BASF Digital Farming, a German company that develops digital agricultural products and solutions, has introduced FIELD MANAGER For Grapes – under its xarvio brand umbrella – to help growers of wine grapes growers in France, Spain, and Türkiye. The new tool combines use of pest, disease, fertilization, irrigation, and plant growth models.
The solution offers field-specific data and agronomic recommendations. BASF states that these insights support growers in protecting yield, enhancing agronomic decision-making, and adopting more sustainable farming practices.
We’re excited to bring xarvio FIELD MANAGER For Grapes to wine grape growers in Europe. 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.
According to BASF, the tool is designed to deliver measurable improvements in crop health while helping growers optimise resource use and minimise environmental impact. xarvio FIELD MANAGER For Grapes is available on desktop, tablet, or smartphone and operates through an annual subscription.
The introduction of this new solution also reflects BASF Digital Farming’s strategic expansion into viticulture. It will be available for the 2025/26 European growing season and is designed to support 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.
xarvio Data-Driven Technology
According to BASF, it has successfully demonstrated proven reliability across France, Spain and Türkiye, and the introduction of xarvio FIELD MANAGER For Grapes was created in cooperation with wine grape growers and builds on years of feedback and enhancement. The company claims to deliver a user-friendly interface and intuitive platform design to present information in a clear, logical format for more informed, tailored and effective crop management decisions.
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The interface consists of dashboards that will integrate with Hort@’s Decision Support System (DSS), BASF’s digital agronomic platform for horticulture that delivers crop growth, irrigation, nutrition and pest and disease risk models, and will also connect with the xarvio platform.
The platform relies on process-based agronomic models and is bolstered by local expertise to produce its recommendations. The models primarily 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 company has claimed that these models are more accurate and robust in the face of climate change than statistical models, which base their advice on historical data. They have also claimed that the 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 to help wine grape growers meet local regulations and environmental targets, including reduced CO2 emissions.
High-Value Crop Strategy
xarvio Digital Farming Solutions includes a wide range of products such as xarvio FIELD MANAGER, xarvio FIELD MANAGER for Fruits & Veggies, xarvio FIELD MANAGER for AgBusiness, xarvio BIOENERGY and xarvio HEALTHY FIELDS, all of which can supposedly deliver independent, timely and field-specific agronomic advice through an advanced crop modelling platform.
With BASF’s expansion of its solutions, this signals a strategic deepening of the company’s digital agriculture footprint into high-value specialty crops, reflecting where digital agronomy is gaining the fastest traction. By targeting a high-value sector like viticulture, the company can address strong sensitivity to climatic stress and quality standards, making vineyards more willing to adopt technology that improves predictability and reduces input costs.
By combining process-based models with horticulture-focused DSS integration, BASF is positioning itself to deliver more precise, climate-resilient and compliance-ready recommendations for wine grape growers.
