July 2013

WSF 2013, the 4^th China International Water Soluble Fertilizer Conference and Exhibition, Beijing, China, 2-4 July 2013, focusing on technological innovation, will give particular attention to technology, innovation and promotion of water soluble fertilizers and their use in Fertigation and Foliar applications systems in China and other regions of the world, in Asia in particular. The event is co-oganized by CNCIC and New Ag International. For more details go to the conference website.

August 2013

17^th International Plant Nutrition Colloquium - Plant nutrition for nutrient and food security, Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC), Turkey, 19-22 August 2013. The main theme of the 17^th International Plant Nutrition Colloquium (IPNC) is “Plant nutrition for nutrient and food security”. IPI is sponsoring IPNC (Platinum Sponsor) and will conduct a Special Session on Potassium on 21 August 2013 between 14:00-17:30h. For more information please contact Mr. Michel Marchand, IPI Coordinator WANA and Central Europe.

It is hoped that the colloquium will be an excellent avenue for discussion, exchange and transfer of knowledge, as well as for creating new and fostering existing collaborations in the fields of plant mineral nutrition, plant molecular biology, plant genetics, agronomy, horticulture, ecology, environmental sciences and fertilizer use and production. See more on the program on the International Plant Nutrition Colloquium website.

September 2013

The Second International Sympsium on Agronomy and Physiology of Potato (Potato Agrophysiology 2013), Prague, Czech Republic, 5-19 September 2013. More details on the symposium website.

4^th GFRAS Annual Meeting 2013 Germany: The Role of Private Sector and Producer Organisations in Rural Advisory Services, 24-26 September 2013, Hotel Park Inn, Berlin, Germany. The meeting will contribute to thematic exchange on rural advisory services (RAS) and give participants the opportunity to discuss GFRAS strategic directions and functioning. For more details go to the conference website.

International Conference “Potash Mines in the XXIst Century: Efficiency and Safety” will be held in Russia on 25-27 September 2013 at the the Expo Centre “Permskaya Yarmarka”, 14077, Perm, Bul.Gagarina, 65. See more details on the conference website.

October 2013

IPI-EMBRAPA Symposium on “Balanced Use of Potash in Brazilian Agriculture - Uso Balanceado do Potássio na Agricultura Brasileira” will be conducted on 9-10 October 2013 at University of São Paulo (USP), Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), Av. Pádua Dias, 11, Piracicaba/SP - CEP 13418-900, Brazil. See more on the IPI website/Events.