Breeding cows for organic dairy systems - Which cows do low-input and organic farms need?
Organic and low-input dairy farms rely on forage-based dairy cattle feeding with little supplementary feeding. However, in many industrialized countries - and also in Europe - breeding has moved strongly in the direction of...
Organic pasture and milking robots
The combination of pasture farming with AMS poses particular challenges for operational, feeding and pasture management. The question arises as to how the grazing, which is important for animal-friendly cattle husbandry, can be best managed with the AMS...
Plan the stable from the pig's perspective
Current operational report on the Wels/Thalheim experimental farm of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein organic pigs Planning the stable from the pig's perspective!
Eco-efficiency in practice
Soil, plants, animals and fertilizer form a cycle in which food is produced. In a closed cycle, exactly as many nutrients are supplied as are needed to produce the food. Through...
Prevent diseases by choosing the right potato variety
Organic potatoes require a lot of attention. Even if the potato is rather modest in terms of location and climate, there are numerous obstacles lurking between cultivation and harvest in the form of plant diseases and pests...
Are cattle efficient food suppliers?
Animals have always been an important source of food for humans. Today, around a sixth of food energy and a third of food protein worldwide come from animal sources. In line with the increased need of...
Scientific basis for eco-efficiency
Eco-efficiency expresses the relationship between environmental impacts/resource consumption and the economic value of a product for a production process. Eco-efficiency therefore stands for ecological and economic efficiency....