BASF launches xarvio^® FIELD MANAGER For Grapes

• Supporting wine grape growers in France, Spain and Türkiye
• Optimizing resource use and production with data and digital technology
• Helping make viticulture more efficient, profitable and sustainable

Cologne, Germany - BASF Digital Farming launches xarvio FIELD MANAGER For Grapes, providing growers of wine grapes in France, Spain, and Türkiye with access to proven plant, pest, disease, fertilization and irrigation models that measurably improve crop health, while optimizing resources and reducing environmental impacts. The tool marks a major leap forward in the global digitalization of viticulture.

Strategic expansion into the viticulture market

Building on the proven performance and value delivered by its xarvio FIELD MANAGER platform, the new solution for wine grapes underpins a strategic expansion by BASF Digital Farming into viticulture. Purpose-built, it will be available for the 2025/26 growing season in Europe, supporting the cultivation of more than 100 local wine grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay by delivering timely, plot-specific, data-driven agronomic recommendations. These recommendations enable growers to protect yield, improve agronomic management, and practice more sustainable agriculture.

“We’re excited to bring xarvio FIELD MANAGER For Grapes to wine grape growers in Europe,” says Konstantin Kretschun, Global Head of BASF Digital Farming. “This distinctive, smart and cost-effective digital solution empowers grape growers, viticulturists and the broader wine industry to drive measurable improvements in productivity, profitability, and sustainability.”

Supporting more informed and timely crop management

Demonstrating proven reliability across France, Spain and Türkiye, xarvio FIELD MANAGER For Grapes was created in co-operation with wine grape growers and builds on years of feedback and enhancement. Its user-friendly interface and intuitive platform design deliver information in a clear, logical format for more informed, tailored, and effective crop management decisions.

Featuring intuitive dashboards, it seamlessly integrates Hort@’s Decision Support System (DSS) and its specialized plant growth, irrigation, nutrition, pest and disease models, with the xarvio platform. Hort@, an established player in digital agronomic solutions for horticulture, acquired by BASF in 2022, has since been integrated with BASF Digital Farming Solutions.

Enabling sustainable wine grape production

xarvio FIELD MANAGER For Grapes relies on process-based, agronomic models and is bolstered by local expertise to produce its recommendations. The models focus on the agronomical development process (for example, the life cycle of a pathogen or pest) and predict its evolution as a function of influential external variables including environment, crop phenology, and soil characteristics. The models are more accurate and robust in the face of climate change than statistical models, which base their advice on historical data.

All agronomic recommendations provided by the solution are tailored and documented, ensuring crop inputs are used in the right place, at the right time, and in the right amount. This helps wine grape growers meet local regulations and environmental targets, including reduced CO₂ emissions.

xarvio FIELD MANAGER For Grapes can be accessed on desktop, tablet, or smartphone, and is offered through an annual subscription.
 

About BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division
Everything we do, we do for the love of farming. Farming is fundamental to provide enough healthy and affordable food for a rapidly growing population, while reducing environmental impacts. That’s why we are working with partners and experts to integrate sustainability criteria into all business decisions. We invest in a strong R&D pipeline, combining innovative thinking with practical action in the field. Our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and our other stakeholders along the value chain. With teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we do everything in our power to build a sustainable future for agriculture. In 2023, our division generated sales of €10.1 billion. For more information, please visit www.agriculture.basf.com or our social media channels.

About xarvio^® Digital Farming Solutions – a brand by BASF Digital Farming GmbH

xarvio^® Digital Farming Solutions is at the forefront of the digital transformation of agriculture, optimizing crop production. Its innovative products, xarvio^® FIELD MANAGER, xarvio^® FIELD MANAGER for Fruits & Veggies, xarvio^® FIELD MANAGER for AgBusiness, xarvio^® BIOENERGY and xarvio^® HEALTHY FIELDS use an advanced crop modelling platform to provide independent, timely and field-specific agronomic advice. xarvio’s proven technology consistently delivers measurable benefits for farmers, helping them to produce crops more efficiently, sustainably, and profitably. More than 130,000 farmers and consultants worldwide have signed-up for xarvio^® FIELD MANAGER, setting-up a field area greater than 20 million hectares. For more information, visit www.xarvio.com or our social media channels

About Horta Srl

Hort@ was established in 2008 as a spin-off of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, with the goal of turning scientific innovation into concrete agronomic solutions. The company provides tailor-made agronomic consultancy to agri-food supply chains, integrating regenerative agriculture with Decision Support Systems (DSS) grounded in rigorous research and continuously validated in the field, to effectively address sustainability challenges. Hort@’s DSS deliver real-time, crop-specific recommendations, ensuring precise and timely decision-making. Through this approach, the company supports the management of over 130,000 fields in Italy and abroad, enhancing yield and quality while reducing environmental impact.

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