Ground2Live
Living lab approach with the aim of integrating cover crops in the form of undersown or catch crops and ploughless tillage in vegetable cultivation systems in order to make systems more resilient to climate change.
Gut Mönchhof inspires with breeding, propagation and research
PFN in the querFeldein podcast
Group: pig farming
Proprietary fine-grained legumes as a significant source of protein in organic pig feeding – optimisation of fattening, climate protection and practicability.
PFN at the WiTa in Gießen
PFN Winter Conference 2024
Where does the nitrogen from catch crops go?
PFN at the 10th ‘Agrar-Kultur-Tag antonius’
ALL-Ready pilot network
Sowing technology for catch crops
Climate field day at Hof Tolle with NÖK and PFN Hesse
The PFN at the Organic Field Days 2023
Interested in research on your own farm?
PFN winter conference
Organic Farming and Compost Network Hesse (Netzwerk Ökolandbau und Kompost Hessen NÖK)
Organic Farming and Compost Network Hesse (NÖK)
‘ÖkoBoden4resilienz’ project
Effect of green waste compost and animal manure in combination with catch crops on the water holding capacity of the soil and on humus formation
‘Umkreis’ project
Influence of three tillage methods and different catch crop mixtures on humus build-up and nitrogen retention in the soil-plant system.
PFN at LLH’s “Wassertag”
PFN Field Day 2022
PFN at the Organic Field Days 2022
Kick-off PFN Hesse
Arable farming field day 2021
Framework of the Farmers-led Research Network Hesse
What our networkers say
I am part of the PFN because I see huge potential in it for the further development of organic farming.

We are part of the PFN because we think it is important to have researchers investigate issues arising from practice and to resolve them together.

I am part of the PFN because I am aware of the importance of practice-relevant research for a transformation towards a sustainable way of living and farming, and I value the exchange with farmers and advisors both professionally and personally.

The PFN enables me to analyse problems directly with professional colleagues and to work out possible solutions.

We are part of the PFN because ecology and fairness are indispensable for us as a social enterprise led by the Diakonie.

We are part of the PFN because we like to try out new ideas on the farm in order to implement nature-oriented land management.

I am part of the PFN because I want to help find ways to make our soils fit for the climatic impacts of the future.

We are part of the PFN because continuing education as well as the exchange with colleagues is important to us in all areas, not least in order to gain new insights regarding the challenges of the future.

We are part of the PFN because the preservation of soil fertility is of special concern to us.

I am part of the PFN because research is important to me and I like to network.

We participate in the PFN so that other people can help us to assess whether our actions actually lead to our goals. We then want to share these findings with others!

We are part of the PFN because it is important to us that we integrate people with disabilities into meaningful work processes and because we also want to further develop and optimise organic farming.

I am part of the PFN because I have been doing new experiments in the fields and in the barn every year for 25 years, and now I finally have the chance to do this with scientific support and evaluation in a network. This way I hope to gain an even better assessment of my daily work. This is a great motivation and it is appreciated. I can contribute to gathering new insights for future colleagues and society.
