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Check out our new Royal Eijkelkamp Magazine
In our new The World of Royal Eijkelkamp Magazine, we are proud to show you the difference Royal Eijkelkamp has made and will be making in the future. Highlights 275.000 meters sonic drilling in New Zealand Safe dams in India Aeres Eijkelkamp Soil Research Lab Affligem: Brewing with trust and more ...
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Carbon cycling in forest soils research presented
Just as individual humans have different microbial communities in their guts, the microbial communities living in soils vary from site to site as well. Recent research compared the decomposition rates of wood stakes over eight sites to gain an understanding of soil microbes in forests. The activity of soil microbes can also tell a story of the value of carbon storage in soil. The ...
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Today it is Danube Day
Danube Day is marked each year on the 29th of June, when the 14 countries of the Danube Basin jointly celebrate one of Europe's greatest river systems and the people and wildlife that rely on it. The length of River Danube is 2.888 km and the river connects 100 million people. Read more. Relevant projects Eijkelkamp Soil & Water is contributing to safe and healthy rivers thanks to more than ...
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New Era for British Soil Science 2015 Annual Meeting - Call for Abstracts Now Open
There is much to celebrate for Soil Science in the UK. We are beginning the path to the 2022 World Congress of Soil Science in Glasgow, which will be an excellent opportunity to highlight soils science research in the UK. New opportunities are underway such as the STARS Centre for Doctoral Training, the Global Food Security 'Soil and Rhizosphere Interactions for Sustainable Agri-ecosystems' ...
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Eijkelkamp Agrisearch Equipment renamed Eijkelkamp Soil & Water
From 24th July 2015, we are called Eijkelkamp Soil & Water. With this a name, which clearly reflects where our focus lies, we intend to expand into a preferred global supplier of solutions for soil and water research, such as smart sensoring. A new name deserves a new logo. A modern logo encompassing our incredible pride at receiving the designation 'Royal' (Royal Eijkelkamp) and the colour ...
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Critical Issues in Global Soil Health
Soil health is rarely equated into discussions of climate change, environmental protection, and sustainable development. However, soils play such a vital role in the planet’s survival that life cannot exist without them. They provide the basis for food and fiber production; support a diversity of plant, animal, and microbial life; and regulate nutrient cycles and gas exchange with the ...
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Arizona Company Bolsters Expertise In Soil Health
“We have spent the last 10 years at Heliae, working on solutions in microalgae, providing food to the bacteria in the soil, stimulating the microbiome. This relentless focus on researching soil microbiology has uniquely positioned Heliae capable of detecting and addressing soil concerns for the next 50 years. A feat only possible through the expertise and dedication of our people.” ...
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New CNC turning and milling combination machine officially in use
Lucien van Riswijk, Mayor of Zevenaar, celebrated putting into use the new CNC turning and milling combination machine with automatic robot on Friday 20 December. By purchasing this combination machine, Royal Eijkelkamp has taken another step towards a sustainable future. Royal Eijkelkamp wants to become a worldwide preferred supplier of solutions for soil and water research projects. To realise ...
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ISO-9001 recertification for Eijkelkamp Soil & Water
After the annual external audit by Kiwa, Eijkelkamp Soil & Water is again ISO-9001:2008 certified. The auditor also noted that Eijkelkamp employees are very involved and gave a compliment to the entire organization for the way the company is implementing the new NEN-EN-ISO 9001:2015. The new NEN-EN-ISO 9001:2015 is scheduled to be implemented by June 2018 Eijkelkamp Soil & Water received ...
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Rediscovering sound soil management
At the same time that demand for food is soaring along with the world’s population, the soil’s ability to sustain and enhance agricultural productivity is becoming increasingly diminished and unreliable. Fortunately, it’s not too late to restore our soil resources. What it will take, say the editors and contributors to a new book, Soil Management: Building a Stable Base for ...
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Dirt Science Training Course gets underway at Cranfield University
This morning (Mar 02, 2015) Cranfield University in collaboration the British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) and the James Hutton Institute (JHI) began a NERC advanced training course in soil science at Cranfield University campus. The course will run until Friday 6th March 2015 and has 22 PhD students from across the country attending. The course is fully supported by NERC and has been offered ...
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Copper-zinc interactions increase toxicity in soils, say researchers
Agricultural soils accumulate trace metals, particularly copper and zinc, as a result of their presence in wastes (sewage biosolids and manures) and fungicides that are applied over long periods of time. Regulations and guidelines for tolerable concentrations of these potentially plant-toxic elements in soils are based on the assumption that the toxic effects of the metals are substantially ...
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New ASTM international technical publication on pesticide formulations and delivery systems announced
STP 1507, Pesticide Formulations and Delivery Systems, 28th Volume: Global Trends and Regulatory Drivers in the Crop Protection Industry, is now available from ASTM International. The publication includes eleven peer-reviewed papers that address many of the latest challenges to the agrochemical formulations industry regarding global trends and regulatory drivers. Topics cover formulations, ...
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Identifying future soil science research needs
Soil is subjected to a growing number of human-caused dangers from contamination, urbanization, desertification, salinization, mismanagement, and erosion. The soil ecosystem provides services necessary to manage and maintain a healthy and stable planet. Soil is key to carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, water purification, and waste treatment. The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) has ...
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Plant characteristics can predict ecosystem services provided by green roofs
Simple characteristics of plant species — such as height or leaf size — can be used to predict the ecosystem services provided by the green roofs they grow on, a new study suggests. The researchers suggest that their method could be used to screen the thousands of potential plant species in order to optimize green roof design. Green roofs on buildings are able to provide multiple ...
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Where have all the soil and groundwater students gone? - SSSA
Why are the number of students studying soil science as a major declining across the United States? Mary Collins, University of Florida, Gainesville, writes about this in an article published in the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. Collins notes that the faculties who work closely with undergraduate students have seen this steady decline for several years. And there ...
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New research relationships developing due to dwindling dollars
It's the vicious cycle of funding-- dollars dropping, in this particular case, for ag-related research. The drop leads to declines in faculty and staff. Those declines ultimately impact student enrollment, leading to a shortage in qualified graduates. "Obviously if you've had a 30% reduction in funding, you don't have the support staff or the operating budget. And so programs are affected," ...
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Compacted urban soils improved with composts have long-term benefits for tree growth
Composting to compacted urban soils can provide a lasting effect that aids tree growth, new research indicates. Urban soils improved with added organic material are less compacted after five years compared with soils that have not been treated with organic composts, the study suggests. Urban soils are often compacted from the construction and repair of buildings, roads and pavements. Compacted ...
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Workshop Discusses Whether Agriculture Can Significantly Reduce Off-Site Movement of Soluble Nutrients
Growers who plant cover crops and vegetative systems in agriculture will find that it can tie up phosphorus in a stable phosphorus form that remains in the soil which can increase phosphorus use efficiency, according to a soil researcher from Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. The question of whether agriculture can significantly reduce off-site ...
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Societies to participate in science and engineering festival
Top researchers and celebrities in science and engineering, along with stage shows, up-close interaction and hands-on exhibits from the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America are a few of the highlights expected at the 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo hosted by Lockheed Martin and set for April 28-29, 2012 in ...
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