Farmers define key questions for the research on saline farming
23 March 2020
In September 2019 the SalFar project organized the Saline Futures conference in Leeuwarden. This academic conference brought together experts on saline farming from across the globe. In addition, the …
What do the consumers say about salt tolerant potatoes and iceplant?
16 March 2020
This is a question which the Danish SalFar partners Taste of Denmark and VIFU wanted to shed light on after harvesting the first batch of crops from the test site on Sejerø.
On the way to finding salt resistant wheat
16 March 2020
As the number of salty soils increases due to climate change, there is a need to find cultivable crops that can withstand salt. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Lund University, both me…
Can plants follow in Jesus steps and walk on water?
16 March 2020
The SalFar partner the University of Gothenburg, will perform a pilot study to screen for plants suitable for hydroponic growth using a mixture of seawater and freshwater i.e. brackish water. Thus, they…
Test field visited by a flock of pheasants and geese
15 January 2020
Occasionally, the partners in the project hit a bump in the road, but locally these bumps lead to valuable learnings.
Seaweed as fertilizer
15 January 2020
The German SalFar partner Ökowerk has set out to develop an eco-friendly fertilizer especially suitable for saline soils.
Learning about saline agriculture on Texel
22 October 2019
As part of the conference on 12 September over 100 scientists, policy makers, visionaries, farmers and students from all over the world came to the Boet on Texel to learn about the innovations in saline agriculture…
Multidisciplinary approaches and technologies are needed to solve the challenge of salinization of agricultural land
22 October 2019
This was one of the conclusions of the international Saline Futures Conference in Leeuwarden, 10-13 September 2019.
Successful Partner Meeting in Kalundborg
13 June 2019
From 13-15 May the partners of SalFar met in Kalundborg in Denmark for the fourth partner meeting to discuss the progress of the project and to plan future activities.
Open Field Test Site Established in Denmark
12 June 2019
The first open field test site for saline farming has been established in Denmark by the SalFar project partner Taste of Denmark in collaboration with the farm Horsekaer on the island of Sejerø.
New framework on salinization processes creates common understanding
06 June 2019
As the SalFar projects progress, a framework on salinization processes has been developed. Today, the framework on salinization processes is one of the first scientific reports of the SalFar project…
A Muddy Affair
25 February 2019 - Published by Dorte Storper
Getting new knowledge on saline farming can sometimes be a muddy affair. For one day, a delegation of waterboard people and representatives from the SalFar partner organisations SPNA and the Province of Groningen switched their nice business outfits with tall rubber boots, safety vests and safety helmets.
SalFar in Royal Company
25 February 2019 - Published by Dorte Storper
On 30 January 2019, the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria visited the University of Gothenburg, which is one of the project partners of SalFar.
Are Salt Tolerant Plants Healthy?
25 February 2019 - Published by Dorte Storper
How do salt tolerant plants taste and do they contain more salt than conventional plants?
The Flemish Coastal area needs ‘Climate Robust’ Water Management
15 February 2019 - Published by Dorte Storper
This was stated by the governor of the province of West-Flanders, when addressing the provincial council, the provincial executives and various stakeholders of the province of West-Flanders
Call for abstracts and sessions
31 January 2019 - Published by Dorte Storper
Submit an abstract or a session proposal for the Saline Futures Conference taking place 10-13 September 2019 in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
Save the date and express your interest!
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
SalFar Conference: “Saline Futures: Addressing Climate Change and Food Security” 10-13 September 2019 in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
The SalFar Project will be Presented at the European Day 2019 in Berlin
SalFar Project Manager and Ban Ki-moon Discuss SalFar
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
On 17 October the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, opened the Global Center on Adaptation at the University of Groningen
Reaching out to Farmers through Farmers Cafes
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
When communicating about SalFar, one of the main target groups that SalFar intends to reach are the farmers and especially farmers with degraded farmland and saline soil as they are the ones who can directly benefit from the project.
Raising awareness of SalFar
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
In the newest edition of Ostfriesland Reloaded in Germany you can find an article about SalFar, the research that is being done in the project and how the German project partner Ökowerk Emden is contributing to the project.
Taking soil samples and measuring salinity
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
When dealing with saline farming it is crucial to know exactly how saline the soil is in order to determine which crops are suitable to be planted in a specific field. Due to this, the partners of SalFar are preoccupied with taking soil samples and measuring the level of salt in the soil (salinity).
Extensive Media Attention on SalFar in Germany
Monday, August 27, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
Since July SalFar has gotten extensive media attention in Germany due to an article, which was published in mid-July thanks to Detlef Stang, Director of Ökowerk Emden, who is a project partner in SalFar
SalFar Cooperates with TopSoil
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
At the Flemish level, the projects SalFar and TopSoil have teamed up and all partners have agreed to jointly address the issue of water management in the Flemish coastal area.
Students are researching saline agriculture
Thursday, August 9, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
Students from Wageningen University are researching the potential of saline agriculture on islands.
For 12 weeks 4 master students from Wageningen University and Research (WUR) with backgrounds in environmental subjects have worked on a research project commissioned by Prof. Dr. Ir. P. Vellinga on behalf of the Waddenacademie.
SalFar gets Political Attention
Monday, June 25, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
At the Wadden Sea Conference in Leeuwarden, SalFar succeeded in getting political attention.
Every year the Trilateral Governmental Conference is held in connection with the Wadden Sea Conference, which took place from 17-18 May in Leeuwarden, this year’s European Capital of Culture. The Conferences are a forum for stakeholders from the whole Wadden Sea Region aimed to inform about policy-making and the cooperation.
Initiating the First Field Trials
Monday, June 18, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
Exciting developments are taking place in the SalFar project as the first field trials have now been initiated.
How tolerant are wheat, oat and sugar beets of salt? This is what the first field trials have set out to test. In mid-May as soon as the weather conditions looked promising, the first experiment was set up on the fields on the island of Texel.
Dinner is served!
Monday, June 11, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
Baked goat cheese with sea buckthorn jam, beef roulades stuffed with seaweed, "North Sea" fish pot with saltwort and cochlearia.
Pupils are Experimenting with Mud from the River Ems
Monday, June 4, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
6th graders help prepare test fields in cooperation with the Foundation Ökowerk Emden.
Partner Meeting on the Island of Texel, Netherlands
Friday, April 20, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
Great steps have already been taken towards preserving the future of farming in saline areas. This was demonstrated during the second partner meeting of Salfar, which took place from 5 -7 March 2018
Read more about SalFar
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - Published by Dorte Storper
We have created a leaflet with information about the SalFar project.
Kick-off meeting
Monday, October 2, 2017 - Published by Dorte Storper
Kick-off meeting the 25-27th September at the University of Lincoln, UK
Huge potential economic impact of Saline Flooding
Monday, October 2, 2017 - Published by Dorte Storper
Martin Collison tells about the huge potential economic impact of Saline Flooding on Lincolnshire Agriculture and the Food Industry on SalFar kick-off meeting in Lincoln 25-27th September 2017.
