Cross Visits

The OrganicAdviceNetwork project aims at building a strong network of advisors with organic competences across Europe. As part of this mission, the project organizes cross visits for agricultural advisors to meet, exchange and share their innovative organic farming practices. Check out cross-visit catalogue 2025.

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Cross Visit Viticulture
Organic viticultural systems in Friuli (Italy)
25 – 27 March 2025
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Join us for a comprehensive 2-day farm tour focused on managing organic vineyards and cellars in the face of climate change. This immersive experience will offer the space to advisors to learn about different advisory systems and their business models, and to share their experiences working in organic farming.

What you can expect from this Cross Visit:
  • Innovative practices and solutions in organic vituculture (green manures, cover crops, Decision Support Systems, water and energy management, climate challenges) during 3 field visits to 3 organic farms
  • Inspiring examples from the Regional Agency for agricultural development (focusing on the Integrated system of agricultural and rural development services), which provides services for the promotion of knowledge and advice for specific production sectors, including organic farming Ideas, exchange with colleagues and reflections coming from the private and public advisory service sectors, including business models and approaches to organic farming
  • Ideas, exchange with colleagues and reflections coming from the private and public advisory service sectors, including business models and approaches to organic farming
Cross Visit Program
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Participants

Agricultural advisor supporting organic farmers or famers in conversion as well as, advisors or young graduates willing to gain competences in organic advice are welcome to join this cross visit.

Requirements

Participation to the entire cross visit program. There is no possibility to arrive later or leave earlier.

Travel Costs

You will be asked to provide some personal information, a brief description of your interest in joining this visit and your capacity in covering your travel costs. Participation is not immediate, but confirmation message is required, as the number of advisors who may join the visit is limited.

Registration

In case you do not have budget to cover your travel costs, the project advisory partner in your respective country can reimburse part of your travel costs.

Eligible countries for cost reimbursement are FR, DE, IT, BG, EE, DK, AT, CH, HU, ES, PT, HR, RO, IE, NL, SE, FI, CZ, PL, GR, SI, RS.

Eligible costs for reimbursement are transport (train, flight), accommodation (2-3 nights), social lunch and dinners, up to a limit of 400-800 EUR/participant.

Once your participation to the cross visit is confirmed, you will receive more detailed information by the advisory project partner in your country about the conditions for cost reimbursement.

Registration
A few more spots are available! Registration deadline has been extended until 7 March 2025.
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Contact Information

For any additional information, please contact:

Cristina Micheloni (coordinator): cristina.micheloni@gmail.com
Luca Colombo: l.colombo@firab.it
Marcello Maggioli: m.maggioli@firab.it

Cross Visit Fruit
Organic Cherry & Olive Farming in Split, Croatia
6-8 May 2025
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Cross Visit Arable
Resilient Organic Arable Farming & Value Chains in Bucharest, Romania
26-28 May 2025
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Cross Visit Arable
Advisor's Role in Organic Arable Farming in St Fargeau and Nitry, France
16-18 June 2025
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Cross Visit Arable
Organic Arable Crops and Farming in Ribatejo/Alentejo, Portugal
16-18 June 2025
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Cross Visit Arable
Water Management & Visit to Organic Field Days in Halle, Germany
19-21 June 2025
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Cross Visit Arable
Soil, Nutrients & Weeds in Organic Arable Farming in Copenhague, Denmark
25-27 June 2025
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Cross Visit Ruminant
Organic Dairy Sheep Production Challenges in Sofia, Bulgaria
9-11 July 2025
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Cross Visit Fruit
Converting Apples & Cherries to Organic in Frick, Switzerland
13-14 August 2025
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Cross Visit Vegetables
Resilient Market Gardening in Vienna and Lower Austria, Austria
25-27 August 2025
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Cross Visit Ruminant
Grass-fed organic cattle production in Central Estonia
27-28 August 2025
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Cross Visit Ruminant
Mixed Farming & Climate Change in Auxerre, France
21-23 September 2025
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Cross Visit Vegetables
Resilience in Vegetable production & Visit to Tech&Bio in Valence, France
23-24 September 2025
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Cross Visit Ruminant
Improving feed supply in regions affected byclimate change in Budapest, Hungary
17-19 September 2025
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Cross Visit Ruminant
Organic Milk Production in Climatically Vulnerable Area in Galicia, Spain
21-23 October 2025
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