09.00-12.15

Opening Session together with Wissenschaftstagung

With Translation

Room: B1 Biologie

09.00-10.30

Welcome and Opening Address

Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Liebig, Rector of the University of Hohenheim; translated

Introductory Address

Prof. Dr. Thomas Jungbluth, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Hohenheim translated

Introductory Address of Host

Prof. Dr. Stephan Dabbert, University of Hohenheim, translated

Introductory Address

Peter Hauk, MdL, Ministry of Food and Rural Area, Baden-Württemberg, translated

Organic in a new light: The need for change to preserve identity

Dr. Alexander Gerber, German Federation for Organic Food Production, translated

10.30-11.15

Coffee break

Main hall

10.30 Opening of the art project 'Anastrophe'

11.15 - 12.15

The role of organic farming researchin the context of an innovative and competitive European Bio-Economy

Dr. Timothy Hall, Head of Unit of E4 (Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Aquaculture), DG Research, European Commission

Quality and Safety in Organic and Low Input Food Systems

Prof. Dr. Carlo Leifert, University of Newcastle, UK

12.15-13.30

Lunch

Mensa

13.30-15.00

S1-1 Consumer expectations and attitudes

Chair:  Christopher Ritson, University of Newcastle, UK

Room: Euroforum

Determining consumer expectations, attitudes and buying behaviour towards 'low input' and organic foods

Zanoli, R.; François, M.; Midmore, P.; O’Doherty-Jensen, K. and Ritson, C.

Organic consumption in three European countries.

Denver, S. and Christensen, T.

Assessing consumer acceptance of organic sausage products without curing agents.

Hamm U. & Wild S.

Industry response

Peter Melchett, Soil Association

Synthesis Consumer expectations and attitudes

Urs Niggli, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL

15.00-15.30

Coffee break

Main hall

Guided tour "Wohlstand hat viele Gesichter" Prof. Dr.Dr. Martina Schäfer or Frau Boeckmann (only in German)

15.30-16.55

Poster session together with Wissenschaftstagung

List of posters

S1-2 Consumer expectations and attitudes (cont.)

Chair:  Christopher Ritson, University of Newcastle, UK

Room: Euroforum

Applicability of analysis techniques to determine consumer behaviour.

Stolz, H.; Hamm, U. and Stolze, M.

Organic food is desired by patients and engages the kitchen

Koesling, M.; Birkeland, L. and Behrens, G.

Development of a Methodology for Modelling Consumers’ Low Input' Food Purchases

Ness M.

17.00-18.30

S2-1 Food quality and safety

Chair: Peter Melchett, Soil Association

Room: Euroforum

Open workshop: Self-sufficiency in organic farming

Claus Bo Andreasen, DARCOF

Workshop info

Room: HS 23 Pflanzenbau

Effects of organic and ‘low input’ production methods on food quality and safety

Leifert, C.; Rembiałkowska, E.; Nielson, J.H.; Cooper, J.M.; Butler, G. and Lueck, L.

Effects of organic, low-input and conventional production systems on pesticide and growth regulator residues in wheat, potato and cabbage

Lueck, L.; Schmidt, C.S.; Cooper, J.M.; Shotton, P.N.; Hajslova, J.; Schulzova, V. and Leifert, C.

Effect of production system, geographic location on milk quality parameters

Butler, G.; Stergiadis, S.; Eyre, M.; Leifert, C.; Borsari, A.; Canever, A.; Slots, T. and Nielsen, H.J.

to be presented by Carlo Leifert

Effect of pig production system and transport on the potential pathogen transfer risk into the food chain from Salmonella shed in pig faeces

Bonde, M. and Sørensen, J. T.

Industry response

Peter Melchett, Soil Association

Synthesis Food quality and safety

Urs Niggli, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland

18:30-20:000

Board Meeting QLIF (Internal)

Contact: Lorna Lück, Univ. Newcastle

Room: Tropenzentrum

19.00

Reception together with Wissenschaftstagung

Hohenheim Castle

Opening by

• Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Liebig, Rector of the University of Hohenheim and

• Rudolf Bühler, President of the Farmers’ Association (Erzeugergemeinschaft) Schwäbisch Hall, Präsident of the Association ‚ecoland’

08.30-10.00

S 3-1 crop production systems

Chair: Professor Dr. Ulrich Köpke, University of Bonn, Germany

Room: Euroforum

09.00-12.00

Internal Workhop: Planning QLIF WP 1.2
Contact: Katherine O’Doherty Jensen., KVL

Room S 10

Development of strategies to improve quality and safety and reduce cost of production in organic and ‘low input‘ crop production systems

Tamm, L.; Koepke, U.; Cohen, Y. and Leifert, C.

