Farmers' Forum -
A comprehensive day for soil renewal
Thursday, 24 August 2023
Video report
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Farmers' Forum
A comprehensive day for soil renewal
The aim of the training day is to provide a comprehensive overview of the principles and tools of No-till, Min-till and Strip-till. In addition, participants will be introduced to cover crop seeding methods for Min-till and Strip-till in wheat fields.
The host of the day will be Sándor Hargitai and his assistant Ede Kis.
During the event be among the first to get your hands on the book "No-till for beginners", the first no-till book in Hungarian, courtesy of the Soil Renewal Farmers Association. They have undertaken the translation, the proofreading and the funding of the whole project. What's more, you can buy it on the spot for just £11,999, which is much cheaper than ordering online.
There is no marketing activity on the TMG Association's farmers' forums, but professionalism is the guiding principle!
External speakers at the Farmers' Forum event are not for marketing purposes! Their intention is not to promote their company or products, but to contribute their expertise to the success of the event.
Programme
Thursday, 24 August 2023
On the section of the 4407 road from Gádoros to Orosháza, between kilometres 2 and 3, on the sign next to the asphalt road.
GPS coordinates: 46.644766, 20.590100
8:45 - 9:15
Registration
9:30 - 9:45
Welcome, introduction by Ede Kis - TMG member
9:45 - 10:10
Introduction of the host, presentation of his farm
10:10 - 10:35
Éva Aranyoss - cover crop and soil improvement consultant - Lecture on cover crops
10:35 - 10:50
Demonstration of Verti-till turbo cultivator / shallow tillage with vertical discs / and WIR 600 speed spreader working with cover crop spraying
10:50 - 11:00
Presentation by Zoltán Szabó - TMG member: Changes in the host soil due to the no-tillage mode and applied nutrient recycling since 2018
11:00 - 11:20
Sprout with weed comb combined with broadcast sowing
11:20 - 11:45
Ede Kis - TMG member - Strip-tillage presentation with practical demonstration
11:45 - 12:00
István Szabó - TMG member - Presentation of Esstence
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 13:30
Ede Kis - TMG member - Demonstration of direct seeding with RAD seeders
13:30 - 14:00
Stocker Reto - TMG member - Strip-till, No-till presentation, demonstration of converted John Deere seed drill
14:00 - 14:15
Crop protection technology issues for catch crops and cereals, and reduced active ingredient and rate experiments, presentation by a crop protection consultant
14:15 - 14:45
Introducing the Fiona Direct Launcher
The event will be video, audio and video recorded.
Meet our host
Sándor Hargitai farms in Gádoros, on the border of Békés and Csongrád counties, on 89 hectares of good quality, 35-40 Acre land. He is a member of the Education Committee of the Soil Renewal Farmers' Association.
After graduating from the Agricultural Secondary School, he graduated from the University of Agricultural Sciences in Gödöllő in 1982 as an agricultural economist. He then worked as an agronomist at Pankotai State Farm for a few years before leaving the agricultural profession. He returned to the profession in 2012, helping his parents with their family farm.
He has been farming on his own since 2016 and has been without a rotation since 2018, due to the drought and changing economic circumstances at the time.
"There were no decades-old, fixed production methods that I had to change, or I saw that the way we had been cultivating the soil until then was not good, conditions change, and we have to change our farming and thinking."
It currently produces staple crops: winter wheat, maize, sunflower, winter barley, but may need to add new crops to the rotation, such as soya, possibly cover crops.
"Within regenerative farming, I see minimum tillage as feasible due to our conditions and climate, and I am training myself in this direction, and the development and mechanisation of our farm is also heading in this direction."
Registration for the event
Participation fee: 35.000 HUF
Application deadline: midnight 22 August 2023
Participation is subject to registration and is valid upon payment of the participation fee.
How to apply:
- Fill in the form on the left here!
- We will then send you an email to let you know that your application has been successful and send you payment information.
- If you get stuck at any point in the process, email us at rendezveny@tmg.hu.
Frequently asked questions
We recommend it primarily for those who already have experience in soil conservation technologies or who are just starting out.
In all cases, we organise the training day outdoors. If we get a little rain, we'll get through it in wellies and raincoats. In case of heavier rain or already wet ground, we will postpone the event to 31.08.2023.
We've thought about that too. Three tents will be set up to provide protection from the strong sun.
There is only one reason for this: you did not enter your e-mail address correctly when registering. We've automated the registration process, so if you're in any doubt about anything, send an email to rendezveny@tmg.hu.
We are preparing pizza. We will also provide drinking water in a balloon, so please bring a bottle, glass or canteen. We want to reduce the amount of plastic that goes in the trash. Thank you!