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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Dear all,<font face="Times New Roman">
</font><BR><font face="Times New Roman"></font> <BR><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">The Organic Research Centre is organising a workshop on soil
assessment <b><span style="color: rgb(85, 142, 213); font-size: 12pt;">‘Assessment and management of soil
structure and organic matter’</span></b>. Survey results about "How farmers already assess and manage their soil structure and organic matter" will also be presented. It's<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span>on <b><span style="color: rgb(85, 142, 213); font-size: 12pt;">Monday
24<sup>th</sup> of August</span></b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> at</span><b><span style="color: rgb(85, 142, 213); font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b>the Organic Research Centre,
RG200HR, Newbury.<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Please find the draft agenda below:<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i>9.30 am</i>
<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span>Arrival + Tea/coffee<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i>10.00 am</i>
<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span>Presentation of survey results<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i>10.30 am</i>
<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">
</span>Overview and comparison of soil structure assessment methods and their
interpretation<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i>11.30 am</i>
<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span>Overview and comparison of organic matter
laboratory indicators and their interpretation<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i>12.00 am</i>
<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span>Management practices to improve soil
structure and fertility (soil structure alleviation practices)<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i>13.00 pm</i><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">
</span>Lunch<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i>14.00 pm</i>
<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span>How to identify a good from a bad soil structure?
Overview of soil quality indicators<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i>14.30 pm.</i>
Field session:
soil structure assessment methods in practice<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i>16.00 pm</i>.
<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span>Coffee/tea and end of the workshop<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">The Organic Research Centre would ask you for a <b><span style="color: rgb(85, 142, 213); font-size: 12pt;">contribution of £20 </span></b>(incl.
lunch, tea/coffee, VAT).<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">You can book for the workshop here : <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="http://www.efrc.com/?i=events.php&event_id=342"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.efrc.com/?i=events.php&event_id=342</font></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Please book <b>before the 18<sup><font size="2">th</font></sup> of August</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Site address<o:p></o:p></b></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">Elm Farm,<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">Hamstead Marshall,<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">Newbury<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">RG20 0HR<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Phone</b> : 01488
658298<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Don’t hesitate to share this event <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">See you soon at The Organic Research Centre,<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Coline<o:p></o:p></p><font face="Times New Roman">
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