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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 info July 2022

: Published: 27 July 2022 27 July 2022

July 8^st2022 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the July 2022 issue, is available for download. In this issue:

- Report of the 2022 General Assembly
- New honorary members
- CESTRO and Czech ISTRO Branch
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- New Books

In the July 2022 issue of ISTRO info, Jan van den Akker (pictured top left), Doug Karlen (Pictured top right), Marta Birkas (pictured bottom left) and Hubert Boizard (pictured bottom right) have been nominated as Honorary Members of ISTRO. Their nominations were acclaimed for the General Assembly. All of them made a huge contribution to different topics related to soil conservation, soil quality, soil structure evaluation and in turn the sustanaible management of soils.

Jan van den Akker served ISTRO as Secretary General (2006 – 2009) and was also responsible for the edition of the Proceedings (Van den Akker et al., 1999, 2003) of subsoil compaction workshops.

Doug Karlen served also as Secretary General of ISTRO (2009 – 2015) and was responsible for several contributions related to soil quality.

Marta Birkas (pictured in the bottom row, far right) was the Chair of the Hungarian ISTRO Branch (2002 – 2007) and her research area is focused on adaptable soil tillage, soil conservation and climate damage mitigation.

Hubert Boizard has been part of the ISTRO Board for several years and also helps to organise the 21st ISTRO conference in Paris.

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.