Nordic Association of Agricultural Science

Sustainable fruit and berry cultivation
2020-09-09 - 2020-09-10 | Polli, Estonia
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the international scientific conference on “Sustainable fruit and berry cultivation” during September 9-10, 2020 at Polli Horticultural Research Centre of Estonian University of Life Sciences, Polli, Estonia. With the conference we mark the 75 years from the beginning of pomological research and 100 years of horticultural education in Polli.
Abstract submission until April 1, 2020.
More information: Polli100 conference invitation_2020

Cycle of multidisciplinary virtual seminars, organised by the Economy – Education and Society section, NJF
2020-10-07, 2020-11-04, 2020-12-02 | Virtual (Adobe Connect, https://ac.vdu.lt/vk1)
Seminars have been organised first Wednesday each month (except summer holidays in July and August) since May 6, 2020 from 12:00 to 13:30 Central European time (13:00 to 14:30 Eastern European time). The schedule of each seminar include two 15-20 minutes presentations with possibility for 20 minutes discussion after each of them. It is welcome participation of senior and other researchers, including PhD and master’s students as speakers, and all other researchers and students as guests.
See here for more detailed information.

Nordic-Baltic Vegetable meeting 2020
2020-11-09 | Kristianstad, Sweden
NJF plans to organise a Nordic-Baltic vegetable meeting in Kristianstad, November 2020.
The event that runs from Monday evening until Tuesday evening will be a meeting opportunity for farmers, advisors, companies and the vegetable food sector to present recent findings and exchange ideas within the vegetable sector. The Vegetable meeting will be followed by a N-B Fruit and Berries Meeting.

Advances and Innovations in Agricultural Engineering. NJF, EurAgEng, Agromek joint seminar
2021-01-19 - 2021-01-20 | Herning, Denmark
The seminar is cancelled due to the restrictions caused by the corona virus.
Due to the success from 2014, 2016 and 2018, we continue to arrange the 4th seminar within technology linked to the Agromek Fair, focusing on digitalization, precision farming and innovation within agricultural engineering. This time the conference runs in January the 19th and 20th of January 2021. The participant will have the opportunity to visit the Agromek Fair.
See here for more detailed information.

NJF 27th Congress 2021
2021-06-01
The 27th NJF Congress will be held in 2021. Date and country will be decided in autumn 2019.

Soil and water conservation under changing climate in Northern or high altitude conditions
2022-05-04 - 2022-05-05 | Ås, Norway
Invitation to conference
On behalf of IUSS (International Union of Soil Science), Norwegian Society of Soil Science (Norsk Jordforening), ESSC (European Society for Soil Conservation), NLF (Nordic Association for Agricultural Science), Norwegian extension Service (NLR), NIBIO and NMBU and the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to attend the International seminar: Soil and water conservation under changing climate in Northern or high altitude conditions.
The seminar will be hosted in Ås, Norway from 4- 5th May 2022 with an excursion on the 6 th May.
Deadlines:
Abstract submission. 31 January 2022
Decisions of oral /poster presentation: 15 February 2022
Early registration: 20 March 2022
Final Registration: 19 April 2022
Soil and water conservation under changing climate in Northern or high altitude conditions. (pameldingssystem.no)

RISK ANALYSIS SEMINAR and SIMETAR WORKSHOP
2022-08-01 - 2022-08-03
Dept. of Economics and Society in NIBIO will arrange a three days’ workshop dealing with use of the software SIMETAR (SIMulations and Econometrics To Analyze Risks) in “Store møterom”, Raveien 9, Ås from August 1-3 2022. SIMETAR is an Excel Add-in and good knowledge in using Excel in addition to interest in conducting risk analysis is required to benefit from the workshop. The target group is researchers, post-docs and scholarship holders with requirements to conduct risk analysis for publishing scientific journal articles.
Dr Keith Schumann will lecture at the workshop. Before the workshop at around 9:30 Am he will give a 2 h open presentation entitled “Risk Analysis, Simulation, and Spreadsheet Modelling: Applications in Crop Insurance”. The seminar will also be streamed on Teams.
Dr Keith Schumann is Senior Vice President of AgriLogic Consulting, located at the campus of Texas A&M in College Station. He also participated in a similar workshop, organized by NILF (Norwegian Institute of Agricultural Economics Research) in cooperation with NJF, which was held in Ås in 2004.
More information about the workshop and registration etc. can be found here:
https://nibio.pameldingssystem.no/simetar

NJF Nordic Agricultural Congress 2022 - Onward in Agriculture
2022-09-27 - 2022-09-29 | Iceland
Selfoss, Iceland, September 27-29, 2022
The Nordic Association of Agricultural Science, NJF, welcomes participants to our 27th International Congress on Nordic Agriculture. Besides gathering participants of the Nordic Hemisphere, this congress also celebrates a centennial jubilee. Our first NJF congress was held in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1921 and last time we visited Iceland was in 1995. We have thus waited 27 years to return to our Icelandic colleagues and do hope that participants all over the world are curious to meet and experience the hospitality of Iceland.
More information on the event here.

