Field trials

What FiBL is doing on this theme
- Department of Soil Sciences, FiBL Switzerland
- DOK trial, Department of Soil Sciences, FiBL Switzerland
News on the theme
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22.07.26

Cross-border learning in organic arable farming

In June, a group of twelve agricultural advisers from nine countries, along with nine experts from…

15.07.26

Long-term study from Bolivia: Agroforestry systems and organic farming deliver impressive cocoa yields

Sustainable farming systems such as organic farming and complex agroforestry systems can achieve…

17.03.26

Multidimensional advances of organic cotton farming: FiBL synthesis highlights 16 years of evidence

Organic cotton farming systems offer significant benefits across social, economic, and environmental…

05.12.25

Long-term data show what organics can do

December 5 is World Soil Day. An experiment that deals intensively with soil is the DOK trial in…

06.02.25

40 years of organic farming: strong for soils and efficient

Organic farming promotes soil fertility and biodiversity with good yields overall. However, yields…

12.06.24

Video: Comparison of organic fertilisers: impact on climate, yield and soil life

FiBL and Agroscope have conducted the project Recycle4Bio since 2018. A new video shows the first…

10.02.23

Booklet "Faces of Organic Cotton"

The portrait series "Faces of Organic Cotton" has been published as a booklet. Eleven people give an…

18.11.22

Portrait series: Faces of Organic Cotton

Eleven people give an insight into their joys, their worries and their personal values in the…

01.07.21

Video: Insights into the BRESOV project

BRESOV (Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production) is a Horizon…

10.12.20

FiBL cooperates with farms for research

For over 40 years, FiBL has been developing knowledge and solutions for organic farming in close…
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Relevant publications for practitioners
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Relevant publications in organic eprints
- Hellmüller, Severin (2026) Variétés de tomates résistantes au virus de Jordanie dans la pratique. Institut de recherche de l'agriculture biologique FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioactualites.ch/actualites/nouvelle/tomates-resistantes-au-virus-de-jordanie <https://www.bioactualites.ch/actualites/nouvelle/tomates-resistantes-au-virus-de-jordanie>, accessed on: September 2026.
  orgprints.org: Variétés de tomates résistantes au virus de Jordanie dans la pratique
- Hellmüller, Severin (2026) Jordanvirus – resistente Tomatensorten in der Praxis. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/jordanvirus-resistente-tomatensorten-in-der-praxis <https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/jordanvirus-resistente-tomatensorten-in-der-praxis>, accessed on: September 2026.
  orgprints.org: Jordanvirus – resistente Tomatensorten in der Praxis
- Mica, Ludek (2026) Comparaison de variétés de chou rouge. Institut de recherche de l'agriculture biologique FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioactualites.ch/actualites/nouvelle/comparaison-de-varietes-de-chou-rouge <https://www.bioactualites.ch/actualites/nouvelle/comparaison-de-varietes-de-chou-rouge>, accessed on: September 2026.
  orgprints.org: Comparaison de variétés de chou rouge
- Mica, Ludek (2026) Rotkohlsorten im Feldvergleich. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/rotkohlsorten-im-feldvergleich <https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/rotkohlsorten-im-feldvergleich>, accessed on: September 2026.
  orgprints.org: Rotkohlsorten im Feldvergleich
- Dallo, Aline (2026) Schwefelversorgung von Ackerkulturen. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioaktuell.ch/pflanzenbau/pflanzenbau-allgemein/naehrstoffversorgung/schwefel/schwefelversorgung-von-ackerkulturen <https://www.bioaktuell.ch/pflanzenbau/pflanzenbau-allgemein/naehrstoffversorgung/schwefel/schwefelversorgung-von-ackerkulturen>, accessed on: July 2026.
  orgprints.org: Schwefelversorgung von Ackerkulturen
- Mica, Ludek (2025) Diversificare l'avvicendamento orticolo con papavero invernale. Bioattualità, 2025 (9), p. 10.
  orgprints.org: Diversificare l'avvicendamento orticolo con papavero invernale
- Mica, Ludek (2025) Diversifier les rotations maraîchères avec du pavot d'hiver. Bioactualités, 2025 (9), p. 11.
  orgprints.org: Diversifier les rotations maraîchères avec du pavot d'hiver
- Zimmermeier, Monika (2025) Farmer Science: des analyses de sols viticoles alternatives. Institut de recherche de l'agriculture biologique FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioactualites.ch/actualites/nouvelle/farmer-science-analyse-de-sols-alternatives-en-viticulture <https://www.bioactualites.ch/actualites/nouvelle/farmer-science-analyse-de-sols-alternatives-en-viticulture>, accessed on: April 2026.
  orgprints.org: Farmer Science: des analyses de sols viticoles alternatives
- Zimmermeier, Monika (2025) Farmer Science: alternative Bodenanalysen im Weinbau. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/farmer-science-alternative-bodenanalysen-im-weinbau <https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/farmer-science-alternative-bodenanalysen-im-weinbau>, accessed on: April 2026.
  orgprints.org: Farmer Science: alternative Bodenanalysen im Weinbau
- Mica, Ludek (2025) Mit Wintermohn die Gemüsefruchtfolge diversifizieren. Bioaktuell, 2025 (9), p. 11.
  orgprints.org: Mit Wintermohn die Gemüsefruchtfolge diversifizieren
All relevant publications in organic eprints

