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Environment 18.10.21

Rodrigues L., Hardy B., Huyghebaert B., Fohrafellner J., Barančíková G., Bárcena T., De Boever M., Di Bene C., Feiziene D., Fornara D., Kätterer T., Laszlo P., O’Sullivan L., Seitz D., Leifeld J.

Agroscope, Walloon Agricultural Research Centre, BIOS Science Austria, Prešov University, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, CREA – Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, ATK – Centre for Agricultural Research, Teagasc, Environment, Soils and Land-Use Research, Thünen-Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture

Together with project partners, Agroscope investigated soil carbon sequestration potentials for 24 European countries. Carbon sequestration could offset 0.1% to 27% of greenhouse-gas emissions from agriculture per annum.

Animal production 06.10.21

Decker A., Zähner M., Dohme-Meier F., Böttger C., Münger A., Heimo D., Schrade S.

Agroscope

Excess nitrogen is excreted in the urine and leads to higher ammonia emissions. Nitrogen in the urine of dairy cows can be estimated based on the urea content of their milk. This information can be used to optimise protein feeding.

Plant production 29.09.21

Debonneville C., Kellenberger I. und Schumpp O.

Agroscope

Bacterial diseases can have a huge impact on potato production yields. The method for detecting these diseases used in Switzerland to date does not allow the growing demand for tests to be met. Agroscope is implementing new solutions.

Environment 18.10.21

Animal production 06.10.21

Decker A., Zähner M., Dohme-Meier F., Böttger C., Münger A., Heimo D., Schrade S.

Agroscope

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Plant production 29.09.21

Debonneville C., Kellenberger I. und Schumpp O.

Agroscope

Plant production 23.09.21

Frick R., Suter D., Dereuder E. und Hirschi H.

Hybrid ryegrass is a high-yielding, versatile forage grass used in many clover-grass mixtures. Out of a total of 23 tested varieties, two new varieties performed particularly impressively in terms of yield and resistance to bacterial wilt.

Agroscope

Environment 21.09.21

T. Gross, A. Keller, M. Müller and A. Gubler.

Calculations carried out by the Swiss Soil Monitoring Network (NABO) over more than 30 years reveal that fertiliser applications and plant-protection products can lead to excess heavy metals in agricultural soils.

Agroscope

Animal production 20.09.21

Mann S.

Antibiotic use could be curtailed through incentives that improve animal health. Most farmers are open to direct payments in support of this.

Agroscope

Environment 14.09.21

Sutter L., Ganser D., Herzog F. and Albrecht M.

Certain crops in Switzerland can benefit from more-species-and-individual-rich wild-bee communities. An Agroscope report shows how this could be achieved.

Agroscope

Environment 02.09.21

Koch U. and Prasuhn V.

What are the possible routes of entry of plant-protection products into surface waters? Agroscope shows the potential input risks in terms of tile drainage, runoff and agricultural point sources for over 20 000 catchment areas.

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Plant production 17.08.21

Wuest S.E., Peter R. and Niklaus P.A.

Crop variety mixtures can have various benefits, including greater resistance to pathogens as well as yield stability and increased yields.

Agroscope, University of Zurich

Agricultural economics 05.08.21

Albert von Ow

Agroscope conducts an annual analysis of the risks to food supply on behalf of the Swiss Federal Office for Economic Supply FONES. In 2021, a power shortage, seed imports and climate change were addressed as particular risks.

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Plant production 26.07.21

Möhring A., Drobnik T., Mack G., Ammann J. and El Benni N.

A survey of 18 experts from the whole of Switzerland shows what effects a complete or partial avoidance of plant-protection products would have on in-kind yields in arable production.

Agroscope

Plant production 20.07.21

Suter D., Frick R. and Hirschi H.

Italian ryegrass is a high-yielding meadow grass that is often used in clover-grass mixtures. Out of a total of 52 varieties tested by Agroscope, two new frontrunners scored top marks for nearly all traits.

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Environment 01.07.21

Yang B., Banerjee S., Herzog C., Corona Ramírez A., Dahlin P. and van der Heijden M.G.A.

Nematodes are important indicators for soil life. An Agroscope study shows that nematode numbers and species diversity are significantly higher in organic vegetable fields than in conventionally farmed fields.

Agroscope, University of Zurich, Sichuan Academy of Giant Panda

Agricultural economics 29.06.21

Häberli I., Contzen S. and Straub U.

Dairy farmers have developed individual strategies designed to maintain or improve their quality of life. A project by BFH-HAFL collected and analysed a variety of those strategies.

BFH-HAFL, Agridea

Environment 24.06.21

Schmidt H.-P., Hagemann N., Abächerli F., Leifeld J., Bucheli T.

An Agroscope study commissioned by the Federal Office for Agriculture shows that the use of biochar clearly has potential, yielding benefits for the climate and ecosystems.