Environmental sustainability in a climate change context: challenges and adaptation
2023-03-16 | On-line
The conference is organised by Lithuanian Society of NJF. Participation to the conference is free of charge, but the attendants are requested to register to the event. The official language is English.
For programme, registration and instruction to join the conference on-line, please click here

ISESSAH 2023 conference on economics and social sciences in animal health and welfare
2023-06-13 - 2023-06-15 | Helsinki, Finland
Abstract submission to the ISESSAH 2023 conference is OPEN
Conference theme: Understanding stakeholder behaviour and socio-economic implications of practices and policies of animal health
For further details, please see ISESSAH 2023 call for abstracts (click here).

Photo: Tapio Haaja / Pixabay

ISESSAH 2023 conference: Understanding stakeholder behaviour and socio-economic implications of practices and policies of animal health
2023-06-13 - 2023-06-15 | Helsinki, Finland
ISESSAH conference 2023
Helsinki, Finland, 13th – 15th of June 2023
Call for abstracts — Programme — Registration, accommodation & getting there
Photo: Tapio Haaja / Pixabay
Background
Social, economic and environmental sustainability of animal production is becoming an increasingly important issue for farmers and other supply chain actors. Outbreaks of exotic animal diseases and presence of production diseases and endemic diseases can severely reduce economic profitability and productivity of farming and cause disruptions in the market. Hence, disease prevention, risk management and control measures such as biosecurity and good farming practices, disease control programs, containment and eradication of disease outbreaks must be selected to control and/or mitigate animal disease and their negative consequences Various economic and other societal and social-psychological circumstances influence decisions that farmers, veterinarians, government authorities and other stakeholders make regarding animal health.
Therefore, when suggesting animal disease control programs or animal health promoting programs, economics and other social sciences should be taken into account. These can contribute to our understanding of what are the most preferred ways to control animal health. New insights and theoretical and methodological advances are needed to better understand the behaviour and choices made by farmers, veterinarians, policymakers, food operators, consumers and other relevant actors. The International Society for Economics and Social Sciences of Animal Health (ISESSAH) aims to improve animal health and welfare policies, programme and projects through more nuanced use of concepts and tools available in economics and social science disciplines. The annual conference is a key tool to promote this objective.
Conference theme and programme
The 2023 ISESSAH conference will be held 13th – 15th of June 2023 Viikki campus in Helsinki, Finland (address: Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland).
The 2023 ISESSAH conference will be held 13th – 15th of June 2023 Viikki campus in Helsinki, Finland (address: Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland). The main theme of the conference is “Understanding stakeholder behaviour and socio-economic implications of practices and policies of animal health”.
The target group of the conference includes researchers, graduate students, other academics, government officials, advisors, veterinarians, industry representatives and all others interested in economics and social sciences applied to animal health.
Conference programme will include keynote presentation from the leading scientists in economics and social sciences, invited talks of key stakeholder representatives in the livestock sector, and oral and poster presentations given by conference participants. The keynote speakers will be announced in January 2023. Social programme, including a welcome reception and a conference dinner, will also be organised. The conference will be organised by ISESSAH in collaboration with the Nordic Association of Agricultural Science (NJF), Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and University of Helsinki.
Invited Speakers
Invited speakers of ISESSAH 2023 include

Jens Rommel, Associate Professor at Decision-making and Managerial Behavior research group, Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Beth Clark, Lecturer in Food Marketing at School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Arnaud Rault, Researcher focussing on animal health economics at Oniris, BIOEPAR (Biology, Epidemiology and Risk Analysis of Animal Health unit), National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France
Taina Aaltonen, Deputy Director General at Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland, Chief Veterinary officer of Finland and delegate of Finland to the World Organisation for Animal Health
Ina Toppari, Executive manager at Animal Health ETT r.a., Finland.

The schedule of the conference is presented below. The registration desk opens at 11:00 on June 13th. The conference will be finished by 14 o’clock on June 15th.

