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This article explains what subsidized farm advisory services are all about from a farmer's perspective, and how the advice works. What does supported farm advisory mean? We sometimes hear from farmers that they don't know how subsidized farm advisory services work. Some are not even aware that the advisory service exists. For many, advisory services are part of their everyday lives and the cycle of the year, but surprisingly many do not make use of the service. All EU countri

Kullakin kestävän ruoantuotannon suuntauksella ja menetelmällä on oma roolinsa murroksen keskellä olevassa ruokajärjestelmässä. Näkemykset paikoista vaihtelevat ja siksi otimme asiaan kantaa.

This blog post was originally published in MMM's Debate on the Food System blog series on November 12, 2025. There are many ways to support a farmer-led transformation of the food system. Advice should be developed to better support farmer decision-making and the specific circumstances of each farm. The shared data economy of the food chain should be based on basic data that farmers themselves use to manage and develop their farms – and not the other way around. Similarly, th

Olennaista on ymmärtää, että tekoäly pystyy auttamaan käytännössä minkä tahansa ongelman ratkaisemisessa.

In this blog, Sauli Immonen, a farming advisor and trainer at the MAA-akatemia, provides background on the special role of peatlands in Finland and considers a practical, situation-aware and moderate approach to changes in peatland cultivation. You can learn the latest information and practical innovative methods for cultivating peat fields from the (2026) Future of Peat Fields training, where in addition to Sauli, trainers include Philipp Mayer and Erkki Vihonen. Is today's