Pastures under difficult conditions
As part of its research and implementation activities, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, in cooperation with farms, advisory organizations (BIO AUSTRIA, LKÖ, etc.) and companies, will specifically address open questions regarding "pasture farming under difficult operating conditions". To this end, pasture solutions will be developed for the following areas:
- Movement pasture – grazing solutions for grazing situations with limited space
- Arable land pasture and grazing in low-rainfall regions
- Innovative parasite prevention in pasture farming with small ruminants
Research with and for practice
The research activities aim to develop solutions to questions that have not yet been clarified in research and consulting under Austrian production conditions. To this end, trials are being conducted at various locations in Austria (commercial farms and HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein) and supervised by experts from HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.
- In a plot trial, pasture mixtures are being tested that specifically produce a dense, resilient, and durable plant stand on intensively grazed pastures ("movement pasture"). These mixtures are also being tested in strip trials on commercial farms
- In another precise trial, innovative pasture mixtures are being tested on arable land in a low-rainfall region. These mixtures are intended to deliver good quality yields in a site-adapted mob grazing system. Pasture systems are also being tested on arable land at commercial farms.
- In two further trials, grazing strategies and pasture mixtures that can contribute to minimizing parasite pressure are being tested with young sheep and goat kids.
Cooperation and learning from each other are important to us!
The results of this project will be processed in close cooperation with the EIP project “Pasture Innovations”, which is also led by BIO AUSTRIA, and the project partners involved.
