10:00

Opening remarks & practical issues
Andreas SCHÜTTE, Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR), GERMANY 

"Peat use reduction strategy of Germany"
Nazim GRUDA, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), GERMANY

“Possibilities and effects of a reduction of peat use in horticultural substrates in Germany (MITODE)”
Olivier HIRSCHLER & Anja KRETZSCHMANN, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute (TI), GERMANY

 “Wood fiber in Dutch pot plant culture; peat replacement up to 50% in volume?”
Chris BLOK, Wageningen University (WUR), THE NETHERLANDS             

“Reducing and replacing peat in Irish horticulture: The research challenge”
Michael GAFFNEY, Horticulture Development Department, Teagasc, IRELAND 

“Reuse growing media for circular cultivation in Belgium"
Bart VANDECASTEELE, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, BELGIUM 

“Peat replacement in horticulture – a Norwegian research perspective”
Maria DIETRICH, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), NORWAY  

“Life cycle assessment of peat substitutes: sustainability of Danish growing media”
Aidan SMITH, Aarhus University (AU), DENMARK      

Panel discussion

“The future of peat-free growing media in Europe”
Moderator: Simon BUSSE, Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR), GERMANY

Speakers:

Ute Katharina VOGLER, Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), GERMANY 

Philipp GRAMLICH, TurfVrij, THE NETHERLANDS  

Neil BRAGG, Growing Media Association (GMA), UK  

Alex MATHIS, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), SWITZERLAND 

Simone KOLBINGER, Natur im Garten e.V., AUSTRIA

10:00

Opening remarks & practical issues
Martin BEHRENS, Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR), GERMANY

"Development of peat-free casing soils for mushrooms and other cultivated fungi (MykoDeck)"
Nico DOMURATH, Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS), GERMANY

"Circular alternatives to peat in mushroom growing media: A microbiome perspective"
Tanvi TAPARIA, University of Copenhagen, DENMARK

"Biostimulant alternative casing for a sustainable and profitable mushroom industry (BIOCHAMP)"
Pablo MARTINEZ, Project Manager at BIOCHAMP Project, ASOCHAMP – CTICH, SPAIN             

“Resistance in mushroom cultivation using peat alternatives”
Jan VAN DER WOLF, Wageningen University (WUR), THE NETHERLANDS  

“Developing commercial mushroom and vegetable production in an integrated food to waste to food biosystem (VegWaMus CirCrop)"
Agnieszka JASIŃSKA,Poznan University of Life Sciences, POLAND

Discussion
Simon BUSSE, Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR), GERMANY

10:00

Opening remarks & practical issues
Birger KERCKOW, Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR), GERMANY

"Wood fibres as an alternative to peat in substrates: An overview" 

 Chris BLOK, Wageningen University (WUR), THE NETHERLANDS

"From tree to peat substitute - Analysis and optimization of the proceeding of wood fibres"
Alisa KEHR, Technical University of Applied Sciences Rosenheim (TH Rosenheim), GERMANY

“Performance of wood fibre as a substrate in hydroponic strawberry production under different fertigation strategies”
Tomasz WOZNICKI, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), NORWAY 

“The use of wood fibre for reducing risks of hydrophobicity in peat-based substrates"
Jean-Charles MICHEL, Institut agro, FRANCE

Discussion
Moderator: Simon BUSSE, Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR), GERMANY