Welcome to the ISTRO website
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 January 2019
- Published: 31 January 2019 31 January 2019
January 30th 2019 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the January 2019 issue, is available for download.
In this issue:
- Soil & Tillage research update,
- Bruce Ball, honorary member,
- News from the Subsoil Compaction Working Group,
- Upcoming meetings and events,
- New Books
In the picture above, Bruce Ball and Blair McKenzie are digging as part of the VESS evaluation in the JHI Mid Pilmore experimental plots in Scotland (photo: Joanne Cloy)
This and older issues of ISTRO info are availabe from the Download page.
ISTRO info January 2018
- Published: 14 November 2018 14 November 2018
October 29th 2018 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the January 2018 issue, is available for download.
Older versions of ISTRO info are availabe from the Download page.
ISTRO info October 2018
- Published: 12 November 2018 12 November 2018
October 29th 2018 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the October 2018 issue, is available for download.
The October 2018 issue focusses on the recent ISTRO conference in Paris.
Older versions of ISTRO info are availabe from the Download page.