The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein is headquartered in the municipality of Irdning-Donnersbachtal in Upper Styria. It also has branches in Wels and Lambach, as well as an external location in Piber. This allows the school to cover a wide range of site conditions.
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Our Raumberg-Gumpensteiner podcasts and film-based technical information.
On Thursday, October 22, 2026, HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein "Sensory quality assessment of silage, fermented hay and hay" .
How can veterinary care in rural areas be secured in the long term? What role do research, education, and agricultural practice play in the further development of sustainable livestock farming?
The 14th Sheep Conference will take place again at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein on November 6, 2026.
On Saturday, November 7, 2026, the HBLFA. Take this opportunity to see for yourself what we're all about. Raumberg Gumpenstein will be holding an open house (8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) Come and visit us – we look forward to meeting you!
The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein unites research and teaching under one roof and is the largest department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management. Austrian agriculture relies on a comprehensive quality strategy. The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein supports this approach through research, education, consulting, and teaching.
In addition to a modern school for over 400 students, HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein. the teaching and training facilities include a boarding school, both a conventional and an organically managed teaching and research farm with its own livestock, a teaching forest, various practice rooms and workshops, a processing center for meat, milk, and fruit, a chemistry lab, a biology lab, and a teaching biotope. The close integration of teaching and research is important to us. "Science in School" and modern methods of knowledge transfer by motivated instructors are hallmarks of the
In applied research, we work with enthusiasm at our five locations and in on-farm projects, addressing the future challenges facing the Austrian agricultural and food sectors. We utilize innovative experimental facilities, laboratories, barns, and diverse test plots. The rapid dissemination of our knowledge to practitioners, consultants, educators, and the public is important to us. To this end, we collaborate with universities and research institutions, consultants, associations, processing and marketing companies, educational institutions, policymakers and stakeholders, NGOs, and especially with farmers from Austria and abroad. Our research findings, as well as our modern communication tools and educational events, are highly valued.
