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Soybean and Sunflower Varieties

Ackerbau, Sorten, Soja, Sonnenblume, Sonnenblumen, Sortenlisten

Lists of Recommended Soybean and Sunflower Varieties 2026 Now Online

Further information is available in the following languages:
German, French, Italian

Company Holidays

Neujahr, Betriebsferien

Company Holidays over Christmas and New Year

Agroscope will be closed for company holidays from 22 December 2025 to 4 January 2026. We’ll be back at work and at your service once more from 5 January 2026. We wish you a happy festive season!

Plant Protection

Bakterienwelke, Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC), Krankheit, Pflanzenschutz

Control of Bacterial Wilt

Further information is available in the following languages:
German, French, Italian.

Forage

Weissklee, Klee, Futterbau

White Clover and Smooth-stalked Meadow Grass: Four New Recommendations

White clover and smooth-stalked meadow grass make a significant contribution to persistence and grazeability in high-yielding fodder-production mixtures. Based on the 2022 to 2024 variety trials, Agroscope can now recommend two new varieties for each of these species.

Swiss Agricultural Research

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Plant protection, variety breeding and testing, optimisation of cultivation techniques - for agroecological production systems

Qualitative and sensorial analyses of foodstuffs for a high-quality, healthy diet and safe food.

Research on bees, horses, pigs and ruminants as well as official inspection of their feed - for economic and animal-friendly husbandry.

Research for an agricultural sector that preserves biodiversity as well as soil, air and water quality against the backdrop of climate change.

Socioeconomic analyses of agricultural labour, income monitoring, digitisation and smart farming – for an economic and socially sustainable agriculture.

Virtual or physical stations where researchers and practitioners together work together in co-creation to develop solutions for a sustainable agricultural sector.

Focus

Illustration testimonial

Feedback from Practitioners

We research for practitioners, but also with practitioners: farmers work together with Agroscope on a series of projects.

Further information is available in the following languages:
German, French

Services

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Terranimo

Terranimo

Terranimo® is a model for prediction of the risk of soil compaction due to agricultural field traffic.

LabourScope, Tablet vor Hintergrund

LabourScope

LabourScope is a specialised app for calculating the working-time requirement of work and production processes on the farm. This tool contains a work budget and key labour-economics figures for field work and work in animal housing, as well as for activities in the farm household.

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Magazin «agroscope» Spetember 2025

Of microalgae, drones and low-sodium cheese

This issue focuses on research for healthy food, innovations in animal feed and the use of modern technologies.

Rigitrac, Traktor auf Wiese

Machinery Costs Stable, Building and Labour Costs Up Again

Despite higher purchase prices the usage costs of agricultural machinery have remained largely stable, whilst building and labour costs have risen slightly. Agroscope’s new Cost Catalogue helps with cost-conscious operational planning.


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