Plant Production

AFOS Alternative Futterpflanzen als Zwischenfrucht

26.02.2026

Alternative Forage Plants as Catch Crops

Interest in drought-adapted alternative forage plants is growing. What is their potential as catch crops? A study by Agroscope highlights the advantages and limitations of a selection of these crops.
sorgho_ld

24.02.2026

Agroscope Tests the Potential of Sweet Sorghum for Distillation

Further information is available in the following languages:
German, French, Italian.
Kraut- und Knollenfäule

20.02.2026

Understanding the Population Dynamics of Potato Blight

Potatoes require very high fungicide inputs. New strains of late blight are hampering control measures. A monitoring aims to comprehensively record the population dynamics of the pathogen in Switzerland and provide recommendations for potato production.

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