Wheat Production

  • Agri-Photovoltaics and Cereal Farming: Coexistence or Competition for Land?

    Across Europe, solar panels are rising among wheat fields.The race for renewable energy has sparked a key question: can food and energy production share the same land, or are they destined to compete? The Land Dilemma Arable land is limited — and shrinking.In Italy, only 7% of land is suitable for cultivation, while urbanization and…

  • Biofertilizers and the Soil Microbiome: The New Frontier of Fertility

    Soil is alive.A single teaspoon of fertile soil can host over a billion microorganisms — bacteria, fungi, and archaea that drive decomposition, nutrient cycling, and nitrogen fixation.This invisible ecosystem, the soil microbiome, is now at the heart of sustainable agriculture.For wheat farmers, understanding and managing this “underground life” is as crucial as choosing the right…

  • Satellite Data and Cereal Farming: Monitoring Sustainability from Space

    Observing a wheat field from space is no longer science fiction.In recent years, satellites have transformed how farmers and policymakers track cereal systems.Thanks to the EU’s Copernicus program, it is now possible to measure crop health, water use, potential yields, and even greenhouse gas emissions from wheat fields in real time. Copernicus: Watching Every Field…