ClimSchool: The project for a "climate-fit school"

Climate change undoubtedly requires strategies for the use and protection of our natural resources. Therefore, the "ClimSchool" project was launched at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein last year, in which all...

Piglet castration under injectable anesthesia - implementation and improvements

Organic farms and suppliers of the Hütthaler company's "Hofkultur" project have been required since 2018 to castrate piglets under general anesthesia. The Institute for Organic Agriculture in Thalheim/Wels has developed two...

Global Scatter Degradation Study

Litter decomposition in the soil is of great importance for the carbon cycle. The decomposition of litter by soil organisms releases the climate-relevant gas CO2. The rate of litter decomposition depends primarily on...

Securing the future

Regionality is currently the buzzword par excellence. The use of old and rare breeds in agriculture yields traditional and newly developed products with a regional connection. The vast majority of breeding animals are...

Questions and answers about "Smart Farming"

During filming on the topic of "Smart Farming" for the breakfast program Café Puls,Fasching Christian(HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein) was on hand at the Gschier family's organic dairy farm to talk about his area of ​​expertise...

Show us your feet – professional hoof care for cattle

Hoof diseases play a major role in the daily lives of cattle. Many factors are important for hoof health: feeding and metabolism, for example, significantly influence the formation of healthy horn. The housing system also plays a role...

ClimSchool: The beaver in the Styrian Enns Valley

The INTEREG project Camaro-D (Cooperating towards Advanced Management Routines for land use impacts on the water regime in the Danube river basin) implemented a wide range of measures and workshops for flood protection and drinking water conservation. This...

Spatial processing of weather and climate data

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

Spatial modeling of soil parameters

GIS for calculating 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...

Fancy a pasture?

Pasture-based livestock farming is regaining importance in Austria, and is a fundamental requirement in organic agriculture. The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein supports pasture-based farms through practice-oriented research and extensive specialist information.