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InnoVar project completed 84 field trials across Europe, marking a significant milestone in our journey towards revolutionising crop variety testing and decision-making. From Core bread wheat to drought-resistant durum, our trials cover a spectrum of environments, providing invaluable insights into crop x environment interactions. In a bid to cultivate knowledge and nurture the future of […]
In the spring of 2022, the Tystofte Foundation, based in Denmark, organized a dynamic field event that brought together seed producers for an immersive experience in the world of agriculture innovation. The event, designed as a demonstration of drone flights within the DUS and VCU trials, provided a hands-on insight into the cutting-edge technologies shaping […]
In June 2023, NEIKER hosted its traditional field visit at its Arkaute headquarters in Álava, showcasing the current and future potential of organic farming. During the event, prominent figures in the agricultural sector had the opportunity to observe the organic wheat trial from INNOVAR, as well as trials involving other crops such as soybeans, conducted […]
On May 25th, 2023, it was a pleasure to be able to host young agronomists in our durum and bread wheat varieties experimental trials of the INNOVAR project in UNITUS, Italy. During the meeting infield, several information concerning some results obtained in the previous years and the concepts of the project were illustrated to the […]
The InnoVar project, spearheaded by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), was a central focus at the recent Irish Plant Scientists Association Meeting (IPSAM) hosted by AFBI and Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). IPSAM brought together plant scientists across Ireland, providing a platform for early career researchers and postdoctoral researchers to present their findings. Originating in […]
The 15th EU VCU seminar was held in Angers (France) the 23rd and 24th May 2023. The European VCU Platform brings together the official variety testing offices in charge of testing for Value for Cultivation and Use (VCU) and can be attended by representatives from EU members or candidate countries and EFTA countries (countries that […]
UNIDEB organized field visit to the InnoVar field trials within the framework of “Meeting and consultation about legumes and fiber feed” in the Research Institute of Nyíregyháza in 25th May 2023. The aim of the field visit was to show the InnoVar VCU experiments with bread wheat and durum wheat both in conventional and organic […]
On 23rd May 2023, CREA DC attended the field event named CAMPO DEMO CEREALS hosted by Rosti Paolo farmer in Merlino (Lodi) and organized by AGRICOLA 2000 S.c.p.A. a cooperative society operating in the agricultural sector. The aim of the event was to bring the latest updates on crop protection, to show the different cereal […]
The InnoVar project is organizing a trial visit in Santaella, Córdoba on Monday, at 10:30. The visit aims to showcase the VCU trials, which demonstrate the different performances between varieties and explain how the InnoVar project can help develop decision-making tools. The VCU trials include the Core and drought ones, although the watered part is […]
Horta conducts experimental trials on Cà Bosco farm, in the North of Italy, and in La Quercia farm in the South of Italy. In both locations, also field trials of the H2020 research project InnoVar (Next generation variety testing for improved cropping on European farmland) are hosted. In spring 2022, Horta organized 6 filed visits […]