Projects on the theme

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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Biodiversity Learning Optics and Sequencing System for Orchard Monitoring - Seeking a novel approach to biodiversity monitoring (BLOSSOM)	01.01.2026	31.12.2028
ongoing	DE CH FR	Transforming the Mediterranean region through agroforestry: large scale restoration of degraded lands by overcoming the socioeconomic and sociocultural barriers for agroforestry adoption (TransforMed)	01.09.2024	31.08.2027
ongoing	CH	Influence of cultivation on the functional diversity of the soil in the "Frick trial on preparations and soil" (FunDiv-Frick)	02.04.2024	15.11.2027
ongoing	AT	Scientific monitoring of the Geoterra model farm of Liechtenstein Group AG based on agroecological approaches	01.01.2024	31.12.2028
completed	CH	BioDiVerger: 10 years +	01.04.2023	31.03.2026
ongoing	CH	Impact assessment of mechanical weed control on the environment and yields (Hackfolgen)	01.01.2023	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Building a European Network for the Characterisation and Harmonisation of Monitoring Approaches for Research and Knowledge on Soils (BENCHMARKS)	01.01.2023	31.12.2027
completed	CH	Optimisation of nitrogen use efficiency and climate effect of recycled fertilisers in organic agriculture (Recycle4Bio-II)	01.04.2022	31.03.2026
completed	CH	Black goes green: Influence of biochar on soil water balance and chemical soil quality	01.09.2021	31.08.2025
completed	CH	Training materials and courses for best practices in organic and dynamic Cocoa Agroforestry systems	01.11.2019	30.09.2022
completed	CH	Bodenqualitätsindikatoren BQI-CH Perspektivmethode Infrarot-Spektroskopie	01.11.2019	01.02.2021
completed	CH	Konzeption und Umsetzung des Klimafolgen-Bodenmonitoring-Verbunds für die Themen Bodenbiologie und organische Bodensubstanz (Verbund20: Klimafolgen-Bodenmonitoring)	14.10.2019	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Low-input orchard (BioDiVerger)	01.01.2018	31.12.2022
completed	CH	SOCORT – Kohlenstoffsequestrierung durch reduzierte Bodenbearbeitung im Biolandbau (SOCORT/SOCORT2)	01.10.2017	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Diversification through Rotation, Intercropping, Multiple Cropping, Promoted by Actors and Value Chains towards Sustainability (DiverIMPACTS)	01.05.2017	30.04.2022
completed	CH	Managing soil biodiversity and ecosystem services in agroecosystems across Europe under climate change (SOILCLIM)	01.01.2017	31.12.2019
completed	AT	Development of yield and humus formation in the soil through reduced soil cultivation and organic fertilization (green manure and organic fertilizer) (AG-BIOBO)	14.03.2016	28.02.2019
completed	CH	Zinc Biofortification of Wheat through Organic Matter Management in Sustainable Agriculture (ZOMM)	01.11.2013	31.10.2016
completed	CH	Structure and function of N2O producing and reducing microbial communities as influenced by soil management (NFP 68 – denitrification)	01.04.2013	30.03.2016
completed	CH	Dissemination of reduced tillage in the organic farming sector	01.01.2013	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Expansion of soybean cultivation in Germany through breeding, agronomic optimization and processing technology; WP: Breeding for improved soybean-Bradyrhizobia symbiosis and N fixation under cool growing conditions (SOYA)	01.01.2011	31.12.2013
completed	CH	Distributed Infrastructure for EXPErimentation in Ecosystem Research (EXPEER)	01.12.2010	30.11.2014
completed	CH	Influence of cropping system and cultivar on wheat quality (HPTLC Weizen)	01.01.2010	31.12.2012
completed	CH	Improving nutrient efficiency in major European food, feed and biofuel crops to reduce the negative environmental impact of crop production: Genotype x Management Interaction (NUE-CROPS)	01.05.2009	30.04.2014
ongoing	CH	Long-term farming systems comparisons in the tropics (SysCom)	01.05.2005	31.12.2026
completed	CH	Elaboration of standards for site-specified fertilisation systems in organic farming in Europe based on long-term field experiments	01.01.1995	31.12.1997
ongoing	CH	DOK Experiment: Long-term study on bio-dynamic, bio-organic and conventional farming systems (DOK Experiment)	01.03.1978

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Field trials

What FiBL is doing on this theme

News on the theme

Cross-border learning in organic arable farming

Long-term study from Bolivia: Agroforestry systems and organic farming deliver impressive cocoa yields

Multidimensional advances of organic cotton farming: FiBL synthesis highlights 16 years of evidence

Long-term data show what organics can do

40 years of organic farming: strong for soils and efficient

Video: Comparison of organic fertilisers: impact on climate, yield and soil life

Booklet "Faces of Organic Cotton"

Portrait series: Faces of Organic Cotton

Video: Insights into the BRESOV project

FiBL cooperates with farms for research

Relevant publications for practitioners

Relevant publications in organic eprints

Projects on the theme

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