Smart Farming

Agroscope’s aim is to increase the competitiveness of Swiss agriculture through the inclusion of Smart Farming technologies, i.e. by developing new systems and offering decision-making tools for practitioners.

Publications

You’ll find the publications on this topic here.

Smart Weed Control

Artificial intelligence (AI), sensor and drone technology and robotics should allow weeds to be controlled in a more environmentally friendly manner in future.

Smart Dendro

Internet-connected sensors measure fruit growth in real time. The data collected could be used to optimise the management of orchards and greenhouses.

Latest News and Further Information

smart farming, smartfarming, digitalisierung, AP 2026-2029 Forschungsprogramm 38

Resilience along the Entire Agricultural and Food Chain

Innovative strategies, institutional framework conditions and practical approaches for enhancing resilience will be discussed on 7-8 May in Zollikofen at the annual conference of the Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Sociology (SGA).
Dendrometer, Apfel, Apfelbewässerung, Bewässerung

Making Self-watering Fruit Trees a Reality

The start of the growing season raises the issue of optimal irrigation in fruit production. Thanks to digital measurements, trees on pilot farms are only being irrigated when necessary, thus saving water. An Agroscope video shows how this works.
Feld, Nitroscope, Stickstoff im Pflanzenbau

Agroscope Benefits from European Collaboration on Nitrogen in Plant Production

Being part of an extensive network creates opportunities to make significant advances in research. The aim is to develop solutions to better quantify and manage nitrogen fluxes in agricultural soils.