Guidelines for preparing presentations and posters
Each oral presentation is allocated 15 minutes timeslot, which includes maximum 12 minutes for the presentation and at least 3 minutes for questions. Please plan your presentation according to this schedule. To help to set up the presentations on computers, please send your presentation by email to njf.nordicagriculture(at)gmail.com in the day before your session.
Posters should be set up by before the start of the poster session and displayed until the end of the conference. Preferred poster size is A0 (width 841 mm × height 1 189). Pushpins will be provided on poster stands. During the poster session, please stay close to your poster and be prepared to answer questions concerning your study.
Flash presentations are short presentations given on selected posters. A flash presentation includes a short introduction (three minutes) of the main points of your poster in the dedicated session in the lecture room B1. Maximum two slides or an electronic copy of your poster will be displayed on the screen during the flash presentation. To help to set up the flash presentations on computers, please send your flash presentation by email to njf.nordicagriculture(at)gmail.com in the day before your session.
The 2023 ISESSAH conference will be held 13th – 15th of June 2023 Viikki campus in Helsinki, Finland (address: Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland). Sessions will take place in lecture rooms B1 and B2. Welcome reception will be organised in lobby area 173A (meeting centre) and conference dinner at Restaurant Kappeli (Eteläesplanadi 1, Helsinki). Participants may use meeting room A169 in the meeting centre for finalizing their presentations (computers are not provided). For additional queries, please consult the registration desk.

Trends in regional development in the EU countries
2023-10-20 | Videoconference
9th International Scientific Conference
TRENDS IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE EU COUNTRIES 2023
CONFERENCE
October 20, 2023 (videoconference)
Warsaw (Poland) /Jelgava (Latvia)
View conference programme and instructions to participate in the video conference.

Sustainable food systems in a climate-changing environment
2023-12-05 | Amalievej 20, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
PROGRAMME
14.30 Welcome, Asmus Gamdrup Jensen, Food historian, Kost Studio
14.45- 16.00 Panel discussion with:
Jarkko Niemi, President of the Nordic Association of Agricultural Science and Professor in Economics of Sustainable Animal Production at Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Mickey Gjerris, Associate Professor in Bio-ethics, University of CopenhagenKasper Hulthin, Entrepreneur, Funding Partner of Kost Studio & Kost Capital
Nima Tisdall, CEO of Nordic Makers, Founder of Blue Lobster, and GUDP Board Member of the Danish Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
16.00-16.30 Q&A session
16.30 Closing followed by a cocktail reception
The seminar is free of charge, but please register in advance. For further details, please click here

International Continued Scientific Conference: Environmental sustainability in a climate change context: challenges and adaptation
2024-03-26 | Online
International continued scientific conference ”Environmental sustainability in a climate change context: challenges and adaptation”
5th section: “Advancements in technology and innovation for sustainable and resilient agriculture”
March 26, 2024, h. 10 – 12 a.m. Eastern European Time
On March 26, the 5th section of the continuous online scientific conference entitled “Advancements in technology and innovation for sustainable and resilient agriculture” will be held. Three presentations will be presented by dr. agr. Livija Zarina, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics (AREI), Priekuli Research Centre, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jonas Volungevičius with coauthors, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Vilnius University, and dr. Rita Armonienė, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.
To participate in the conference, please register at the link below. Only to registered participants will be sent a link to join the event.
Registration for participation: https://forms.gle/3Kdd1yyTsxfZbFTQ8
Contacts: agne.versuliene@lammc.lt, danute.karcauskiene@lammc.lt
For further information please visit the Programme

Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) workshop
2024-04-25 - 2024-04-26 | Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki, FInland
Further information on the event page (click here)

Webinar: Nordic-Baltic perspectives on research collaboration in agriculture, climate change and climate challenges
2024-05-22 | Online
A Nordic Association of Agricultural Science (NJF), The Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research (NKJ) & NordForsk joint webinar.
22 April 2024, 13-15 EEST / 12-14 CEST / 10-12 Icelandic time.

Agriculture in Nordic-Baltic region shares common challenges such as short growing season and cold temperatures. Research collaboration within Nordic-Baltic region plays an important role in providing solutions on how the agricultural sector can respond to these challenges and valorize new opportunities. NJF, NKJ and NordForsk will organize a joint webinar on Nordic-Baltic collaboration in agricultural research. The webinar will highlight the Nordic-Baltic agricultural research and research collaboration as well as introduce an upcoming Nordic-Baltic joint conference on resolving environmental and climate change issues in agriculture that will be organized in Autumn 2024. Further information and registration.

