química Massó
Type: Large Farmer
Project title: Performance analysis of a bioactive Cilus Xtra bioactive product based on bacteria (Bacillus velezensis) on the cultivation of lemon
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Rubén Pascual
Crop studied: Lemon
Institution: Comercial Química Massó
Type: Large Farmer
Project title: Analysis of the performance of a humic acid-based biostimulant product on stone fruit tree crops
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Rubén Pascual
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Comercial Química Massó
Type: Large Farmer
Project title: Analysis of the performance of a bioactive product Prestop based on fungi (Clonostachys rosea) on a lettuce crop.
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Rubén Pascual
Crop studied: Lettuce
Institution: Comercial Química Massó
Type: Large Farmer
Project title: Analysis of the performance of a humic acid-based biostimulant product on table grape crops.
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Rubén Pascual
Crop studied: Apricot
Institution: Green Has Italia
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Analysis of product performance on tomato crop using a soil microbiome system.
Project location: Italy
Project leader/s: Victoria Contartese
Crop studied: Tomato
Institution: Green Has Italia
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Analysis of product performance on cucumber crop using a soil microbiome system.
Project location: Italy
Project leader/s: Victoria Contartese
Crop studied: Cucumber
Carbon sequestration describes the process of capturing and long-term storing atmospheric carbon dioxide or other forms of carbon in plants, soils, geologic formations, and the ocean.
Institution: Universidad Autónoma Barcelona
Type: Researcher
Project title: CARBON FARMERS
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Andrea Vidal Durá and Xavier Domene
Crop studied: Barley
Institution: CREAF (Soil Biodiversity Group)
Type: Researcher
Project title: Soil recarbonization in Mediterranean grasslands.
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Pilar Andrés Pastor, Enrique Doblas-Miranda and Francesc Font
Crop studied: Pasture
Institution: CREAF (Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB)
Type: Researcher
Project title: Improving soil carbon, nitrogen, and microbial diversity in Catalan vineyards
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s:Josep Penuelas, Jordi Sardans and Albert Gargallo-Garriga
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Abertay University & CREAF-AUB
Type: Researcher
Project title: Rock on soils
Project location: Scotland
Project leader/s:Carla Comadran Casas, Xavier Domene and Andrea Vidal Dura
Crop studied: Pasture
Institution: Canery Fork Farms
Type: Large Farmer
Project title: Unravelling the connection between carbon farming and biological activity in the soil in pasture and soybean
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Zach Wolf
Crop studied: Pasture and Soybean
Institution: Aarhus University -Dept. of Agroecology
Type: Researcher
Project title: Biophysical drivers of soil resilience in a changing climate
Project location: Denmark
Project leader/s: Yuting Fu, Emmanuel Arthur and Marcos Paradelo-Perez
Crop studied: Several
Institution: Paulman Farms
Type: Large Farmer
Project title: Definition of the microbial profile and carbon sequestration capacity of the soil under several crops
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Roric Paulman
Crop studied: Corn and Pop corn
Institution: Les Arômes du Maroc
Type: Large Farmer
Project title: Microibal Biomap. Definition of the microbial profile and carbon sequestration capacity of the soils of citrus groves in Morocco
Project location: Morocco
Project leader/s: Ayoub Essadek and Moneim Bergiguis.
Crop studied: Critus
Soils are the primary support of health on Earth and are vital for producing nutritious crops. Soils are naturally colonized by a community of microorganisms – the soil microbiome – such as bacteria and fungi that inhabit a specific environment and affect plant performance and development.
Institution: The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Type: Researcher
Project title: Characterization of 6 active sentinel sites in Ethiopia
Project location: Ethiopia
Project leader/s: Kihara, Job Maguta
Crop studied: Coffee and black pepper
Institution: Bodegas Barbadillo
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Definition of the functional soil profile for Bodegas Barbadillo’s vineyards.
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Catina Aveledo
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Aurea Agrosciences
Type: Laboratory
Project title: Microbial-based study in Vineyards of 6 Regions of France
Project location: France
Project leader/s: Matthieu Vale
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Universidad Zamorano
Type: Researcher
Project title: Microbiota monitoring and characterization of suppressive soils in tobacco crop
Project location: Honduras
Project leader/s: Rogelio Trabanino
Crop studied: Tobacco
Institution: Dehesa El Milagro
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Definition of soil functional profile of Dehesa El Milagro
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Andrés Álvarez
Crop studied: pasture, peach, Barley, Raygrass, and oats
Institution: Las Abogadas
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Definition of functional soil profile of Las Abogadas Vineyard
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Victorino Martínez Puras
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Bodegas Valdeviñas
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Study of the microflora in a Vineyard to discovering the crop necessities
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Isidoro Álvarez
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Fast LLP
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Definition of soil functional profile of strawberries and apple fields
Project location: UK
Project leader/s: Graham Moore
Crop studied: Strawberry and apple
Institution: Sunart Fields Ltd
Type: Large Farmer
Project title: Definition of the soil profile in a prospective orchard.
