“Recent Results” - Milk fingerprinting and feeding
In order to ensure the quality of special milk programs (pasture milk, meadow milk, hay milk, etc.), but also to better describe the environmental factors in breeding value estimation, the possibility of using easily obtained...
Video about the ÖAG manure brochure
The ÖAG organic specialist group published a practical brochure on the use of manure in organic grassland. The brochure can be ordered from the Austrian Association for Grassland and Livestock at cost price...
New Bio-ÖAG info “Manure as a valuable fertilizer in organic grassland”
Manure flora and humus consumption are just two words that are often used in connection with the manure fertilizer. But what's wrong with using liquid manure in permanent grassland? Are the prejudices justified and does she have the bad...
Food efficiency in cattle fattening
Intensive cattle fattening, as we know it from US feedlots, perform unfavorably in terms of food efficiency. Significantly more food-grade feed is fed here than is ultimately returned to food through the beef...
Biodiversity - use land or increase diversity?
As part of the ÖPUL measure, many farmers have committed to creating biodiversity areas in grassland. An international study now looked at the question of what influence usage has on the diversity of species.
ORF – “New maternity ward for organic pigs”
The Institute for Organic Agriculture in Thalheim near Wels has developed a new wooden birthing station for organic pigs. A stable plays a key role today - and the wooden stable has a positive influence on the animals, according to the researchers.
Phosphorus and sulfur fertilization for grain legumes - more than just counting peas
Grain legumes are of great importance for the soil both as high-quality feed and as the backbone of crop rotation in organic farming. The supply of phosphorus and sulfur is important for both the function...
Grazing meadows in spring?
Spring grazing on cut meadows is often recommended as a cost-effective method for cleaning up undesirably weedy areas. In early spring, meadows are cleared for a period of time that varies depending on the farm...