Soil biological quality in short- and long-term field trials with conventional and organic fertility input types.

Fließbach, A.; Schmidt, C.; Bruns, C.; Palmer, M.; Nietlispach, B.; Leifert, C. and Tamm, L.

Soil suppressiveness and functional diversity of the soil microflora in organic farming systems.

Postma, J.; Schilder, M. and Speksnijder, A.

Differences between spring wheat cultivars for emergence and early development after seed infection with Fusarium culmorum.

Timmermans, B.G.H and Osman, A.M.

Control of Bremia lactucae in Field-Grown Lettuce by DL-3-Amino-n-Butanoic Acid (BABA)

Cohen, Y.; Baider, A.; Gotlieb, D. and Rubin, E.

10.00-10.30

Coffee break

Main Hall

Information on the 15th Organic World Congress, Modena 2008

Room B4

10.30-12.00

S 3-2 crop production systems (cont)

Chair: Dr. Lucius Tamm, Research Instiute of Organic Agriculture, Switzerland

Room: Euroforum

Workshop on Organic Eprints

Chair: Claus Bo Andreasen, DARCOF, Denmark

Introduction to the use and perspectives of the Organic Eprints archive.
Elsgaard, Lars

Working with Organic Eprints
Willer, Helga

Room: HS 23 Pflanzenbau

Effect of variety choice and use of resistant rootstock on crop yield and quality parameters of tomato plants grown in organic, low input and conventional production systems/growth media

Theodoropoulou, A.; Giotis, C.; Hunt, J.; Gilroy, J.; Toufexi, E.; Liopa-Tsakalidis, A.; Markellou, A.; Lueck, L.; Seal, C. and Leifert, C.

Integration of fertility management, cultivar selection and alternative spray treatments to optimize control of foliar diseases of greenhouse grown tomatoes

Dafermos N.G. et al.

Effects of weed management strategies on the risk of enteric pathogen transfer into the food chain and lettuce quality.

Fischer-Arndt, M.T. et al.

Industry response

Werner Vogt-Kaute, Naturland, Germany

Synthesis crop production systems

Leifert C.

12.00-13.00

Lunch

Mensa

13.00-14.25

S 4-1 Livestock production systems

Chair: Prof. Dr. Albert Sundrum, University of Kassel, Germany

Room: Euroforum

S 3-3 crop production systems (cont)

Chair: Dr. Christophe David, ISARA, Lyon

Room: HS 23 Pflanzenbau

Development of strategies to improve quality and safety and reduce cost of production in organic and “low input” livestock production systems

Spoolder, H.A.M.; Maurer, V. and Sundrum, A.

The Effects of Crop Type and Production Systems on the Activity of Beneficial Invertebrates.

Eyre, M.D.; Volakakis, N.; Shotton, P.N. and Leifert, C.

Prevention and treatment of parasitic infections in organic pigs.

Spoolder, H. A. M.; Mejer, H. E.; Vermeer, H. M.; Meerburg, B. G.; van Krimpen, M. and Kijlstra, H. A.

Assessment of selected soil parameters in a long-term Western Canadian organic field experiment.

Entz, M.; Welsh, C.; Tenuta, M.; Chen, Yu Y.; Nelson, A. and Froese, J.

Characteristics of Organic Pig Production and risk analysis concerning Toxoplasma infection.

Kijlstra, A.; Cornelissen, J. and Meerburg, B.

Organic Soil Management: Impacts on Yields, Soil Quality and Economics.

Koopmans, C.J. and Zanen, M.

Development of prevention and treatment strategies for parasites in poultry.

Maurer, V.; Amsler, Z.; Heckendorn, F. and Perler, E.

Soil structure and earthworm activity under different tillage systems in organic farming.

Peigné, J.; Aveline, A.; Cannavaccuiolo, M.; Giteau, J. and Gautronneau, Y.

