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News from the winegrowing industry and all about VineForecasts software.
Reduction also possible in the 2025 field trial: challenges due to frost and site conditions
In 2025, we also conducted a field trial together with Certis Belchim to test the VineForecast algorithm.
Plant protection documentation from 2026 - What will change for your business
The plant protection documentation from 2026 will bring important changes for agricultural and horticultural businesses. From the
Plant protection reduction through VineForecast in the 2024 field trial
Efficient and sustainable plant protection is a cornerstone of modern viticulture. In 2024, Certis Belchim tested the
Mobile sensors for viticulture
VineForecast is researching the use of mobile sensors Can microclimate data from mobile sensors improve local climate forecasts?
VitiMap - The infection map for Peronospora and Oidium
Since 2019, VineForecast has been helping wineries to minimise the risk of crop failures due to fungal infections or weather risks.
Why no weather station helps with preventive plant protection
Why don't you need your own weather station for an accurate forecast? In our last blog article we
How the regionalisation of weather data influences infection forecasts
VineForecast creates forecasts for every vineyard of a winery without having to install weather stations in the vineyards.
Botrytis cinerea (grey mould, grey mould rot) - Fungal diseases in viticulture #3
Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) is a mould fungus or parasite that causes considerable damage to green vine tissue and other cultivated plants such as fruit trees or
Oidium (powdery mildew of grapevine) - Fungal diseases in viticulture #2
Oidium (powdery mildew of the grapevine) is an important fungal disease in viticulture, which is characterised in particular by a negative effect on