Nordic-Baltic conference: Resolving Environmental and Climate Change issues in agriculture (REACH)
2024-10-08 - 2024-10-09 | Vilnius, Lithuania
Conference programme and registration now available!
Climate change influence agriculture and food and feed security in the Nordic and Baltic region in many ways. Attend the first REACH conference to learn more and to share your research findings. The event is intended to bring together researchers and experts with backgrounds in fields such as plants, soil, environment, animals, technology, economics and social science.
For further information and to register to the conference, please visit the event page!

Conference AgroEco2024: Agroecosystem Sustainability: Links between Carbon Sequestration in Soils, Food Security and Climate Change
2024-10-16 - 2024-10-18 | Kaunas, Lithuania
AgroEco conference celebrates 100 years of Agriculture Academy in Lithuania

We kindly invite You to participate in the 5th International Scientific Conference AgroEco2024: Agroecosystem Sustainability: Links between Carbon Sequestration in Soils, Food Security and Climate Change which will be held at Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania, October 16–18th, 2024. The conference is organised to celebrate 100 years of Agriculture Academy in Lithuania (1924–2024).

Main scientific topics of the AgroEco2024 conference are:
Soil health and carbon sequestration for sustainability
Soil and crop management towards a chemical pesticide-free agriculture
Biodiversity, crop and production diversification
Precision farming and digital technologies
Food quality and safety
Climate change adaptation and mitigation

For further information, abstract submission (deadline: October 10th) and registration, please visit AgroEco conference website.

The 5th NJF – EurAgEng – AGROMEK Joint Seminar: Advances and Innovations in Agricultural Engineering
2024-11-26 - 2024-11-27 | Herning, Denmark
The 5th NJF – EurAgEng – AGROMEK Joint Seminar: Advances and Innovations in Agricultural Engineering
November 26-27, 2024 Herning, Denmark

Themes:
Innovation, Sensors, Robotics, Smart Farming, Environment
Design, Ergonomics, Soil Compaction, Imaging
Safety, Big data, Data Science, Drones
Navigation, Logistics, SD Goals, GIS Mapping
Advisory service, Management, Education
Networking, Horizon Europe
Artifical intelligence, Post harvest, Plant protection
Circular economy, Climate neutral

The 5th NJF – EurAgEng – AGROMEK Joint Seminar offers a great opportunity for networking. People from companies, universities, research institutions and advisory services in the Nordic and Baltic countries have joined the former seminars to exchange ideas and share knowledge.
Early Bird registration closes October 1, 2024. Abstracts and posters are to be finished by November 15, 2024.
To register or to submit your abstract, please visit event page.

NJF Nordic-Baltic workshop: Towards a viable, competitive and resilient agri-food sector
2025-09-16 | Seinäjoki, Finland
NJF workshop, 16 September 2025, and Seinäjoki Food Days, 17-18 September 2025 in Seinäjoki, Finland
Economic competitiveness, resilience and crisis preparedness play a pivotal role in ensuring viable, well-functioning Nordic-Baltic agriculture, food system, and society. Agriculture and rural areas in the Nordic and Baltic countries share similar challenges stemming from natural and market conditions. To tackle these challenges, technical, biological, economic and social innovations are urgently needed. On 16 September 2025, NJF is organizing a one-day workshop that focuses on the economic viability, resilience and crisis preparedness of Nordic-Baltic agri-food sector in turbulent times. The workshop is targeted to researchers and experts of companies and stakeholder organizations. The workshop will offer a possibility to meet and discuss about the viability, resilience and crisis-preparedness of agri-food system from the Nordic-Baltic perspective.
Registration is open and there is no participation fee. Further information is available on the workshop website.
The NJF workshop will take place, in the day before the Seinäjoki Food days (17-18 September). The both NJF and the Food days are free-of-charge events. Food Days brings together food chain innovators to the best place for food business, to discuss how to sustainably grow in the food sector. The program of the Food days is already available here. Please note that the participants of must register separately to the NJF workshop and to the Food days.

Image by Tapani Hellman from Pixabay.

