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Nährstoffüberschüsse, Landschaft, See, Phosphor, Stickstoff, Nährstoffbilanz

Strategies for Reducing Nitrogen and Phosphorus Losses

Imports from abroad were incorporated into Switzerland’s farm-gate-budget-based agricultural nutrient budget calculation to expand it into a food-system budget. This allows assessment of self-sufficiency, nutrient use and circularity to be assessed in addition to nutrient surpluses.

Resistant Grape Varieties

Resistene Rebsorten, Agrovina 2026

Agroscope Presents Seven New Resistant Grape Varieties

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

Plant Protection

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German, French, Italian.

Soil

Mais Ernte, Maisernte, Weinland ZH

Avoiding Subsoil Compaction under No-Till

With the passage of time, crop yield losses can occur on no-till farmland. Researchers from Agroscope and the Universities of Graz and Nevada demonstrated how subsoil compaction can lead to yield losses.

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

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Swiss Variety Lists

In association with partners, Agroscope tests and recommends numerous varieties for Swiss arable and forage plant production. The variety lists for maize, potato, soybean and sunflower have recently been published. The lists of recommended winter rapeseed and cereal varieties varieties will follow in the spring.

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Terranimo

Terranimo

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

Ernte Futterbau

AgriPerform

More information can be found on the German page.

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Kartoffeln

Swiss List of Recommended Potato Varieties 2026 Now Available

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

Landwirtschaftlichen Einkommen 2024

Swiss Agricultural Income 2024: a Heterogeneous Year Depending on the Branch

Swiss Agricultural income rose by 2.6 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, averaging CHF 81,700 per farm. The reason for this was higher revenues (monetary output) from pig, poultry and fruit production.


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