“Who has better silage – Latvians, Estonians or Finns?!” We'll find out on May 15th!

On May 15th from 10:00 to 15:30, the association “Zemnieku Saeima” invites you to a seminar-forum “Who has better silage – Latvians, Estonians or Finns?!”

Forum venue: Vidzeme Technical School of Technology and Design, Egļu gatve 9, Priekuļi, Cēsis municipality.

Registration until May 13th HERE!

AGENDA:
09:30 – 10:00 Forum registration, coffee, tea
10:00 – 10:45 The impact of agricultural techniques on the yield and quality of grassland – Iveta Gūtmane, Dr. agronomist of SIA “Latvijas Šķirnes sējas”
10:45 – 12:15 Estonian experience in grassland and corn cultivation. Fertilization trials – Kristiina Mars, silage specialist, Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce
12:15 – 12:45 The (in)effect of silage production and storage on water quality – Ainis Lagzdiņš, Professor, Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences, LBTU
12:45 -13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 14:15 Lessons from Finnish pilot farms – Anna Okkonen, “ProAgria”, Finland, Project Manager
14:15 – 15:30  Discussion. Participants:
  • Indulis Ieviņš, SIA “MPS Vecauce”, manager
  • Gints Gżibovskis, owner of the horse “Lācīši”.
  • Jānis Ločmelis, Chairman of the Council of the Latvian Dairy Industry Association “Piena Logistika”
  • Jānis Mūrmanis, owner of the horse “Murķīši”

The event was organized within the framework of the Central Baltic Sea Region Cross-Border Cooperation Programme project “Sustainable Silage” No. CB0100103

Photographs/filming will be taken during the event, and these materials may be used for publicity purposes.