2-Day International Workshop: Building climate-resilient soils with cover crops
2026-05-21 - 2026-05-22 | Apelsvoll, Norway
2-Day International Workshop: Building climate-resilient soils with cover crops
How can agriculture adapt to more intense rainfall, longer dry periods and increasing production risks? One promising solution is healthier and more resilient soils.
Join us for a 2-day international workshop at Apelsvoll, Norway, 21–22 May 2026, focusing on the role of cover crops in climate adaptation for vegetable production.
The workshop “Cover crops as a climate adaptation tool” will explore how cover crops can improve:

Soil structure
Nutrient balance
Soil health
Climate resilience in vegetable systems

Researchers, advisors and practitioners are warmly invited to join the discussions and exchange knowledge.
Detailed information and programme will be published soon!
Interested in presenting your results?
Contact: till.seehusen@nibio.no or mette.thomsen@nibio.no

Nordic Herbage Seed Production Seminar, 8-10 June 2026
2026-06-08 - 2026-06-10 | Aarhus University, Flakkebjerg, Denmark
The Nordic Herbage Seed Production Seminar brings together leading researchers, advisors, and industry professionals to address current challenges and future opportunities in herbage seed production across the Nordic region.
The seminar offers a focused platform for sharing new research, exchanging practical knowledge, and strengthening Nordic collaboration between science and industry.
Call for abstracts
Abstract submission is now open.
Researchers and practitioners are invited to contribute with their latest findings and experiences.
The deadline for submissions is 1 May 2026.
All accepted abstracts will be presented as posters, with selected contributions invited for oral presentations.
Programme
The seminar programme covers key aspects of herbage seed production, including breeding for higher seed yields, seed quality, and nitrogen regulation in a Nordic context.
Sessions also address practical crop management topics such as weed control, fertilisation strategies, and pest and disease impacts on seed production.
The programme combines scientific presentations with field visits and demonstrations, highlighting new technologies and practical solutions in grass and clover seed production.
Registration
Registration is now open.
Participants are encouraged to register before 30 April 2026.
Register here:
https://conferences.au.dk/hspn/registration
More information about the programme, abstract submission, and the seminar:
https://conferences.au.dk/hspn

NJF conference: Resolving Issues in Peatlands and Peat Use in Agriculture and Horticulture
2026-06-11 - 2026-06-12 | Seinäjoki, Finland
NJF conference: Resolving Issues in Peatlands and Peat Use in Agriculture and Horticulture
11-12 June 2026, Seinäjoki, Finland
Peatlands and peat are important for Nordic-Baltic agriculture. Organic soils are common in cool, boreal climates, and cultivated commonly in countries such as Latvia, Finland, Sweden and Denmark. Nordic and Baltic countries produce and use peat as growing media in greenhouses, for heating energy generation and as bedding material in livestock farming. Peatlands, however, contribute to the greenhouse gas emissions of agriculture and energy systems and therefore the society is transitioning away from using peat and peatlands. To enable just transition, research to find economically viable low-emission land use, growing media and bedding material alternatives have been initiated.
NJF is organizing a conference that aims to share the latest information on issues and solutions related to peatlands and peat in agriculture and horticulture. The conference is targeted to researchers and experts of relevant companies and organizations. It will offer a possibility to meet and discuss about the challenges and solutions of phasing out peat in the Nordic-Baltic context.
The program will include two invited keynote talks and presentations that will be selected from abstracts submitted to the conference, and visit to a field pilot site near Seinäjoki.
Call for abstracts
The program will be composed of presentations made by the participants. We invite you to propose a presentation to the conference by submitting an abstract around one of the following topics

Alternatives to peat as bedding materials in animal production and growing media in greenhouses and horticulture
Rewetting peatlands, paludiculture
New insights on climate impacts of organic soils and their mitigation
Economic and policy issues
Just transition: How it can be implemented, what do farmers and other stakeholders think about it and what are the implications to agriculture?
Other topics related to the theme of the conference