Dietary Nitrate: Effects on the health of weaning pigs and Antimicrobial activity on seven probiotic Bifidobacterium spp. strains

Biavati, B.; Modesto, M.; Stefanini, I.; D'Aimmo, M. R.; Mazzoni, M.; Trevisi, P.; Tittarelli, C.; Bosi, P.; Strozzi, G. P.; Allesina, S.; Deidda, F.; Barba, M. and Lorenzini, P.

Assessment of tillage systems in organic farming: influence of soil structure on microbial biomass. First results.

Vian, J. F.; Peigné, J.; Chaussod, R. and Roger-Estrade, J.

Effects of a feeding strategy to increase intramuscular fat content of pork under the conditions of organic farming

Abel, S.; Weissensteiner, R.; Marien, C.; Zollitsch, W. and Sundrum, A.

14.30-16.00

4-2 Livestock production systems (cont)

Chair: Dr. Veronika Maurer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland

Room: Euroforum

S 3-4 crop production systems (cont)

Chair: Julia Cooper

Room: HS 23 Pflanzenbau

Treatment of bovine sub-clinical mastitis with homeopathic remedies.

Klocke, P.; Ivemeyer, S.; Heil, F.; Walkenhorst, M. and Notz, C.

N released from organic amendments is affected by soil management history

Palmer, M.; Cooper, J.M; Fließbach, A.; Melville, J.; Turnbull, C.; Shotton, P. and Leifert, C.

to be presented by Julia Cooper

Suckling systems in calf rearing in organic dairy farming in the Netherlands.

Wagenaar J.P. and Langhout, J.
presented by: Jos Langhout

Improvement of the soil-crop model AZODYN under conventional, low-input and organic conditions.

David, C.; Jeuffroy, M.; Valentin Morison, M. and Herbain, C.

Effects of inclusion of red clover silage on the carriage of gut pathogens in steers.

Bakewell, E. L.; Sanderson, R. and Davies, D. R.

Effects of long-term farmyard manure applications on soil organic matter, nitrogen mineralization and crop yield -a modeling study-.

Dux, J. and Fink, M.

Industry response

NN

N supply in stockless organic cereal production under northern temperate conditions. Undersown legumes, or whole-season green manure?

Løes, A.-K.; Henriksen, T. M. and E., Ragnar

Synthesis Livestock production systems

Leifert C.

Phosphorus Management on ‘Extensive' Organic Farms with Infertile Soils.

Cornish, P. S.

16.00-16.30

Coffee break

Main Hall

from 16.15

Guided tour "Wohlstand hat viele Gesichter" Prof. Dr. Dr. Martina Schäfer (English)

16.3018.7.55

S 5 Processing strategies

Chair: Otto Schmid, FiBL

Room: Ö1

S 3-5 Crop production systems (cont)

Chair: Dr. Chris Koopmans, Louis-Bolk-Institute, Netherlands

Room: HS 23 Pflanzenbau

Development of a framework for the design of minimum processing strategies which guarantee food quality and safety - Principles, concepts and recommendations for the future.

Kretzschmar, U.; Ploeger, A. and Schmid, O.

Effect of organic, low-input and conventional production systems on yield and diseases in winter barley.

Cooper, J. M.; Schmidt, C. S.; Lueck, L.; Shotton, P. N.; Turnbull, C. and Leifert, C.

Assessment of processing technologies which may improve the nutritional composition of dairy products – Overview of progress.

Rehberger, B.; Bisig, W.; Eberhard, P.; Mallia, S.; Piccinali, P.; Schlichtherle-Cerny, H.; Wyss, U.; Busscher, N.; Kahl, J.; Roose, M. and Ploeger, A.

Reduction of Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens Using Lime and Ammonia Evolved from Broiler Litter.

Fine, P.; Roded, L.; Cohen, S.; Shapira, N.; Adler, U.; Or, N.; Ben-Yephet, Y.; Reuven, M. and Oka, Y.

Aroma-active secondary oxidation products of butter.
Mallia, S.; Escher, F.; Rehberger, B. und Schlichtherle-Cerny, H.

Using Copper in Organic Viticulture: Doing it best with less?

Heibertshausen, D.; Baus-Reichel, O.; Hofmann, U.; Kogel, K.-H. and Berkelmann-Loehnertz, B.

Effect of ozonated water on the microbiological physical and nutritional quality parameters of minimally processed lettuce during shelf-life.

