Carbon, No Fence and lower methane | Future technologies in agriculture | 19 to 21 June 2025
The next ENAJ Low Budget Press Trip has been organised with the Norwegian Guild of Agricultural Journalists (NLJ) to explore future technologies in agriculture. Journalists will be introduced to a great mix of themes from No fence technology, biochar production, pig genetics and lowering methane emissions in the dairy sector.
Thursday, June 19th
Karbon Agro Festival at Skoftestad Farm in Ås (30 km south of Oslo)
https://www.nlr.no/kalender/2025/06/ostlandet/karbon-agro-festival
A festival dedicated to the soil-enhancing farming method Karbon Agro, exploring soil structure, root
systems and soil biology. There will be several presentations, among others from the English farmer
Clive Bailey.
Friday, June 20th
Monil, Obio, Topigs Norsvin and Geno
We visit a field where cows are grazing with Monil’s virtual fences https://monil.co.uk/. The farmer and Monil will be present. Norway has the only two European companies delivering virtual fence technology. Monil is the challenger in the industry, established in
2022. Monil will also be at Karbon Agro.
Then we drive 180 km north to visit company Obio at Rudshøgda. Obio makes biochar, the new black gold, from pure Norwegian wood, which is used for different markets. Their biochar products used in feed for young pigs, lambs, and calves increase the most. Lunch will be served at Obio. (Obio is also represented at Karbon Agro Festival.)
Visit to Topigs Norsvin in Hamar. The Dutch/Norwegian company is the world’s second-largest pig genetics breeding company. Jeanette Wetzel, Chief Commercial Officer in Norsvin, and Harald Bøhnsdalen, pig farmer and multiplier, will present Norwegian pig production and our global business.
Visit Geno at their bull station, Store Ree. Geno is a breeding company owned by the Norwegian farmers and breeds Norwegian Red. Geno also has long-life semen in their daughter company Spermvital. Geno will tell you about their sustainable breeding, titled: «Breeding for better life».
Saturday, June 21st
Nofence, methane emission, farm visits
Visit to a dairy farm with Nofence (virtual fence) technology from company Nofence (https://www.nofence.no/en/). Nofence was first to deliver this technology. Their system has now been used for the past seven years, with sales in five different countries.
Visit to a dairy farm that focuses on reducing methane emissions and feed efficiency.
Registration deadline: 12th of May 2025
Number of participants is limited to 24 people.Inquiries:
If you have any questions please contact:
Adrian Krebs, ENAJ low budget press trip coordinator: adrian.krebs@fibl.org
Erling Mysen, Organizer of the trip: er-mys@online.no
