LEGUMINOSE Project

What does regenerative farming look like? UK farmer Dougal Hosford is testing legume–cereal intercropping with oats and beans to support soil health. “The crucial ingredient we walk on every day is the soil.” 🎥 Find out more about his story 👇 leguminose.eu/intercropping-…

Call for abstracts 🌱 Join the LEGUMINOSE Workshop on Agricultural Sustainability & Soil Multifunctionality in Legume–Cereal Intercropping 📍 Faisalabad, Pakistan 📅 28–29 April 2026 ‼️ Abstract deadline: 15 April Details in the flyer 👇 #Intercropping @riazhuss

Interested in soil health and intercropping research? Join the LEGUMINOSE Summer School in Florence 🇮🇹 📅 19–21 May 2026 ‼️ Apply by 31 March 2026 A hands-on deep dive into plant–soil feedback and legume–cereal systems. More info 👇 #Intercropping leguminose.eu/summer-school-…

Considering intercropping, or already testing it on your farm? The LEGUMINOSE Decision Support System helps farmers explore legume–cereal intercropping options and compare them with monocrops. Free, web-based, and designed to support learning. Try it 👇 leguminose.eu/tool/

📦 Intercropping research, neatly stacked. Shelves at @DSV_global in Asendorf 🇩🇪 are filling up with harvest samples from LEGUMINOSE trials across Europe. Stay tuned for the results! 📸 Andre Gohlke, DSV

When we invest in women, everyone gains. This #IWD2026, the theme #GiveToGain reminds us that supporting women in agriculture and science strengthens innovation, resilience, and sustainable food systems. #WomenInAg #WomenInScience #Intercropping

🔓 It’s #OpenDataDay. Open science is not just about publishing research. It is about making it usable. That’s why we turned our intercropping research into a free Decision Support System to explore scenarios and trade-offs. 🖥️ Try the tool: leguminose.eu/tool/

Farming choices matter for nature 🌱#WorldWildlifeDay Practices like intercropping supports biodiversity, improves soil health, and reduces reliance on chemical inputs. Learn more 👇 🔗 leguminose.eu/intercropping/

Applications are open for the LEGUMINOSE Summer School on modelling intercropping systems 📍 Vienna, Austria 📅 6–9 July 2026 🕒 Apply by 14 June 2026 Learn how crop modelling and scenario analysis can support intercropping decisions. Full details 👇 leguminose.eu/summer-school-…

Explore intercropping through modelling 🌱 The LEGUMINOSE Decision Support System integrates crop, soil, climate and management data to model intercropping. The graphic below provides a glimpse at the modelling framework behind the tool. Try the tool 👉 leguminose.eu/tool/

Interested in soil health & intercropping? Our sister project IntercropVALUES is hosting a webinar on the topic: 🗓 26 Feb 2026 🕚 11:00–12:30 CET #Intercropping #SoilHealth More info & registration 👇 @9dbb4fd5-be41-4b2e-a3c4-d01ab9b10617" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/280df01c…

A glimpse into the research behind LEGUMINOSE. Riccardo Picone introduces his PhD work on wheat–faba bean intercropping and his role in the Italian research fields and living labs More videos from the UNIFI team soon. Stay tuned!

Curious how plant–soil interactions shape intercropping systems? Join the LEGUMINOSE Summer School on Soil Health & Intercropping 📍 Florence 📅 19–21 May 2026 Details and how to apply 👇 #SoilHealth #Intercropping #Agroecology leguminose.eu/summer-school-…

📢 New tool alert The free LEGUMINOSE Decision Support System allows you to explore legume–cereal intercropping for your local conditions, using web-based simulations. Designed to support learning and discussion, not prescribe decisions. Try it 👇 leguminose.eu/tool/

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Just as intercropping builds resilient farming systems, women in science drive resilient research. 💡 Tag a woman in ag science who inspires you. #WomenInScience #WomenInAg #WiSTEM

@IFarmers @SoilAssociation Results were mixed, but clear: intercropping can reduce risk and improve resilience, especially in low-input systems. Read the full UK field lab report 👇 @IFarmers @SoilAssociation innovativefarmers.org/news/leguminos…

@IFarmers @SoilAssociation Key findings from the UK 2024-2025 intercropping trials: 🌾Greater resilience under stress 🧬Grain protein up by up to +1.5% 🐄20% more protein/ha for animal feed 🧪Lower fertiliser inputs improved land efficiency 🐞 Improved pest control

New results from our UK on-farm intercropping trials 🌱 Across 26 farms, farmers tested legume–cereal intercrops under extreme weather. Here is what they found 👇 @IFarmers @SoilAssociation innovativefarmers.org/news/leguminos…

A closer look at the soil microbiology work in LEGUMINOSE. Gemma Marchetti introduces her work on soil enzymes and microbial activity across several field sites. More videos from the UNIFI team soon. Stay tuned!

How can modelling help design smarter intercropping systems? Join the LEGUMINOSE Summer School on Modelling Intercropping Systems in Vienna 📅 6–9 July 2026 📍 Vienna, Austria 🕒 Application deadline: 14 June 2026 Learn more 👇 leguminose.eu/summer-school-…

Registration is open for the 2026 INCREASE Citizen Science Experiment “Share the Bean”. Grow beans, record your observations, and support agrobiodiversity research. Register: pulsesincrease.eu More info: youtu.be/M1Cpajv6p58?si…