Current research

ClimSchool: The beaver in the Styrian Ennstal

ClimSchool: The beaver in the Styrian Ennstal

In the INTEREG project Camaro-D (Cooperating towards Advanced Management Routines for land use impacts on the water regime in the Danube river basin), a wide range of measures and workshops for flood and drinking water protection were implemented. The...
Spatial processing of weather and climate data

Spatial processing of weather and climate data

Spatial models for vegetation and yield dynamics in commercial grassland {jd_file file==12438} Optimization of temperature interpolation for mountain areas as a basis for investigating grassland-specific growth dynamics...
Spatial modeling of soil parameters

Spatial modeling of soil parameters

GIS for calculating the soil water balance {jd_file file==12408} Spatial modeling of soil temperatures for Austria {jd_file file==12409} Spatial modeling of soil temperatures for Austria - conference paper {jd_file...
Desire for pasture

Desire for pasture

Pasture farming is becoming increasingly important again in Austria; it is a basic requirement in organic farming. The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein supports pasture farms through practical research and numerous specialist information.
Austrian mountain dairy farms in focus

Austrian mountain dairy farms in focus

The management of green spaces in mountainous regions is invaluable. Ultimately, this is also a guarantee of the care and preservation of our cultural landscape by the mountain farmers...
Alpine roll sods for restoration at high altitudes

Alpine roll sods for restoration at high altitudes

A vegetation cover of at least 70 percent is well known to avoid erosion. Achieving this minimum value normally requires at least two annual vegetation cycles in high alpine regions. On heavily used alpine slopes (eg. ski slopes), this slow rate...
ClimSchool: Bloom through wildflower meadows

ClimSchool: Bloom through wildflower meadows

“From the trunk to the bowl – there’s diversity in it!” is a new nettle project from Blühendes Österreich, in which the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein is participating. The aim is to create habitats and food for...
Pasture practitioner courses - start in August

Pasture practitioner courses - start in August

This year, 2020, Bio-Austria, the University of Agricultural Education and the Organic Institute of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein are once again organizing a multi-day pasture practitioner training course (4 modules, 7 days) for those interested...