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Immersive Exploration of Veneto-Water and Veneto-Carbon Living Labs in the Copparo Area
Cover crop in Copparo (FE) Area. In this OFE, frost-sensitive winter cover crops are being implemented — species that naturally die with winter cold, leaving the soil ready for sowing the cash crop in the following spring. In this photo, the researchers are doing a qualitative and quantitative survey of the weeds present before the…
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Immersive Exploration of Water-Carbon-Energy Veneto Living Labs in the Caorle Area
Localized weed control in località Caorle (VE) Area. In this OFE, a technique of localized pre-emergence weed control on the maize row (i.e., applied at the same time as sowing) was implemented, integrated with mechanical control tools (inter-row hoeing).
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Immersive Exploration of Veneto-Water and Veneto-Carbon Living Labs in the Borsea Area
Cover crop in the Borsea area. In this farm, a comparative trial of different types of cover crops is being conducted. The first cover crop (Crotalaria–cowpea mix, BUL) was sown by broadcasting immediately before the wheat harvest (mid-June). The second cover (sorghum–crotalaria, SC) was sown at the end of July, while the last cover (oat–vetch–mustard,…
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Comparison of frameworks for defining land occupation considering on-farm and off-farm feed production on Italian dairy farms
Comparison of frameworks for defining land occupation considering on-farm and off-farm feed production on Italian dairy farms Gabriele Rolando, Francesco Ferrero, Stefania Pasinato, Ernesto Tabacco, Giorgio Borreani – Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Torino, Largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, ItalyLuciano Comino, Daniele Giaccone – Regional Breeder Association of Piedmont (ARAP), Via Torre Roa, 13 Fraz. Madonna dell’Olmo, 12100 Cuneo, Italy…
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Integrated forage system reduces off-farm purchased nitrogen and limit surplus on intensive dairy farms in northern Italy
Integrated forage system reduces off-farm purchased nitrogen and limit surplus on intensive dairy farms in northern Italy Stefania Pasinato, Francesco Ferrero, Gabriele Rolando, Ernesto Tabacco, Giorgio Borreani – Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Torino, Largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, ItalyLuciano Comino – Regional Breeder Association of Piedmont (ARAP), Via Torre…
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A Living Lab approach for sustainable intensification of dairy production: A case study of an organic and a conventional farm in northern Italy
A Living Lab approach for sustainable intensification of dairy production: A case study of an organic and a conventional farm in northern Italy Stefania Pasinato, Francesco Ferrero, Gabriele Rolando, Ernesto Tabacco, Giorgio Borreani – Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Torino, Largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, ItalyLuciano Comino – Regional Breeder…
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Immersive Tour of the Living Labs of Trentino-Alto Adige
Researchers at the Free University of Bolzano are working with freshly collected soil samples. One researcher is sieving the soil to remove stones and foreign materials, another is packaging the samples into containers and bags for subsequent laboratory analysis, while a third researcher (standing) is supervising the process and continuously collecting soil samples directly from…
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Quinoa: An Innovative Crop to Tackle Abiotic Stress
Within the Water Living Lab Friuli Venezia Giulia, we are testing quinoa as an alternative crop for farming systems exposed to abiotic stress. To this end, over the course of two years (2024 and 2025), we conducted a pot experiment at the A. Servadei agricultural farm in Udine using two quinoa varieties to evaluate their…
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Maize and Resilience: The Water Living Lab Friuli Venezia Giulia Explores the Maize of the Future
Within the Water Living Lab Friuli Venezia Giulia, as part of a collaboration between partners UNIPD and UNITO, new drought-tolerant maize genotypes were tested in both 2024 and 2025, compared with conventional hybrids of the same FAO class. This activity is conducted through on-farm experiments (OFE) and at the A. Servadei experimental farm of the…
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ERSA–LL Friuli Venezia Giulia Collaboration: Ecological Footprint Analysis with AgriCS
Since 2025, a collaboration has begun with ERSA (Regional Agency for Rural Development of Friuli Venezia Giulia) to test the AgriCS platform—a regional decision support system designed for farmers in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. Among its capabilities, the platform enables assessments of carbon and water footprints, as well as energy balances at the farm…