Agroscope – good food, healthy environment
Researching together for the future
Practice-oriented applied research for the agriculture and food sector
Challenges
Agriculture in a changing climate
Protecting natural resources
Agroecological production systems
Sustainable and healthy food
Cost-efficient, species-appropriate animal husbandry
Competitive food production
Success stories
Alternative crops for waterlogged arable land in Switzerland
Swiss bogs are often threatened by desiccation and eutrophication. Agroscope investigates sustainable forms of management for adjacent land.
BREEDING ROBUST VARIETIES: ‘FRED’ TIPPED FOR SUCCESS
Aromatic, crisp, easily transportable and with a very long storage life, the two-tone pear ‘Fred’ is conquering the European market. The trees are fireblight-tolerant and quickly produce high yields.
Using Modern Technology to Optimise Plant-Protection Application
The aim of the PFLOPF project is to reduce plant-protection use by at least 25%. This is to be achieved with Precision Farming technologies, including online forecasting tools, GPS steering systems, and sensor-controlled plant-protection and hoeing machines.
New Protective Culture from Agroscope Prevents Faulty Fermentation in Cheese Production
Agroscope has developed a protective culture against butyric acid fermentation, which can cause millions of CHF-worth of damage in the cheese sector. The culture prevents the formation of undesirable gases and negative changes in the taste of the cheese.
Monitoring of the Japanese Beetle is being Intensified in Switzerland
The Japanese beetle infests over 400 plants and causes damage not only to agricultural crops, but also to lawns and meadows. Agroscope updates its knowledge of this pest and describes possible measures.
More income for suckler-cow farms
Agroscope studied how grass-based farms can produce both economically and in an ecologically sound manner. The analysis enabled optimisation options to be identified that could reduce costs and improve income.
AGROSCOPE: RESEARCH IN EVERYDAY LIFE
RESEARCH FOR ALL, AND HOW WE SPREAD THE WORD
RESEARCHING TOGETHER IN SWITZERLAND
Strong for the future with the research campus in Posieux (Fribourg), two research centres in Changins (Vaud) and Reckenholz (Zurich), and peripheral experimental stations.
RESEARCHING TOGETHER WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
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