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Mariana Rufino, Professor of Livestock Systems at HEF, has dies. The colleagues and employees of the HEF remember her as a valued scientist and colleague. [read more]

On September 18, we held a symposiumat HEF on the topic of “AI for sustainable agriculture.” From current applications and challenges to future potential, ten speakers and the audience discussed various aspects. One obstacle emerged as the most pressing that has to be overcome for the further integration of AI in agriculture and agricultural research. [read more]

Am 9. September begrüßte das HEF eine Delegation aus Thailand. Im Austausch informierten sich die Gäste zu aktuellen Forschungsprojekten in den Agrarwissenschaften an der TUM. [read more]

Following on the visit of the Princess of Thailand a year ago, representatives of the TUM School of Life Sciences visited various institutions in Thailand. One focus was on sustainable agriculture, including test fields at the Chitralada Technology Institute and a visit to Kasetsart University. [read more]

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method to record plant health worldwide. Based on satellite images, the method uses a hybrid intelligence approach to deliver reliable data on a weekly basis. This not only helps science, but also agriculture and climate planning. [read more]

On July 30, 2025, eight interdisciplinary funded research projects from Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT), the Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture (LfL), and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) were presented at a show-and-tell event on the Weihenstephan campus. [read more]

On Friday, July 4, 2025, the Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture (LfL), the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT) hosted a joint eco-field day. Over 170 participants from science, consulting, and agriculture visited 12 experimental stations in Viehhausen. [read more]

Climate change does not just mean rising temperatures. Extreme weather events such as droughts and floods are also increasing – and not just because of CO₂. In this interview, Prof. Karl Auerswald from the Technical University of Munich explains why the way we treat our soil plays a decisive role in this – and what solutions are available. [read more]

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) opened a research facility for agri-photovoltaics (agri-PV) in Dürnast near Freising. The approximately 2.5-hectare facility will serve as a platform for interdisciplinary research projects in the coming years. The aim is to comprehensively investigate the effects of agri-PV on agricultural use, yields, operational processes, and ecological factors. [read more]

Food security, public health and animal welfare: the ImmunoChick 2.0 project is working on key issues of our time. The research team, led by Freie Universität Berlin and with the participation of TUM, is investigating immune defence in chickens, based on a kind that isunique in the world. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is now funding the research group for the second term. [read more]