After four years of implementation, the VISIONARY project is coming to an end this year. The project aimed to support sustainable agriculture by promoting food system practices that have a low environmental impact, are economically viable, and are socio-culturally appropriate. The project has established 16 Science Policy Interfaces (SPIs), which…
Last Thursday, our colleague Cătălina Rogozan attended her first EU CAP Network Thematic Group meeting in Brussels—a milestone that brought together 40 participants from across Europe’s livestock sector. As part of her role in the LiveNet project, which aims to develop an EU-wide network of livestock advisory actors, Catalina joined…
The EU-FarmBook information platform is now freely available to everyone. This free, open-access, and multilingual online platform collects and shares knowledge about agriculture and forestry gathered by EU-funded projects across Europe. A Wikipedia for agriculture, explaining years of scientific studies clearly to both laypeople and experts. Project coordinator and Ghent…
The EU-FarmBook Forum 2025 marks the public launch of the platform to all users. EU-FarmBook is a Horizon Europe project that has built a free, open-access online platform to collect and share agricultural and forestry knowledge across Europe. The event will take place in Brussels on 16 December from 18:00…
The vital link between agricultural research, policy, and practical farming was strongly reinforced last week at the impactful conference, “HEALTHY SOIL AS THE FOUNDATION OF CHANGE.” Organized by the Bioeconomy Cluster at the SPU Creative Center in Nitra, the event gathered approximately 140 participants, including farmers, agricultural advisors, researchers, and…
The Highclere Consulting team joined an inspiring gathering in Paris, France, for the Kick-off Meeting of the LiveNet project, held from March 11–13, 2025. The meeting marks the beginning of a journey toward a stronger, more connected, and sustainable livestock advisory ecosystem across Europe. What is LiveNet? LiveNet is an ambitious, Europe-wide initiative aiming…