Living Landscape Conference 2024

The most important event on regenerative agriculture in the Czech Republic is here again! The third edition of the national conference Living Landscape will feature 18 speakers, including the American expert on regenerative farming systems, Dale Strickler and a number of inspiring Czech speakers. The event is under the auspices of the president of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel, Minister of the Environment Mr. Hladik, Minister of Agriculture Mr. Vyborny.

The conference will take place on 30 January 2024 in the ČZU auditorium in Prague's Suchdol and online. The event, which is again this year organised by the start-up Carboneg, is part of the European EIT Food the Regenerative Agriculture Revolution programme and is involving many partners such as in cooperation with the Research Institute of Agricultural Technology and the Research Institute of Plant Production.

What will we discuss:

Where is the regenerative agriculture trend moving in the Czech Republic and how does it work in practice? Is the regenerative approach economically viable, can it improve soil fertility and mitigate climate impacts? What will be the future support from local government and how it can support the whole movement? What do we not know about how natural soil life works and why should we be interested in it? The living Landscapes conference in January will open an expert debate on these questions and more, building on the success of two previous edition of the conference.

9:00 Conference opening, Dalibor Tomko

9:05 Impact of climate change on the Czech agricultural landscape in 5-10 years Radim Tolasz, Ph.D. Head of the Climate Change Department of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute

Radim Tolasz will present current scenarios of climate change in the Czech Republic and the expected impacts on Czech agriculture. What temperatures and precipitation can be expected in the coming years? What will be possible or impossible to grow in Bohemia and Moravia? What makes or does not make sense to invest in Czech agriculture today due to the impacts of climate change?

9:30 Regenerative agriculture as a key tool in the fight against drought Dr. Elizabeth Heilman (USA), Professor, Wichita State University

10:10 What to look for when implementing regenerative practices? Karel Klem, PhD. Senior Researer, The Czech Academy of Sciences Czech Globe What challenges are good to count on at the beginning of regenerative agriculture? What to do and what is better to avoid? Karel Klem's lecture will focus on solving some of the practical problems associated with the transition to regenerative agriculture in crop production.

10:50 Coffee break (35 minutes)

11:30 What works in Regenerative Agriculture? Examples and guidelines for successful change management Dale Strickler (USA), farmer, expert, agronomist, and author of books on regenerative agriculture Book launch on the stage at the end of the speech.

12:30 Panel: future pathways and legislative framework needs moderated by Zuzana Benešová, lawyer and head of the Living Land Project at the Partnership Foundation, Rostislav Mátl, Head of RegenAg NGO and member of the ministry

12:55 Lunch (80 minutes)

14:20 Panel: What does rege practice bring after years? Expectations and surprises Rostislav Mátl, Chairman of DVP Agro and others

15:10 Panel: Fresh experience with the transition to regenerative agriculture - EITF Regenerative Agriculture Revolution Programme Jiří Marek, Marek's Farm, Sebastian Ehl, Ehl's Farm, Ivana Šindelková, Regenerative Agriculture Consultant and others

16:00 Coffee Break (25 minutes)

16:30 Panel: Impact of working with landscape elements on the water cycle and biodiversity Doc. Petr Marada, Ph.D., academic at the Institute of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Technology at Mendel University in Brno, Martin Smetana, private farmer

17:15 Conference closing, Václav Kurel, CEO Carboneg