ISTROISTRO(International Soil Tillage (International Soil Tillage Research Organization)Research Organization)

What is ISTRO What is ISTRO

The International Soil Tillage Research Organization (ISTRO)

Founded on 27 September 1973 Nonprofit, scientific, and education

corporationRegistered in The Netherlands according to

Dutch law.

Goals of ISTROGoals of ISTRO

to promote contacts among scientists to stimulate scientific researchto further the application of the results of

such research into agricultural practice.

In area of soil tillage and field traffic and their relationship with the soil environment, land use and crop production

Members of ISTROMembers of ISTRO

Australia Bulgaria China Czech Republic Estonia Germany

Hungary Kazakhstan

Kenya Nigeria Poland Romania Russia St. Petersburg Slovakia TURKEY Ukraine USA

Activites of ISTROActivites of ISTRO

Sponsoring; An international conference every three

years on soil tillage and related subjects relevant workshops, excursions and

demonstrations meetings of national and regional

branches of ISTRO

Activites of ISTROActivites of ISTRO

Promoting cooperation with national and international organizations in other fields of science (ISSS, WPO)

providing scientific support for the international journal Soil & Tillage Research

The very First International The very First International Soil Tillage ConferencesSoil Tillage Conferences

in 1955, at Uppsala, Sweden was organized by Prof. Gunner Torstensson then;

1958, Stuttgart Hohenheim, Germany1962, Doorwerth, The Netherlands1965, Aas, Norway1970 Silsoe, UK1973 Wageningen, The Netherlands

ISTRO was foundedISTRO was founded

At the 1973 conference, to ensure continued interaction among tillage workers, ISTRO was founded.

Then the conference in Wageningen in 1973, 6th International Conference.

ISTRO ConferencesISTRO Conferences

Stuttgart-Uppsala

(Sweden) Hohenheim (Germany) Osijek (Croatia) Guelph (Canada) Edinburgh (Scotland),

Ibadan (Nigeria) Aalborg (Denmark) 1997 at Pulawy

(Poland)

2000 at Texas (USA). 2000 at Texas (USA).

2003 Bristane, (Australia)

2006 Kiel, (Germany)

2009 TURKEY

Starting every three year intervals in

ISTRO Board 2006-2009ISTRO Board 2006-2009President: Engin ÇAKIR (Turkey)Secretary General: Jan J.H. van den Akker

(Netherlands)Tresurer: H. Allen Torbert (USA)President-Elect: Oswaldo Ernst (Uruguay)Past-President:Rainer Horn (Germany)Assistant Secretary General: Douglas L. Karlen (USA)Board Member: Laura Alakukku (Finland)Board Member: Totka Mitova-Trifonova (Bulgaria)Board Member: John Fielke (Australia)Board Member Mekhlis Suleimenov (Uzbekistan)

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