Climate Change and Agriculture – Challenges, Experiences and Solutions

PROGRAMME

1 part

• Opening of the Conference. K. Navickas, Minister of Agriculture; E. Makelis, Director of LAAS .
• Climate change challenges for farmers. A. Macijauskas, Chairman of the Lithuanian Grain Growers’ Association, farmer.
• Reducing GHG emissions from Irish agriculture. Dale Crammond, Agricultural Inspector, Climate Change and Bioenergy Policy Division, Agri-Food and Marine Department, Ireland.
• Rapeseed cultivation systems: impacts on crops, GHG emissions and soil. Macdara O’Neill, Researcher, Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Teagasc, Carlisle, Ireland.
• Reduction of slurry emissions. Dr. Dominika Krol, Researcher, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland .
• Discussion. Challenges and solutions for Irish farms. What is the attitude of farmers?

2 part

• Climate smart farming in Finland. Sari Peltonen, Senior Development Manager, ProAgria, Finland.
• Climate change management guidelines. Representative(s) of the Ministry of Agriculture.
LAAS digital tools for farmers:
• IKMIS – effective and reliable information for decision-making on farm. Ilma Rimkevičienė, Head of IT Division, LAAS .
• Precise fertilization for optimal fertilizer use. Practical examples from farms. Lukas Šapranauskas, Head of Centre for Precision Farming Services and Competences .
• Discussion. Challenges and solutions for Lithuanian farms. What is the attitude of farmers and scientists? (farmers: Š. Šiušė, A. Bardauskas, K. Armonas; scientists, representatives of MoA) .

• Conference summary.

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