Ölmez, H.; Leskinen, M. and Särkkä-Tirkkonen, M.

Field efficacy of new compounds to replace copper for scab control in organic apple production

Heijne, B.; Jong, P.F. de; Lindhard Pedersen, H. und Paaske, K.

Changes in sensory profile and microbiological quality during chill storage of cured and uncured cooked sliced emulsion type sausages.

Lücke, F.-K.; Raabe, C. and Hampshire, J.

Industry response

Elke Röder, Organic Food and Products Association for Traders and Processors (BNN).

Synthesis SP5

Niggli U.

18.00-19.30

S 6 Supply chains

Chair: NN, University of Wales

Room Ö1

S2-2 Food quality and safety (cont)

Chair: Dr. Lorna Lück, University of Newcastle, UK

Room: HS 23 Pflanzenbau

Strategies to improve quality and safety and reduce costs along the food supply chain.

Stolze, M.; Bahrdt, K.; Bteich, M.-R.; Lampkin, N.; Naspetti, S.a; Nicholas, P. and Zanoli, R.

The effect of short term feeding with organic and conventional diets on selected immune parameters in rat.

Baranska, A.; Skwarlo-Sonta, K.; Rembialkowska, E.; Brandt, K.; Lueck, L. and Leifert, C.

HACCP based quality assurance systems for organic food production systems.

Knight C. and Stanley R.; to be presented by Dr Richard Stanley, CCFRA, Agriculture Department

The content of bioactive compounds in rat experimental diets based on organic, low-input and conventional plant materials.

Rembialkowska, E.; Hallmann, E.; Rusaczonek, A.; Bennett, R.; Brandt, K.; Lueck, L. and Leifert, C.

Organic Industry Challenges in the Face of Negative Media Reports

Ismond A.

Effects of field crops on animals: Considerations with regard to design using Chlormequat-treated wheat crop as an example.

Sørensen, M. T. and Højsgaard, S.

Industry response

Elke Röder, Organic Food and Products Association for Traders and Processors (BNN).

On-farm influence of production patterns on total polyphenol content in peach.

Fauriel, J.; Bellon, S.; Plenet, D. and Amiot, M.- J.
to be presented by S. Bellon

Synthesis Supply chain

Niggli U.

20.00

Conference Dinner

Mensa

Disco at Thomas-Müntzer-Scheuer

(20 m away from the Mensa)

08.30-09.15

S7-1 Environmental impact

Chair: Claus Bo Andreasen, Danish Research Cente of Organic Farming DARCOF

Room: Euroforum

Effect of crop management practices on the sustainability and environmental impact of organic and low input food production systems.

Thorup-Kristensen K.

Comparing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in organic and conventional farming systems in the Netherlands.

Bos, J.F.F.P.; de Haan, J.J.; Sukkel, W. and Schils, R.L.M.

09.15-10.00

S7-2 Dissemination and EU-research

Chair: Claus Bo Andreasen, Danish Research Cente of Organic Farming DARCOF

International training and exchange – a useful instrument in knowledge and attitude dissemination.

van der Burgt, Ir. G.J.H.M. and Wagenaar, Ir. J.P.

Organic Farming Research Support and Research Priorities in the European Union.

Gonzálvez, V.; Schmid, O.; Schlüter, M. and Slabe, A.

Synthesis

Niggli U.

10.00-10.30

Coffee break

Information on the 15th Organic World Congress, Modena 2008 (German)

Room Ö1

10.30-12.00

QLIF closing session

Chair: Dr. Urs Niggli, FiBL, Switzerland

Room: Euroforum

Biodiversity and organic farming

Professor Dr. Hardy Vogtmann, President Federal Agency for Nature Protection, Germany

Research on organic farming in US

Dr. Charles Benbrook, Organic Centre, USA

Closing remarks

Dr. Urs Niggli, FiBL, Switzerland

12.20-13.00

Joint closing plenary with Wissenschaftstagung

Room: B1 Biologie

12.20-12.45

Closing speech (German)

Wolfgang Reimer, Federal Minsitry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Germany

12.45-13.00

Closing remarks

Professor Dr. Stefan Dabbert, University of Hohenheim (English / German)

Dr. Uli Zerger, Foundation Ecology and Agriculture (SÖL)

End of congress