Are you a farmer interested in testing regenerative livestock grazing practices on your farm?
GroundWork has launched its Open Call for up to 33 additional farms across five European Living Labs. Selected farms will receive up to €27,000 in funding and take part in a tailored 36-month experimentation programme designed to test and develop regenerative livestock grazing practices in real farming conditions.
What does the Open Call offer ?
Selected farms will join GroundWork’s network of experimental farms and work alongside farmers, researchers and other local stakeholders to test regenerative approaches adapted to their regional context.
The programme offers:
Up to €27,000 per farm over three years
A tailored 36-month Experimentation Grazing Programme
Access to expertise, mentoring and business support
Support for implementing Regenerative Livestock Grazing Practices (RLGPs)
Monitoring of soil health, grazing management and environmental performance
Opportunities for peer learning, field days and project events
Access to farm-specific data and its analysis
Funding is provided as a lump-sum grant, with payments linked to the successful completion of agreed project milestones rather than reimbursement of individual costs.
Call opened: 1 September 2026 Deadline:19 November 2026 at 15:00 Brussels time
Applications must be submitted online and in English. Only one proposal per applicant is allowed.
Tip: Don't wait until the last minute. GroundWork recommends submitting your application well before the deadline to avoid possible technical issues.
Who can apply ?
The Open Call is aimed at farmers and individual entities engaged in farming activities, regardless of their legal form, whose farms are located in one of the five GroundWork Living Lab countries: Belgium, Germany, Serbian, Sweden, Portugal.
Eligibility and farming requirements differ between Living Labs, so make sure to check the requirements for your region before applying.
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Meet GroundWork’s five Living Labs
GroundWork’s five Living Labs are at the heart of the project. Across Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Serbia and Sweden, they bring together farmers, researchers, advisors and local stakeholders to test and adapt regenerative livestock practices in real farming landscapes.
While each region faces its own environmental, agricultural and socio-economic challenges, all five Living Labs share a common goal: to restore soil health, strengthen farm resilience and demonstrate how livestock can contribute to regenerative agricultural systems.
Discover the five regions below and explore what makes each Living Lab unique:
Bavaria, Germany
Set in the foothills of the Alps, the Bavarian Living Lab focuses on grassland farming and dairy production. It explores how regenerative grazing can support resilient grassland ecosystems in a region increasingly affected by climate change.
In Wallonia, the Living Lab explores how grazing livestock on cover crops can help restore soil fertility, improve nutrient cycling and diversify farm income. The initiative focuses particularly on the integration of sheep and cattle into arable farming systems.
Facing shallow and rocky soils, water scarcity, erosion and rural depopulation, the Beira Interior Living Lab is working to develop grazing systems that are both environmentally sustainable and economically resilient.
Located in Gospodjinci, the Vojvodina Living Lab brings together cattle and vegetable production. It addresses challenges around manure management and explores how livestock can contribute to more sustainable soil and farming systems.
In southern Sweden, the Living Lab addresses declining soil health, biodiversity loss and the impacts of intensive agriculture. It explores how regenerative grazing and the reintroduction of livestock into agricultural landscapes can help restore soils and ecosystems. .
In this interview, Ivana Šibul, from ZZG Gospođinci, presents GroundWork Serbian Living Labs and explains which regenerative livestock practices are being implemented to improve soil health, support biodiversity, and promote more sustainable farming.
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Borgeby Fältdagar 2026
24 June 2026
Project partners from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Svensk Kolinlagring represented GROUNDWORK at Borgeby Fältdagar 2026, one of Northern Europe’s premier agricultural exhibitions, bringing together thousands of professional farmers, agronomists, and industry experts around live field trials and innovative cultivation methods.
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