The project aims at increasing the production of organically grown vegetables in Norway by studying how a mulch layer of chopped plant material (“plantehakk” in Norwegian) may reduce weeds and improve nutrient supply.

A lot of wool in Norway, especially from pigmented sheep, is downgraded. Often, this wool is discarded or burned. Wool contains nutrients and can therefore be used as a fertilizer.

Residual material from brown seaweeds may promote the soil structure and increase the soils’ content of organic matter, and ability to store water. These and other effects of algae fibre will be studied in potato production.

NORSØK contributes with teaching in organic farming for adult students from Gjermundnes Secondary School.

The goal of the project is to create synergies between the business community in Møre and Romsdal and regional maritime and agricultural research facilities, by bringing business and research closer together.

This project aims to increase the quality, and diversity, of organically grown seed grains. Old and new wheat cultivars, breeding lines and populations from several crosses between breeding lines are grown in field experiments.

Can biochar coating decrease diseases severity during potato and carrot storage? Biochar is a carbon rich material used to improve soils quality.

Potato is the world’s number one non-grain food commodity.

Can early potato cultivars give satisfactory yields before infestation of late blight, and be used for storage? An organic field experiment is conducted on three sites in Mid-Norway during 2019.

Recycled fertilizers may increase organic farming integrity. Lots of nutrients are leached into the sea. Can we combine cod heads and seaweed residues to a complete fertilizer for organic growing?

Since 2011, grass-clover yields and soil characteristics have been studied at Tingvoll farm, with application of digested and non-digested slurry from organic dairy cows. Results are available below.