Project location: UK
Project leader/s: Rachel Evat
Crop studied: Pasture
Institution: El requejo de la Isla Baja
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Definition of the soil profile in avocado fields
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Rubén González Jañez
Crop studied: Avocado
Institution: Universidad Salamanca
Type: Researcher
Project title: Unravelling soil microbial diversity and restoring the health of agricultural systems.
Project location: Worldwide
Project leader/s: Javier Bobo Pinilla
Crop studied: To be determined
Institution: Grupo Scheffer
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Evaluation of soil health, biodiversity, and functionality in 24 parcels
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Guilherme Scheffer
Crop studied: Cotton
Institution: Envínate
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Soil microbial profile definition for Envínate vineyards
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Alfonso Torrente
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Universidad de Valencia
Type: Researcher
Project title: Characterization of the soil microbiome in agroecological and -conventional crops of tiger nut with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and survey of this microbiome to ascertain the unknown agent that causes the tiger-nut black spot disease.
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: José Soriano, Carla Soler and Ester Carbó
Crop studied: Tiger-Nut
Institution: Universidad de Valladolid – Dept. Producción Vegetal y Recursos forestales
Type: Researcher
Project title: Unravelling the role of the microbiome in medicinal and aromatic crops
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Jorge Martín García
Crop studied: Several crops
Institution: Indonesian Institute of Science
Type: Researcher
Project title: The relationship between the microbiome, organic composition, structure development, and erodibility of the topsoil originated from volcanic material
Project location: Indonesia
Project leader/s: Muhamad Djuwansah, Asep Mulyono and Rochmah Agustrina
Crop studied: To be determined
Institution: Herb Young Citrus Squeeze LLC
Type: Large Farmer
Project title: Regenerative Citrus Field Characterization
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Herb Young
Crop studied: Oranges
Soilborne diseases are considered a major problem to crop yield. 
Soilborne plant pathogens such as Pythium spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Sclerotinia spp., Fusarium spp., Verticillium spp., and Phytophthora spp. can cause greater losses and persist for many years in the plant residues, organic matter, and in form of spores. Thus, the early detection of this microorganism in the soil could prevent farmers and act against the pathogens and avoid disease development.
Institution: Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Type: Researcher
Project title: Soil Health in urban agriculture
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Remigio Paradelo Núñez, María Teresa Barral and Cecilia Herbón
Crop studied: Horticultural
Institution: Mercier Freres S.R.L
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Improvement of soil efficiency and detection of disease risks in vineyards.
Project location: France
Project leader/s: Olivier Zekri
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Universidad de Vigo
Type: Researcher
Project title: Evaluation of diffuse heavy metal contamination in Galician soils.
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: David Fernández Calviño
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Type: Researcher
Project title: “The Good Soil” – can native soil microbiome suppress invasive soil-borne forest pathogens?
Project location: Sweden, Spain, and the Czech Republic.
Project leader/s: Carmen Romeralo,Johanna Witzell and Thomas Jung
Crop studied: Beech and Oak trees
Institution: Wageningen University and Research
Type: Researcher
Project title: UIreka
Project location: The Netherlands
Project leader/s: Anne Van Diepeningen
Crop studied: Onion
Institution: Performance Nutririon
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Analysis of the impact of Citrus program and Citrus greening in the soil microbiome
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Don Pucillo
Crop studied: Orange and Grapefruit
Institution: Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX)
Type: Researcher
Project title: Understanding the role of soil health in symptoms expression of grapevine truck diseases
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Laura Martin Blanco,Ana del Rosario Santiago Roldan and Maria Dolores Osuna Ruiz
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: NYC Urban Soils Institute
Type: Researcher
Project title: Urban Farms: Legacy Metal Contamination & Beneficial Soil Microbiology
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Bharath Prithiviraj; Jason Sinopoli,Tatiana Morin and Kate Zidar
Crop studied: To be determined.
