K IV

The next annual conference is approaching and the program is set. We look forward to the exciting contributions, which this year have been sorted into the following sessions:

• Strategies to minimize unwanted nutrient losses, optimize nutrient availability, and close nutrient cycles (Elke Bloem. Mon, 09/15/25)
• Future vision for organic soils: Innovative strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions for climate-neutral peatland use in
• Germany (Tim Eickenscheidt. Tue, 16.09.25)
• Methods for researching soil-plant interactions (Claas Nendel. Wed, 17.09.25)
• Soils: sinks or sources of greenhouse gases and other biogenic gases? (Caroline Buchen-Tschiskale. Thu, 18.09.25)

See you in Tübingen!

On 4 September 2025, Dr Leonardo Inforsato presented applications of artificial intelligence for deriving subsoil properties from vegetation patterns at ZALF. In the nearly full seminar room of ZALF's Simulation and Data Sciences programme area, he shared the latest findings from the BMFTR-funded KIKompAg research project, combined with hands-on exercises on formulating AI problems, e.g. the redistribution of soil moisture in a hilly relief typical of Brandenburg's agricultural landscape. Dr Inforsato provides a valuable interface between soil science, digital soil mapping and subsequent application in mechanistic simulation models, e.g. for the growth of arable crops on a field scale (precision agriculture).