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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.
Loraine ten Damme completes PhD
- Published: 17 November 2021 17 November 2021
Loraine ten Damme completed her PhD last april at the Aarhus University in Denmark, where she did her PhD work in the department of Agroecology and section of Soil Physics, under supervision of dr. Mathieu Lamandé and prof. Lars J. Munkholm.
Loraine has been a valuable support for ISTRO during her PhD research; among others, she took care of the layout of ISTRO Info, our periodic newsletter.
The ISTRO board congratulates Loraine with her PhD degree and has awarded her a 3-year ISTRO membership. Loraine has started working for Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala in a post-doc position.
The thesis written by Loraine is called 'Revealing key processes of soil structure deformation after traffic' and can be downloaded HERE.
ISTRO info september 2021
- Published: 22 September 2021 22 September 2021
September 21st 2021 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the September 2021 issue, is available for download. In this issue:
- ISTRO 2022 conference update
- 2022 Scholarship call
- Upcoming meetings and events
- New books
The September 2021 issue of ISTRO info is dedicated to news on the ISTRO2022 conference. To support the attendance of young researchers in these challenging (post) COVID1-19 times, ISTRO has increased the number of scholarships from 4 to 14 (more info in the September issue). Please forward this information to young colleagues who might be interested in applying. Also, remember to tell them that an ISTRO membership is mandatory for all applicants.
Ireland has now opened for international travel. There are still some restrictions in place, but for people who have been vaccinated travel is now quite straightforward. Quarantine restrictions remain in place for people arriving from some countries. It is not possible to forecast exactly what restrictions will be in place next May, but all the signs are that Ireland will be fully open for business and we will be able to run a face-to-face conference successfully.
Abstract submission for the 22nd ISTRO international Conference (now ISTRO2022) will open on 20th September 2021 with a submission deadline on 3rd December 2021. Acceptance notifications will be issued in late January. Go to www.istro2021.com for abstract submission details after 20th September.
(Image: ISTRO conference website frontpage: www.istro2021.com.)
ISTRO info june 2021
- Published: 16 June 2021 16 June 2021
June 16th 2021 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the June 2021 issue, is available for download. In this issue:
- ISTRO 2022 conference update
- David McKenzie awarded JA Prescott medal
- 2nd workshop Conservation Tillage working group
- New PhD graduate 3- year membership awarded
- Upcoming meetings and events
- New books
David McKenzie, a long-term ISTRO member, gave a key note address at the SSA/NZSSS Virtual World Soil Day event 2020 as a follow up on being awarded the prestigious JA Prescott medal by Soil Science Australia.
The presentation was entitled “Many ‘soil management generalists’ in Australian agriculture have failed: They require expertise from Soil Science Specialists". David has worked in both soil science research and private consultancy. He has for decades been a leading member of the ISTRO working group F: Visual Soil Evaluation and Examination.
(Photo: David McKenzie demonstrating SOILpak at the ISTRO workshop in Ireland, 2017. Photo by Paul Murphy.)