Image by A L.G from Pixabay
How to submit an abstract?
Please submit your abstract as soon as possible and at the latest by the 30th of May 2026 by using this form.
Abstracts can be proposed for oral presentations (15 minutes presentation plus 5 minutes for discussion) or for flash presentations (3 minutes (1-3 slides) presentation plus 2 minutes for questions).
The extended abstract can be up to 2000 characters and it should explain in brief: Motivation of the study, objectives, material and methods, results and conclusion. Abstracts must be prepared in English.
Abstracts selection
Authors will be informed about the acceptance of their abstract within a week from their submission, and at the latest by May 31st.
Registration and fees
Please register to the event by using this form. All presenters must register to the conference.
Participation fee of the conference is 100 euros per person. The fee includes lunches, coffee breaks, dinner, site visit and NJF’s membership for year 2026. Registered participants will be added to NJF’s member registry for year 2026.
Venue and schedule
The conference will be organized on June 11th (from 9 to 17) and June 12th (from 9 to 13). In addition, there will be a dinner in the evening of June 11th.
The workshop will be organized in Frami in Seinäjoki, Finland (Kampusranta 9, 60320 Seinäjoki, Finland). Frami is an active hub of universities, research institute, companies and other organizations operating in Seinäjoki and in South Ostrobothnia, the food province of Finland. Frami is located approximately 1 km from the Seinäjoki railway station.
Travelling to Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki is located approximately 350 kilometers North-West from Helsinki. Seinäjoki can be reached from Helsinki easily by train. During the daytime there is a train connection between Helsinki and Seinäjoki approximately once per hour. See https://www.vr.fi/en for timetables and tickets.
When travelling from abroad by plane, Helsinki-Vantaa airport (HEL) is the main airport of Finland. There is a train connection between Helsinki airport and Seinäjoki, with about 3 hours journey time.
As an alternative, the closest local airport is in Vaasa (VAA), which is located approximately 80 km from Seinäjoki. Vaasa airport has direct flights to Helsinki and Stockholm. There is a bus running between Vaasa airport and railway station, which is about 10 km from the airport. The train journey from Vaasa to Seinäjoki takes about 1 hour. There is also a ferry connection between Vaasa and Umeå, Sweden. https://www.wasaline.com/en/route-trips/
Accommodation
The following hotels are within 5-20 minutes walk (less than 1,5 km) from the venue:

Hotel Alma, single room prices starting from about €141 per night https://www.hotelalma.fi/en/
Scandic Seinäjoki, single room prices starting from €141 per night, https://www.scandichotels.com/en/hotels/scandic-seinajoki
Sokos hotel Lakeus, single room prices starting from €160 per night, https://www.sokoshotels.fi/en/hotels/seinajoki/original-sokos-hotel-lakeus
Sokos hotel Vaakuna, single room prices starting from 152 €/night, https://www.sokoshotels.fi/en/hotels/seinajoki/original-sokos-hotel-vaakuna

Further information
Jarkko Niemi, President of NJF, jarkko.niemi@luke.fi

Nordic-Baltic organic farming conference
2026-06-15 - 2026-06-17 | Uppsala, Sweden
The world is changing faster than ever. That’s why the need for change in food systems is urgent. One of the key aspects is organic agriculture.
At this conference we are exploring innovative approaches for a more resilient food system. We are doing this together with researchers, stakeholders and policymakers across the Nordic-Baltic region.
This is a great chance especially for early career researchers and young professionals to build networks within the field. You’ll hear about latest research findings on ecological, social and economic aspects of resilient food system and get to contribute on the discussion.
Abstract submission for Uppsala conference is now open. We warmly look forward to receiving your abstracts. For instructions to submitting please visit here Instructions to submit abstracts.
Want to be part of the discussion that shapes tomorrow’s food system? Join us on 15-17 June 2026 in Uppsala, Sweden!

Conference: Scientific Actualities and Innovations in Horticulture
2026-09-23 - 2026-09-25 | Kaunas, Lithuania
International Conference ”Scientific Actualities and Innovations in Horticulture” – SAIH2026 in Kaunas
The conference brings together experts in horticultural sciences to share research, innovations, and build international collaboration. This year’s keynote lineup brings together leading experts from across Europe, each offering unique perspectives on the future of horticultural science.
You’ll hear from researchers working at top institutions such as University of Copenhagen, Latvia, Catania and Helsinki. On top of that, SAIH is proud to feature a young-minded keynote speaker highlighting the next generation of scientists with fresh ideas.
Key topics include:
-Plant breeding, genetics, and physiology
-Cultivation technologies
-Plant protection and product quality
-Sustainable cultivation and biodiversity
Abstract deadline: June 21, 2026!
For more information, please visit: https://saih.lt/
Conference is organised by Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Nordic Association of Agricultural Science, and Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.
We look forward to welcoming you to Kaunas in 2026!

28th NJF congress: Securing food supply in Nordic-Baltic region for the future
2026-10-14 - 2026-10-16 | Tartu, Estonia
How can we secure food supply in Nordic-Baltic region for the future?
The 28th NJF congress program covers key topics such as climate change, food economic and policy, technology, innovation and much more. This is a great opportunity to exchange ideas, share results, and strengthen collaboration within the agricultural sector.

EXTENDED: Abstract submission deadline is 30 June 2026, and registration for the congress is also open.
We look forward to welcoming you to Tartu, 14-16 October!
Read more and submit your abstract:
https://www.emu.ee/en/njf2026
