The "Agency for Health and Food Safety GmbH" (AGES) is a company of the Republic of Austria. The owners' representatives are the two federal ministries for "Health" and for "Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management". AGES has been in existence since June 1, 2002. AGES supports the management of the federal ministries in matters of public health, animal health, food safety, drug safety, food security, and consumer protection along the food chain with scientific expertise in a professional and independent manner. The central tasks focus on protecting the health of humans, animals, and plants, as well as ensuring the safety and quality of food and protecting consumers from deception. To ensure this, AGES analyzes, monitors, evaluates, researches, and communicates. The service includes the topic of "Agriculture" with areas such as Agricultural Online Tools, seed multiplication, soil, fertilizers, fire blight, nematodes, plant health, plant protection products, seed and planting material, substrates - potting soils, and experimental work. This service is also largely relevant for viticulture. The vintners can contact the experts of AGES if they have a pest infestation or general questions about viticulture: Soil examinations: Service Agriculture/Soil/Wine and Fruit Growing Specific fertilizer consultations: Service Agriculture/Fertilizers the free app: Warning Service Plant Health Category Viticulture All information and analyses for the specific needs of vintners can be found on the AGES website.
