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On this site you will find information about the International Soil Tillage Research Organisation (ISTRO), which focusses on the impact and consequences of various soil tillage (including no-till) practices and from field traffic. More information about the organisation itself can be found on the organisation page.

Activities organised by ISTRO and other organisations concerning soil tillage can be found on the activities page.
Further information about recent publications are found on the publications page.

ISTRO 2022 General Assembly

: Published: 01 April 2022 01 April 2022

You can register HERE. The agenda according to the ISTRO constitution is:

Reports from Officers and Board, including the presentation of audited accounts.
Reports from Chairpersons of Committees and Working Groups and from persons entrusted by the Board or General Assembly with special tasks.
Presentation of and voting on amendments to the Constitution and to the Bylaws (no amendments suggested).
Announce the election results of Officers and Board; election of Honorary Members.
Setting the membership fee for the next three-year period.
Plans for the 2024 conference.

ISTRO Info March 2022

: Published: 01 April 2022 01 April 2022

March 30^st2021 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the March 2022 issue, is available for download. In this issue:

- Lars J. Munkholm says goodbye as Assistant Secretary General
- ISTRO2022 General Assembly
- Controlled Traffic Farming WG – new leadership and initiatives
- Virtual workshop – ISTRO Working group B Subsoil Compaction (SSC)
- Update on Soil and Tillage Research
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- New Books

In the March 2022 issue of ISTRO info, Lars J. Munkholm annouces his leave as Assistant Secretary General of the ISTRO organisation.

He says: "After 6 years as Assistant Secretary General, it is time to circulate our last ISTRO INFO. José Dörner will take over the job after the General Assembly in May. I have been very fortunate to have been assisted by PhD students Peter Bilson Obour, Loraine ten Damme and now Alvaro Calleja Huerta during the 6 years. We have done our best to keep you updated on ISTRO affairs, news regarding “our” journal – Soil and Tillage Research, personalia and on meetings and books of relevance to the ISTRO community." - more from Lars in the newsletter.

2nd Central European ISTRO conference in September 2022

: Published: 26 March 2022 26 March 2022

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The Organising Committee of the Czech branch of ISTRO (ISTRO CZ), the Croatian Soil Tillage Research Organisation (CROSTRO), and the Hungarian branch of ISTRO (HUISTRO) is organising the 2^nd Central European ISTRO Conference (CESTRO), and is inviting all interested parties to the International Scientific Conference that will take place in Brno, Czech Republic, September, 6 – 8, 2022.

The primary objective of the conference is the promotion, development and growth of interest and knowledge about soil-crop management, exchange of ideas about trends and challenges in modern agriculture. This conference, created for both the scientific community as well as experts coming from praxis, will cope with the main goals of ISTRO. The conference represents a unique opportunity for learning and exchanging opinions on different topics, which could be helpful in harmonising soil and plant health in agroecosystems all over the world.

Registration for this event will be open from April 1^st 2022.
More information about the conference is available on the Czech ISTRO website: www.istro.cz, or by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The information leaflet can be downloaded HERE (pdf, 785kb).
Further information will be available from this website.