Where does more milk "grow"?
In grassland-based dairy farming, a high forage yield is a goal. A three-year organic farming research project compared full pasture grazing with silage feeding in barns.
Automatic milking systems and organic pasture
The use of automatic milking systems (AMS) is gaining importance in dairy farming. Organic farming focuses on pasture grazing during the growing season. The combination of pasture grazing with...
Upper Austrian official veterinarians visit the Thalheim/Wels branch office
The service meeting of the Upper Austrian official veterinarians, led by State Veterinarydirektor Dr. Thomas Hain, took place on October 23rd in Wels.
Turnkey construction for piglets
A modular sow barn offers optimal conditions for birth and lactation, relieving the organic farmer of some of the burden.
New Bio-ÖAG Info - Organic Calf Feeding and Profitability
The foundation for healthy development and a long productive lifespan in cattle is laid in the first few weeks of life. Animal-friendly feeding and husbandry conditions play a crucial role in this.
A floral feast for the eyes with sustainable benefits
Flower meadows made from regional, certified wild plant seeds in the center of Liezen
Pasture with paddocks or short grass?
In a pasture-based feeding system, the pasture becomes the feeding area. Just as with barn feeding, the ration on this feeding area must be checked regularly. The most important foundation for this, besides the...
"Latest results" - fingerprint of milk and feeding
To ensure the quality of specific milk programs (pasture milk, meadow milk, hay milk, etc.), but also to better describe environmental factors in breeding value estimation, the possibility of using easily obtainable...
Video about the ÖAG manure brochure
The organic farming working group of the Austrian Working Group for Grassland and Livestock Farming (ÖAG) has published a practical brochure on the application of liquid manure in organic grassland. The brochure can be ordered from the ÖAG at cost price.
New Bio-ÖAG information “Liquid manure as a valuable fertilizer in organic grassland”
Liquid manure flora and humus depletion are just two terms often mentioned in connection with liquid manure. But what is the truth about using liquid manure on permanent grassland? Are the prejudices justified, and does it have the negative consequences...?.