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19.12.2025

Lists of Recommended Soybean and Sunflower Varieties 2026 Now Online

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

18.12.2025

Control of Bacterial Wilt

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

18.12.2025

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!

17.12.2025

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.

16.12.2025

13th National Field Crops Conference and ‘Plant Protection in Field Crops’ Conference

The National Field Crops Conference on 15 Jan 2026 will focus on plant breeding. The ‘Plant Protection in Field Crops’ Conference on 16 Jan 2026 will provide insights into research and legislation. Both conferences will take place in Zollikofen, Canton of Bern. Deadline for registration: 8 Jan 2026.

12.12.2025

Less Nitrogen Losses, Stable Yields: Success of the Smart-N Project

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

10.12.2025

Nutrient-Reduction Pathway: Acquiring Knowledge – Applying Findings – Achieving Goals

On 22 January 2026, Agroscope invites you to learn more about the current state of knowledge concerning the nutrient reduction pathway. The conference will take place online as well as at Agroscope’s Zurich-Reckenholz site. Please register by 14 January 2026.

09.12.2025

New Agroscope Guidelines for Distilleries

Agroscope provides distilleries with practical guidelines and worksheets on good practice, self-monitoring and occupational safety. The documents were developed together with industry representatives and offer concrete assistance for day-to-day operations.

05.12.2025

European Stone-Fruit Yellows in Valais Fruit Crops

A study conducted recently by Agroscope revealed that 75% of Valais apricot orchards are affected by European Stone Fruit yellows (ESFY), a serious disease transmitted by psyllids.

04.12.2025

Swiss List of Recommended Potato Varieties 2026 Now Available

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

03.12.2025

Residues in Swiss Wines

Wines analysed within the context of the VITISWISS national platform for monitoring plant-protection product residues exhibit a high level of quality. Moreover, another study shows that vegetable fibres are effective in reducing residues in the musts.

02.12.2025

Important Barto Data for Agri-Environmental Monitoring

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

01.12.2025

Training Course on Guidance Systems, Site-Specific Fertilisation and Application Maps

Digi Spot is a training course of the Digitalisation Charter in which Agroscope is represented. The next online course will be held on 16 December 2025. Registration until 14 December 2025.

20.11.2025

How the Lifespan of Dairy Cows Affects Profitability

A study examines the economic drivers of the optimal productive lifespan of dairy cows in two Swiss production systems.

19.11.2025

Effect of Flower Strips on Aphid Antagonists in Sugar Beet Fields

Autumn-sown annual or perennial flower strips support antagonists of aphids, which are vectors of virus yellows, a severe disease in sugar beet. The effectiveness of these strips is influenced by floral composition, sowing time point and surrounding landscape elements.