The  group will gather in Geisenheim, Germany from 22-24 September 2026 for the 8th annual meeting.

This year’s program will focus on : Sensors and Sensing Technology | EU Funding Opportunities

Working Group Fertilisation & Irrigation

Focus

This working group provides a forum in which researchers working in diverse aspects of fertilisation and irrigation in vegetable crops can exchange information, experiences and feedback, and develop collaborations. With a membership from throughout the EU, members' interests cover a wide range of fertilisation and irrigation issues.

The general objective for this group is to develop tools and strategies for sustainable nutrient and irrigation management. This is being achieved through two general research lines that are applicable to both fertilization and irrigation :

• determination of accurate recommendations
• development of monitoring systems to support the recommendations

Upcoming activities : meeting in Geisenheim, Germany from 22-24 September 2026

The EUVRIN Fertilisation and Irrigation group will gather in Geisenheim, Germany from 22-24 September for the 8th annual meeting.

The WG meeting will begin with lunch on Tuesday, 22 September and end with lunch on Thursday, 24 September.

This year’s program will be highlighted by three elements:

• Day 1:
  • Scientific Sessions on Irrigation
  • Interactive Workshop on Sensors and Sensing Technology
• Day 2: Excursion to farms and irrigation association within the region
• Day 3:
  • Scientific Session on Fertilisation
  • Workshop on EU Funding Opportunities
  • Networking within the EU-GIFT alliance (eu-gift.com/agri-food-week-2026)  

The group is looking forward to three days of meaningful discussions, interesting new findings, and fun conversations among colleagues.

 

See the previous activities of the group here. 

More information about this working group

The Working Group is composed of 65 members from 18 European countries.

The coordinators :

• Jana Zinkernagel, from the Institute of Vegetable Crops, Geisenheim University. Contact : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Daniele Massa from CREA Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics. Contact : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Janjo de Haan from Wageningen University & Research, Field Crops. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

You can contact the coordinators if you wish to suggest or organise any activities for the group or publish an event related to Fertilisation and irrigation of vegetable crops.

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Photo : WG F&I members attending the 4th meeting in Ghent in 2022 (source: Bart Vandecasteele)