Monday Motivation
In order to get to know and understand the diverse activities within FAIRagro and the participating institutions better, to identify points of contact and synergy effects more easily and to give all interested parties an insight into the current status of the task areas, measures, working groups and our Use Cases, we have established our “FAIRagro Talk” series – every four weeks, always on the first Monday of the month at 3 pm (new starting time as of November 2025), always online.
All members of the FAIRagro Plenary and anyone else who is interested in the work of FAIRagro are cordially invited to attend.
Always on the first Monday of the month
at 3 pm, online
Next Talks
FAIRagro Talk: Agrischemas – Increasing findability of agrosystem related research datasets
One of FAIRagros central goals is the FAIRification of research data requiring rich and relevant metadata. Agrischemas, FAIRagros metadata framework based on Schema.org and Bioschemas, aims at increasing interoperability and making domain-specific metadata available for reuse e.g. via the FAIRagro Search Hub. Core metadata include information about crops, soils, sensors and agricultural processes.
This FAIRagro Talk will give an introduction to the framework and present its current state. Afterwards, as user feedback is critical for further developments, participants will be able to provide their perspectives and requirements on data findability. No previous knowledge on metadata is required.
Your FAIRagro topic as FAIRagro Talk
Would you also like to present yourself and your activities as part of the FAIRagro Talk? Then please get in touch with Anne Sennhenn or Oli Kirchgessner!
Past Talks
Missed the date? Didn’t find enough monday motivation? Never mind – here are the recordings and the slides of our past talks.
FAIRagro Talk: The FAIRagro Legal Training Series – what is in it for researchers?
“Don’t panic! A Survival Guide for Law and Ethics in Research” is the title of our Legal Training Series together with NFDI4Biodiversity and NFDI4Earth. On Feb 2nd Lea Sophie Singson (TA 2 / DSSC) and Sophie Boße (TA 2 / Training Coordinator) presented the series and told us everything there is to know. Now available: the recording and the respective charts.
FAIRagro Talk: “Streamlining data preparation for crop modelling research”
In our first FAIRagro Talk in 2026 Benjamin Leroy (TUM / FAIRagro TA1) did provide exciting insights in the work and the results of FAIRagro Use Case 6 “Automated data flows for crop simulation models”. The recording, the charts and the relevant links are now available.
FAIRagro Talk: Unlocking Multifunctional Insights with Near-Surface Geophysical Data Harmonization in Agriculture
On Dec 1st Ulrike Werban and Johannes Rabiger-Völlmer (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research) told us everything about the new FAIRagro Use Case 14, which is part of a joint initiative by FAIRagro, NFDI4Objects, and NFDI4Earth.
FAIRagro Talk: SciWIn – making your workflows work for you
Working better, easier, more beautifully… what stressed researcher wouldn’t want that?
In Task Area 4 of FAIRagro, the central infrastructure services for the consortium are being developed and provided – including the Scientific Workflow Infrastructure (SciWIn). In the November edition of FAIRagro Talks, Jens Krumsieck (Thünen Institute) explained what this is and what advantages it brings.
FAIRagro Talk: Farmland Data – Structures, Challenges and FAIR Principles
Lorenz Schmidt and Günter Filler from FAIRagro Participant Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin gave us an insight into the tasks and the state of affairs of Use Case 12: “Linking Agrosystem Data with Socio-Economic Information (LASI)”.
The recording is now available, as are the charts from the presentation.
FAIRagro Talk: Standards, Interoperability, Quality and Reuse – Tools and Resources from the FAIRagro Workbench
Here are the charts and the recording of the third FAIRagro Talk on May 5 titled “Standards, Interoperability, Quality and Reuse – Tools and Resources from the FAIRagro Workbench” – presented by Daniel Martini and his team from TA 3.
FAIRagro Talk: Climate Data for Agricultural Science
If you have missed the last FAIRagro Talk on April, 7: “Climate Data for Agricultural Science – Enhancing Resolution and Accessibility through the FAIRagro Use Case NEXT-Gen-EXPERT” – presented by Amit Srivasrava and Kaushik Muduchuru (both Use Case 7 / Task Area 1), here is the recording.
FAIRagro Talk: Networking activities by the FAIRagro Helpdesk … and how researchers will profit from it
Here you find the presentation of the first FAIRagro Talk as well as the recording of the event we have made are available for you here. Have fun!