Let's discover ipoma Issue 03! The magazine packed with the hottest Apple news for international insiders.
The first two issues, released in 2020 and 2022, have told many exciting stories about this fantastic fruit. From Willi the farmer to the Therapeutic Apple, from the history of the Red Delicious to the cultivation methods in Japan.
Now ipoma is back with brand new apple adventures! Discover exciting new developments in the global apple industry and get a taste of the future of this innovative sector.
New this year: ipoma issue 03 is now available online in digital format on this page, read or download it now. The printed edition, on 100% apple paper and in English and
German, is available exclusively at the exhibition.
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Head of the Pomology working group at the Laimburg Research Centre and LIDO project lead
With the new technologies, we will inspire young farmers for agriculture again.
Walter Guerra
Head of the Pomology working group at the Laimburg Research Centre and LIDO project lead
Digital Revolution
The apple orchard of tomorrow: The LIDO open-air laboratory at the Laimburg Research Center is a testing ground for agricultural scientists, engineers and IT technicians.
Digitalization and smart technologies have been the focus of the Laimburg Research Centre for years. Today, LIDO sets global standards in the field of artificial intelligence in apple cultivation.
In the new ipoma Issue 03, Barbara Bachmann reports on the LIDO and the dedicated experts who conduct research there. We also visited LIDO with our camera on a sunny summer's day: watch the video below now!
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A miracle weapon against new pathogens and the climate crisis. Could new breeding methods, known as New Breeding Techniques, or NBTs for short, revolutionize apple breeding?
What opportunities and controversies do the new breeding methods entail? And what is currently being discussed in the EU Commission? The dossier by author Christian Heinrich in ipoma Issue 03 takes a comprehensive look at these questions.
Foto Credits Michael Pezzei, Patrick Schwienbacher
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The training for apple sommeliers from South Tyrol is unique in the world: an intensive course with a focus on sensory analysis.
How do you become an apple sommelier? What knowledge can be acquired with this training?
In an interview with ipoma Issue 03, Antonia Widmann, coordinator of the South Tyrolean Apple Consortium and apple sommelier herself, provides exciting insights into the course.
In our video, apple sommeliers Alexander Höller and Michaela Hafner show how versatile their profession is and what is important when tasting apples. Read the interview or take a look at the video below and be inspired!
Apple snacks that remain bright white even after opening the packaging. Since 2017, the genetically modified apple varieties of the Arctic®
brand have opened a new chapter in apple breeding.
Arctic® Apples are the world's first apples whose flesh does not turn brown after slicing - an innovation compared to conventional apple varieties.
Discover the history and development of this groundbreaking invention in ipoma 03.
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New Breeding Techniques hold great promise - and give rise to equally great doubts.
In a lively debate in ipoma 03, Jan Plagge, President of Bioland e. V., and Philippe Binard, General Delegate of the industry association Freshfel, discuss NBTs in Europe.
Jan Plagge and Philippe Binard, Foto Credits Franziska Gilli
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