Specific program

The Symposium will be open to scientific communication including plenary sessions, invited lectures and submitted papers - both oral and poster presentations and discussions. Sessions will be divided into sections which include:

INFO: The committee requires the right to change this schedule.
15th June 2026 16th June 2026 17th June 2026 18th June 2026

Monday, 15th June 2026

Arrival and accomodation of participants

18,00 - 20,00

Registration of participants

Hotel Štork, Čechova 272, 69144 Lednice (www.relaxhotelstork.cz)

Tuesday, 16th June 2026

08,00 - 09,00

Registration of participants

Faculty of Horticulture, MENDELU, Valtická 337, 691 44 Lednice (zf.mendelu.cz)
Openning ceremony
Plenary papers

International Silage Science Society promotes ensiling as a scientifically based sustainable biomass preservation method

Marketta Rinne, Natural Resources Institute Finland (FI)

How can forage mixtures help with forage quality management?

Josef Hakl, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZ)

The relationship between modern laboratory analytics and the forage climate strategy

Szilvia Orosz, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest (HU)
Section 1: Forage Production and Silage Fermentation Processes
18,00 - 22,00

Party for participants - banquet

Wednesday, 17th June 2026

Plenary papers

Novel essential oils, fatty acids and chemical additives on grain silage preservation and animal sorting behavior

Luiz Gustavo Nussio, University of São Paulo (BR)

Carbon neutrality and sustainable development in animal husbandry

Yimin Cai, Zhengzhou University (CN)

Seeing the Right Moment for Silage Harvest: Methods and Decision Frameworks

Soňa Malá, NutriVet, Ltd. (CZ)
Section 2: Nutritional Value of Silages and Precision Feeding (NIR technology)

Thursday, 18th June 2026

Post Congres Tour
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