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And also: • Best presentation & papers awards •

Cover page of the OFE2021 conference proceeding for the First International Conference on Farmer-centric On-Farm Experimentation, held October 13-15, 2021, in Montpellier, France, featuring logos of various organizing and sponsor organizations.

>> Full book

>> Individual papers‍ ‍×47

>> Recorded presentations ×118 (incl. ×50 3-min)

>> A selection to go further ×9

YouTube video playlist showing titles and thumbnails of videos related to agriculture and research, including speakers and presentation slides.

Best presentations and papers awards

H. Aldis et al. (Soil Association, UK) Case study: Innovative Farmers, lessons from 10 years championing farmer-led on-farm research in the UK

L. Thompson et al. (Univ. of Nebraska, USA) From Data to Decisions: Facilitating Transformational Learning through the Nebraska On-Farm Research Network

M. McNee et al. (Dpt of Ag., Falkland Islands) Using digital maps to build research questions relevant to Falkland Islands farmers

L. Sagoo et al. (ADAS, UK) Increasing the speed and uptake of innovation in the field vegetable and potato sectors : defining a new approach for delivering cost effective research

B. Edge et al. (Univ. of Nebraska, USA) The Impact of Harvest Alignment on Economic Results in On-Farm Experiment Data

Page from an academic publication discussing participatory experimentation in agriculture. The title mentions testing and innovating by farmers on bait plants in maize fields. The authors are N. Trubert, J.-F. Garnier, and A. Macquet, affiliated with CETA in France. Contains a green QR code and a highlighted green box with 'p.82'. The text includes an abstract about CETA 35's participatory experiments involving farmers.
Title page of an academic research paper titled 'Innovative Farmers: insights from a decade developing and accelerating farmer-led innovation in the UK agricultural environment.' Includes a QR code, and an abstract discussing the research on interactions and literature review about agricultural innovation.
Title page of an academic article titled "On-Farm Experimentation practices, methods and farmer-researcher relationships: a systematic literature review" by Q. Toffolini and M-H. Jeuffroy, including the author's affiliation and contact details, and a highlighted page number indicating page 90.
Title of a scientific presentation or paper on on-farm experimentation and crop diversification, authored by M. Leclère, M.-H. Jeuffroy, and C. Loyce, from UMR Agronomie and AgroParisTech. Contains a QR code, a green tag labeled p.107, and an abstract.
Title slide of a presentation titled 'eFields: Ohio State University's On-Farm Research Program' with list of authors, contact email, and a QR code. It includes an abstract about developing an on-farm research program.

And also: a selection to go further

K. Grahmann et al. (ZALF, Germany) Towards living landscape laboratories: patchCROP as pioneer project to co-design sustainable cropping systems of the future

K. Evans (Univ. of Tasmania, Australia) Don't be such an expert! The case for humility during OFE

M.E. Even et al. (IFAD, UN) IFAD Farmer led experimentation to scale locally adapted climate change adaptation

M. Alexy et al. (Eotvos Lorand Univ., Hungary) Tracing of mangalica pig breeding stock in outdoor system

N. Trubert et al. (CETA35, France) Participatory experimentation at CETA35

Cover page of a conference document titled 'OFE, Beyond Academic Research' with the hashtag #OFE2021 and subtitle 'Farmer-centric On-Farm Experimentation' and logos with green and brown geometric shapes.

Editorial & Introductions

The left side features a colorful geometric design with the title 'Pre-conference Webinars' and the hashtag '#OFE2021 Farmer-centric On-Farm Experimentation.' The right side contains a detailed text about the OFE2021 conference, its inspiration, key features, philosophy, and recent developments, along with a QR code.

28 webinars held across the 4 conference themes

Cover page of the 2021 OFE Manifesto for Agricultural Innovation with the hashtag #OFE2021 and a summary of the document's key themes and objectives.

The 2021 OFE Manifesto

Conference report page on food systems, discussing farmer-centric on-farm experimentation, with a diagram showing stages like engage farmer, acquire data, organize data, follow-up analysis, review, and repeat.

Policy recommendations: a first outlook

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A large conference room filled with attendees sitting in red chairs, watching a presentation on a big screen displaying a world map and the words 'Q & A'. The room has banners and posters related to AGROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL and OFE 2021, and there is a person standing at the front near a table with a microphone.