Institution: University of Coimbra
Type: Researcher
Project title: Microbiome of potato fields contaminated with plant-parasitic Nematodes
Project location: Portugal
Project leader/s: Diogo Proença, Isabel Luci and Paula Morais
Crop studied: Potato
Institution: University of León
Type: Researcher
Project title: TrichoBIOme
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Guzmán Carro Huerga, Santiago Gutierrez Martin and Pedro Casquero Luelmo
Crop studied: Vineyard, beans, and Hop
The soil microorganism conforms to a complex and connected network that reflects any changes in the field. This microorganism represents the best biosensor to track different management practices. Traditional practices show specific communities selected by artificial ecological pressure while biodynamic practices show a more heterogeneous and highly connected microbiome.
Institution: Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Type: Researcher (University)
Project title: Intercropping in horticulture to increase soil productivity and ecosystem services
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Eva Lloret Sevilla, Raul Zornoza Belmonte, and Virginia Sánchez Navarro
Crop studied: Broccoli/Fava Bean
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Institution: Agroscope
Type: Researcher
Project title: Vineyards: Impact of the land use and soil pesticide residues on the soil and plant root microbiome
Project location: Switzerland
Project leader/s: Marcel Vanderh Eijden
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Asociación Italiana de Agricultura Biológica (AIAB)
Type: Researcher
Project title: Trial in organic farms in Italy
Project location: Italy
Project leader/s: Cristina Micheloni
Crop studied: Olive, vegetables, soybean, vineyard organic and conventional.
Institution: The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Type: Researcher
Project title: Selected treatments of long-term trials in Kenya
Project location: Kenya
Project leader/s: Kihara, Job Maguta
Crop studied: Corn, soybean, intercropping, and Tephrosia
Institution: Institución Educativa Monseñor Agustín Gutiérrez Fromique
Type: Researcher
Project title: Free Becrop testing for one crop, for teaching purposes.
Project location: Colombia
Project leader/s: Carlos Ivan Bonilla Pascuas
Crop studied: Tomato
Institution: Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP, UPM-INIA)
Type: Researcher
Project title: An integrative analysis of root adaptation to multi-variant environmental soil conditions
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Dr. Juan Carlos del Pozo
Crop studied: Tomato
Institution: Biospheres -Danone
Type: Laboratory
Project title: Soil microbes as an available KPI for Regenerative Agriculture projects
Project location: France
Project leader/s: Sebastien Roumegous
Crop studied: Pasture and Cereals
Institution: Schlossgut Alt Madlitz
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Study of the potential for regenerating soils using Syntropic Agriculture.
Project location: Germany
Project leader/s: Laurenz v. Glahn
Crop studied: To be determined (grain)
Institution: Johan Vineyards
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Development of baseline, and comparison of no-till vineyards versus conventional
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Dan Rinke
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Paicines Ranch
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Comparison of microbiology and functionality under conventional management and regenerative practices.
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Greg Richardson
Crop studied: Pasture
Institution: Yara North America
Type: Retailer
Project title: Effect of two different fertigation programs on soil natural microbiome of almond orchards
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Devin Clarke
Crop studied: Almond
Institution: Universidad Pública de Navarra
Type: Researcher
Project title: Benefits and drawbacks of expanding irrigation: the soil health perspective
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Iñigo Virto, Rodrigo Anton and Isabel de Soto
Crop studied: Wheat and Corn
Institution: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia & Corteva
Type: Researcher
Project title: Matching Maize and soil Microbiome to boost seed yield and quality.
Project location: Italy
Project leader/s: Roberto Gatti, Enrico Francia and Federica Caradonia
Crop studied: Corn
Institution: University of Antwerp
Type: Researcher
Project title: Soil Temps agricultural microbiome Project.
Project location: Belgium
Project leader/s: Jonas Lembrechts
Crop studied: Carrot, Celery, Chicory, Leek, Cabbage and turfgrass
Institution: Les Vignerons de Buzet
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Analyze the impact of agroforestry on the soil microbiome.
Project location: France
Project leader/s: Carine Magot
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Inagro
Type: Researcher
Project title: Comparison of plowing and non-inverting tillage and effect of organic/conventional farming.
Project location: Belgium
Project leader/s: Tomas Vandesande
Crop studied: Beans
Institution: Inagro
Type: Researcher
Project title: Wood chip experiment
Project location: Belgium
Project leader/s: Tomas Vandesande
Crop studied: Celery
Institution: UC Davies
Type: Researcher
Project title: Assessment of the variability in Soil Health indicators and incorporating health soil management practices into the context of Napa Valley terroirs
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Cristina Lazcano, Kerri Steenwerth and Charlotte Decock
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: UC Davies
Type: Researcher
Project title: Effects of cover crop management through tillage and grazing on soil C and N cycling in a Mediterranean Vineyard.
Project location: USA
Project leader/s: Cristina Lazcano, Kerri Steenwerth and Charlotte Decock
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Universidad Miguel Hernández
Type: Researcher
Project title: Evaluation of biodiversity on soil Mediterranean orchards managed under different practices.
