Field Day Lietzen 2025
/ Lietzen
This year's Field Day is all about soil health and sustainable soil management in light of the challenges posed by climate change. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Lietzen practice trial, the ZALF network and the Komturei Lietzen, together with partners from science, advisory services, and practice, invite you to a diverse technical program featuring demonstrations, presentations, and discussions. The Field Day is aimed at farmers, students, and companies interested in topics such as soil health in climate change, reduced tillage (e.g., strip-till), mechanical weed control, and methods of soil diagnostics.
When: Thursday, September 4, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Komturei Lietzen & Long-term trial field on reduced tillage
Preliminary Program
from 8:30 Registration
Morning – Komturei Lietzen:
- 9:00 Welcome
- 9:15 Panel Practice–Research in Dialogue: “Soil health in climate change – why it matters” with Prof. Katharina Helming, Prof. Frank Ewert, and Felix Gerlach
9:45 Coffee break
- 10:00 Technical and practical presentations
- Kathleen Brehmer, N.U. Agrar GmbH: "Reduction potential of herbicide applications and use of mechanical weed control in conventional farming"
- Farmer Stefan Bernickel: "Experiences with the strip-till machine from the MuD Integrated Crop Production project"
- Vincent Ried, Ingenieurgesellschaft Prof. Dr. Sieker mbH: "Controlled drainage: Using winter rain to prepare for summer"
- Tino Ryll, Fläminger Genussland GmbH: "New arable crops in Brandenburg and measures for building and promoting humus"
- David Scharf, HumusKlimaNetz: "Potentials and approaches for humus build-up in arable soils"
12:00 Lunch and refreshments available
Afternoon – Long-term trial field from 13:00:
- Station circuit with thematic focuses:
- Yield results and changes in soil properties of the long-term trial (Dr. Kathrin Grahmann, ZALF)
- Results of soil health monitoring from the Benchmarks project (Dr. Carsten Paul, ZALF)
- Erosion and infiltration tests from the SoilRob project (Lukas Thielemann, Lina Rohlmann, ZALF)
- Soil profile description (Prof. Wilfried Hierold)
- Soil structure atlas & soil life (Dr. Monika Joschko)
- Sensor-based soil mapping (Dr. Sebastian Vogel, ATB)
- Evolution of mechanical weed control (Thomas Sanders & Steffen Seiger, Lemken)
- Site-specific optimized nutrient management (Dr. Eric Bönecke, IGZ)
- Tire pressure and soil stress (Michelin)
- IAT information stand with Future Dialogue: “Agriculture 2035 – How do we protect our soils?” (Julia Gunnoltz, IAT) in cooperation with the EU projects SUS-SOIL (Sustainable Soil and Subsoil Health) and ECHO SOIL
Notes
This is a preliminary program. Changes are possible at any time. For further information, you can register for the mailing list in the registration form under Other.
Catering will be provided.