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Flavescence Dorée: Reducing Disease Pressure by Managing Hazel Bushes
A study conducted in Ticino by Agroscope and the Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape WSL shows that coppicing hazel bushes in the vicinity of vineyards can sustainably reduce populations of Orientus ishidae, an alternative vector of flavescence dorée.
Preparing the Potato Sector for Future Challenges
Further information is available in the following languages: German, French, Italian
Yellow Nutsedge: Field Trial to Investigate Effective Control Strategies
Further information is available in the following languages: German, French, Italian
Soil Quality and Soil Cover: Science, Practice and Advisory Service working hand in hand
Further information is available in the following languages: German, French, Italian
What Buried Underpants Reveal about the Soil
Five years ago, volunteers throughout Switzerland buried cotton underpants to measure soil-life activity. The results of this experiment now show that soil-life activity is above all influenced by type of land use.
Recycle4Bio Project Closing Event: Register now
Further information is available in the following languages: German
Milking Festival at Agrotechnorama: From milking by hand to robots
Robotic milking machines are now responsible for around half the milk on the supermarket shelves. How has this come about? The Milking Festival ‘From milking by hand to robots’ running from 29 to 30 August 2026 at Agrotechnorama, the agricultural engineering museum in Tänikon TG, has the answers.
Insights from the field Yannick Stabrowski
Further information is available in the following languages: German, French
Hand-over of keys to Agroscope’s new laboratory building in Posieux: a milestone for the national research campus
On Friday 14 August 2026 the canton of Fribourg officially handed over the keys to Agroscope’s new laboratory building in Posieux to the Swiss Confederation. The ceremony was attended by President of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin and delegations from the Fribourg State Council and the Agroscope executive board as well as the Federal Offices for Agriculture (FOAG) and Buildings and Logistics (FOBL). Thus the centrepiece of Agroscope’s new site strategy is now ready for use.
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