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: María Fuensanta García, Jorge Mataix-Solera and Raul Zornoza Belmonte
Crop studied: Vineyard, apple tree, pomegranate tree, lemon tree, a cereal, olive trees, tomato, and pepper
Institution: INIA (Environment and Agronomy)
Type: Researcher
Project title: long term tillage management program effects on soil microbiome structure and other properties
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Carlos Cardóniga, Ines Santin Montanya and Aurora Sombrero Sacristan
Crop studied: Wheat, vetch, barley, rapeseed, and sunflower
Institution: Sime Darby Plantation Technology Centre
Type: Researcher
Project title: Temporal and spatial dynamics of the microbial community at a commercial oil palm plantation and its association to agronomic practices and soil properties
Project location: Malaysia
Project leader/s: Noor Azizah Musa, Teh Chee Keng and Julia Ibrahim
Crop studied: Oil Palm Tree
Institution: Natural Resources Institute – University of Greenwich
Type: Researcher
Project title: Soil Health and Terroir in English Vineyards
Project location: UK
Project leader/s: Marcos Paradelo Perez and Julien Lecourt
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: John Innes Centre
Type: Researcher
Project title: Mapping genetic variation in wheat varieties to rhizosphere microbiota and nitrogen metabolism.
Project location: UK
Project leader/s: Maria Hernández-Soriano, Tony Miller, and Simon Griffiths
Crop studied: Wheat
Institution: Bioceres
Type: Researcher
Project title: Comparison of the Eco seed system and the conventional crop in wheat and soybean fields
Project location: Argentina
Project leader/s: Francisco Ayala
Crop studied: Wheat
Institution: University of Salerno
Type: Researcher
Project title: The legacy effect of a century of tomato breeding on the composition and function of the soil microbiota
Project location: Italy
Project leader/s: Dominico Ronga, Federica Caradonia and Enrico Francia
Crop studied: Tomato
Institution: Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
Type: Researcher
Project title: Enhancement of cover crops ecosystem services and belowground soil benefits
Project location: Slovenia
Project leader/s: Rovert Leskovsek, Borut Vrscaj and Hans-Josef Shroers
Crop studied: Cover Crops
Institution: University Paul Sabatier
Type: Researcher
Project title: From soil diversity to vineyard resilience: use of new indicators with winegrowers and students for a more integrative soil and vineyard health.
Project location: France
Project leader/s: Melanie Roy, Priscia Oliva and Delphine Renard
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Universidad de Colima
Type: Researcher
Project title: Influence of the agronomic management on the beneficial crop-associated soil microbiome biodiversity with Opuntia ficus-indica.
Project location: Mexico
Project leader/s: Juan Carlos Sánchez Rangel, Yahir Cardenas Conejo and Jadson Diogo Pereira Bezerra
Crop studied: Opuntia Ficus-indica
Institution: CNR-National Research Council of Italy
Type: Researcher
Project title: MiRA FruiT-Microbial Resources for Agriculture: A FruiTful collaboration for a smallholder fruit trees farmer.
Project location: Italy and Sri Lanka
Project leader/s: Erica Lumini, Raffaella BALESTRINI and Samuele Voyron
Crop studied: Mango and Pomegranate
Institution: Aarhus University
Type: Researcher
Project title: Do wild large animals improve soil health and biodiversity?
Project location: Denmark
Project leader/s: Astrid Vieth Vad, Jens-Christian Svenning and Robert Buitenwerf
Crop studied: Pasture and agricultural
Institution: Biolchim s.p.a.
Type: Ag. Manufacturer
Project title: Analysis of a bioactive and biostimulant product using a soil microbiome system.
Project location: Italy
Project leader/s: Marco Civitareale
Crop studied: To be determined
Institution: Universidad de las Islas Baleares
Type: Researcher
Project title: Towards sustainability in viticulture: from genes to agroecological approach
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Elena Baraza Ruiz, Josefina Bota and Alvaro Lopez-Garcia
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CEFE)
Type: Researcher
Project title: Saw crop diversity, collect soil biodiversity, and food security.
Project location: France and Senegal
Project leader/s: Delphine Renard, Barnaud Adeline and Komi Assigbetse
Crop studied: Peanut (yeger, foure) and millet (souna, sanio)
Institution: Green Has Italia
Type: Ag. Manufacturer
Project title: Gheom trial in managing practices.
