CAP: the AKIS model, between research and innovation
The objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy in its next programming period 2023-2027 are to promote a smart and resilient agricultural sector, to support environmental and climate protection and...
Olive fruit fly: monitoring this serious pest
The damage caused by the olive fruit fly to the yield is different. First of all, the destruction of the pulp due to the activity of the larvae, followed...
Corn and agronomic management in the landscape of precision farming
Corn cultivation is increasingly moving towards an agronomic management based on digitalization in order to increase productivity and sustainability. Farmers in fact are taking advantages of all those tools...
The tools of Agriculture 4.0 for managing wheat
Wheat has always been the agricultural crop for excellence, the raw material of typical Italian products recognized throughout the world. This crop is subjected to the attack of many...
Calculate the fertilization plan: the Agricolus’ NPK forecast model
Farmers and agronomists normally rotate crops, provide nutrients in the soil, study the phenology of plants, soil texture, field morphology, the relationship between the elements, the amount of organic...
Spatial analysis of vineyard frost risk
Late frosts in vineyards can compromise entire production seasons. In the last years different means are spreading to limit frost damages, particularly effective on those of advective type. Among...
#Agricolus success cases: Philip Morris Italy and the commitment for sustainability
Interview to Agnese Belloni, Agronomy Specialist at Philip Morris Italy Name Philip Morris Italia Region Umbria and Veneto (Verona and Vicenza) Hectares 3250 Crop Virginia Bright The company Philip...
The beginning of the crop year: tradition and innovation working together
St. Martin’s day, symbolically associated with winemaking, coincides with the beginning of the new crop year. For many decades, in fact, November 11 has been considered an important day...
Irrigation scheduling: some hydrology basics
Water represents a fundamental resource for any human activity and especially for the agricultural one. Unfortunately, it is not available in unlimited quantities and it is increasingly important to...
Big data in agriculture become valuable: the LINKDAPA project
LINKDAPA – LINKing multi-source Data for Adoption of Precision Agriculture – is a project funded by EIT Food, the Europe’s leading food innovation initiative. LINKDAPA’s goal is to elaborate...
