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New: The FAIRagro Knowledge Base!
Questions about research data management in agrosystems research? Looking for overviews or instructions? Unsure about legal issues? Whether you are a researcher, data officer, developer, or just curious, our new Knowledge Base is your central point of contact for all topics related to RDM and FAIR data. Try it out now!
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Please note: Legal Workshop Episode III (Nov 11-13) has to be postponed
We regret to announce that the three-day workshop “Legal Workshop Episode III: The License to Research: Who owns research data and what can I do with it?” cannot take place as planned from November 11 to 13. Participants who have already registered will be informed individually. We will announce the new date as soon as
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Welcome to our new Associated Partner GFPi
We are delighted to welcome the “Gemeinschaft zur Förderung von Pflanzeninnovation e. V.” (GFPi) as a new Associated Partner to our consortium. The GFPi promotes pre-competitive research activities in plant breeding and supports the practical application of research findings. The more than 60 mostly small and medium-sized members of GFPi come from the fields of
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FAIRagro at the 64th Deutsche Pflanzenschutztagung in Braunschweig
Around 1,100 experts from science, practice, consulting, and politics, more than 330 presentations from 50 sections, 212 posters, various panel discussions, and the presentation of two important awards to researchers — these were the figures for the Deutsche Pflanzenschutztagung from October 7 to 10.
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How to (re)use your own publication
Reusing your own publication can be problematic if it has been submitted to a journal and the journal acquires the rights of use. Lea Sophie Singson explains the copyright options available to researchers when reusing their own publications or research data.
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Succesful Retreat of Task Ara 4 at FZ Jülich
From October 8 to 9, 2025, all TA 4 measures and colleagues involved in Use Case 5 met for a retreat focusing on the integration and engineering of TA4 services at the FAIRagro Co-Applicant Forschungszentrum Jülich. The retreat at the Institute for Biological and Geosciences, IBG-4, focused primarily on discussing the integration of TA4 services
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Don’t panic – A Survival Guide for Law and Ethics in Research Vol. III: Register now!
The third part of our Legal Workshop series is called “The License to Research” and will take place on November 11, 12, and 13. It’s all about the question of who actually owns research data, what you can and cannot do with it. Over three consecutive days, this interactive event will provide all the information
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A welcome to our new Associated Partners!
We are delighted that Justus Liebig University Giessen and the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology in Dummerstorf are joining the circle of FAIRagro partners. As “Associated Partners,” both institutions contribute to the success of our consortium within the framework of a flexible collaboration. They have become an active part of our mission and contribute
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Nomination phase for the next FAIRagro Community Advisory Board begins
The term of office of the current CAB will expire in spring 2026. In order to attract renowned members for a second term, FAIRagro is now starting the nomination phase. You can find out who is eligible for nomination and all other information on our CAB pages. What happens next? We will contact the nominated
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Register for our Interactive Training: Maximizing the Potential of Agricultural Research Data
What exactly are ARCs? How does a DMP work? Here are the answers. The allocation of funding increasingly requires the publication and archiving of research data, accompanied by data management plans (DMPs). In this interactive workshop by FAIRagro, de.NBI & ELIXIR-DE, and Data PLANT on October 21, 22, and 23, you will learn everything about
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FAIRagro Plenary 2025 in Berlin
The anticipation was great, and now it’s already history: our annual FAIRagro Plenary. Once again, this year’s two-day project meeting focused on personal collaboration: we used posters and live demos to present the progress made in developing our services and projects and discussed what we can do even better in the future to continue advancing
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FAIRagro at the 65th Annual GPW Meeting
From 23–25 September 2025, more than 200 researchers gathered in Halle for the 65th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Crop Science (GPW) under the motto “PLANETARY BOUNDARIES – Rising to the Challenges Ahead.” A special highlight at the opening was a video message from Julius Kühn – the founding father of agricultural research