Project location: Italy
Project leader/s: Valeria Contaresse
Crop studied: To be determined
Institution: University of Vigo – Grupo de Ecología Animal
Type: Researcher
Project title: Soil-plant-microbial interactions and their implications for corn silage systems
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: María Gómez Brandón, Remigio Paradelo and Nunez Flavio
Crop studied: Corn
Institution: Cicytex – Area Agronomía de cultivos leñosos
Type: Researcher
Project title: The soil microbiological profile as a bioindicator of agricultural practices that improve soil health in irrigated horticultural crops: Becrop® test.
Project type: Management Practices
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Henar Prieto, Maria del Carmen Rodriguez-Molina and Paula
Crop studied: Pepper, tomato, plum, vineyard, rice, olive, fig tree, oak, and Chesnut
Institution: University of Kassel
Type: Researcher
Project title: Adaption to climate change in Hessia – Improvement of water retention in soils by regenerative farming strategies
Project location: Germany
Project leader/s: Leonard Theisgen, Maria R. Finckh and Stephan Junge
Crop studied: To be determined
Institution: University of Kassel
Type: Researcher
Project title: Optimization of ecological crop rotations with mulch by regenerative nutrient management
Project location: Germany
Project leader/s: Leonard Theisgen, Maria R. Finckh and Stephan Junge
Crop studied: To be determined.
Soil Health concept is wide and complex, as it involves multiple elements and approaches. In this post, we gather some of the key elements to take into account when exploring the topic of soil health. This glossary is a live body that we will be enriched with new relevant terms that help to shape a holistic vision of this key element in agriculture.
Institution: Agroscope
Type: Researcher
Project title: Soil Health in Wheat fields
Project location: Switzerland
Project leader/s: Marcel Vanderh Eijden
Crop studied: Wheat
Institution: Cortijo el Nublo
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Study of soil degradation in a horticultural field in Granada
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Juan Alcalá Galiano
Crop studied: Avocado
Institution: Anapea Village
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Evaluation of the soil condition and improvement of soil health
Project location: Georgia
Project leader/s: Gocha Tskitishvili
Crop studied: Vineyard
Institution: Universidad de Valladolid
Type: Researcher
Project title: Unravelling the health status of Iberian agrosilvopastoral systems through soil microbiome
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Julio Diez, Jorge Martin and Elena Hidalgo
Crop studied: Pine, Cereals, vineyard, and Oak.
Soil microorganisms, bacteria, and fungi interact strongly with plants affecting their performance, productivity, quality, and crop yield. Soil microorganisms represent the best biosensor to understand differences in crop production. The soil microbiome helps to improve management practices understanding better how the plant-soil interactions are affecting crop production.
Institution: The Alliance of Biodiversity International and CIAT
Type: Researcher
Project title: Coffe and pepper plantations in Central highlands in Vietnam
Project location: Vietnam
Project leader/s: Kihara, Job Maguta
Crop studied: Coffee and black pepper
Institution: Elaia
Type: Ag manufacturer
Project title: Nutrient mobilization and fertilization and fertilization in intensive olive groves
Project location: Portugal
Project leader/s: Juan Carlos Canasveras Sanchez
Crop studied: Olive
Institution: Agroestrategias Consultores
Type: Agronomists
Project title: Explaining the differences in performance in soils under similar conditions
Project location: Argentina
Project leader/s: Federico Zuljan and Wenceslao Tejerina
Crop studied: Corn and Soybean
Institution: Slowphilosophy
Type: SME Farmer
Project title: Study yield differences in a saffron field.
Project location: Spain
Project leader/s: Raúl Sánchez
Crop studied: Saffron
A Global Action Plan
fields4ever will analyze 1M acres over the 18 months to achieve the following goals:
- To unravel the soil health status of agriculture fields and to restore their health.
- To sequester 0.5M metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
- To reduce by 5M pounds the nutrient loss to the environment.
- To save 1M metric tons from soil erosion
We must act now
fields4ever provide agriculture players the tools to assess the best agricultural practices to improve
the productivity and healthiness of the soil.
A worldwide problem with a worldwide solution
Roughly 1/3 of the world´s arable land has been lost, while farmer’s economics remained lineal. It is time to react and move forward only with the most sustainable and productive farming practices for fostering our fields.
fields4ever initiative looks at the soil as a living ecosystem and utilizes the soil microbiome as bioindicator for soil health and productivity. Soil is a precious natural resource inhabited by a community of microorganisms the soil microbiome, a connected microbial network that reflects any modifications happening in-field.
GRANTS TO TAKE ACTION
We are committed to support and enhance the health and quality of our soils worldwide. Fields4ever opens the technology for functional soil assessment, provides soil health training and education, and activates the community with the Soil Squad.
Contributors
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