The Agricultural Research Council will be held on 18-19. February 2010 in the premises of Hotel Saga. As usual, the Conference offers discussion and dissemination of diverse professional material in various seminars, but over the years this forum has developed into the most effective dissemination method for the results of diverse research and development work in agriculture, in addition to which the session discusses various issues related to the industry that are high on the agenda at any given time.
The conference begins with a ceremony in Súlnasal Hotel Saga at 13:00 on Thursday 18 February. Jón Bjarnason, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, will chair the session, followed by Þorsteinn Ingi Sigfússon at the Iceland Innovation Center. Afterwards, Haraldur Benediktsson, chairman of BÍ, will discuss food security and Icelandic agriculture.
After a joint program in Súlnasalur, the session is divided into several seminars where a variety of topics are on the agenda. These include sustainable energy production and innovation in food processing. On Friday, the session continues and starts at 9:00 in the meeting rooms of Hotel Saga. There will also be a discussion on genetics, livestock conditions and ecology. Alongside the lectures is a poster exhibition.
The Agricultural Research Council is held annually by the Icelandic Farmers' Association, Landgræðslan, Veiðimálastofnun, Skógrækt ríkisins, Matvælastofnun, Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands, Hólaskóli - Hólar University, Hagþjónusta landbúnaðarins and Matís.
The vast majority of papers that will be presented at the Academic Assembly are published in special printed editions that participants in the Assembly can receive and are included in the participation fee. Furthermore, most of the lectures will be available in the Agricultural Research Museum on landbunadur.is. The collection of articles contains a large part of agricultural material that has been published in recent years.
The discussion and agenda of the Academic Assembly can be accessed on the Farmers' Association's website, www.bondi.is
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Interesting lectures include:
Possibilities and obstacles in the utilization of organic energy resources
- Cultivation of energy plants on farms
- Hot water farming in Iceland
Opportunities for horticulture in food production
- Dried lamb
- The Icelandic cow breed, consumer attitudes and preservation costs
Relationship between Nordic horse breeds
- Ecosystem of heath ponds
- Evolutionary changes at Lake Mývatn
- omfl.
All those interested in professionalism in agriculture and natural sciences, including farmers, are invited to attend the session as long as space allows. You can register for the Conference on the Web www.bondi.is. Conference fee is ISK 10,000 (including meeting materials and coffee / tea) but students get free admission upon presentation of a student ID.
For further information:
Gunnar Guðmundsson, Farmers' Association of Iceland, tel. 563-0333 and 896-1073 or e-mail gg@bondi.is.
Tjörvi Bjarnason, Farmers' Association of Iceland, tel. 563-0332 and 862-3412 or e-mail tjorvi@bondi.is