Food reserves - lack of food - 04. Podcast

Counter feed shortages with supplies and loss reduction

Due to weather extremes such as drought, flooding and hailstorms, the farm's own basic feed is increasingly becoming scarce or running out early on livestock farms. The feed industry is required to think ahead in order to obtain feed from various sources, such as through built-up stocks or by reducing losses in production. Biodiverse grassland stands that are managed according to the location, but also winter cover crops and alternative drought-tolerant arable crops help to reduce weather-related yield losses.

We asked Ing. Reinhard Resch how we can meet these challenges of food shortages.

At the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, Reinhard Resch deals with questions about improving basic feed quality through the best forage plant breeding varieties and optimizing feed preservation processes and the qualitative assessment of feed. As head of the feed preservation and feed evaluation department, in addition to research projects, he runs nationwide basic feed projects with practical companies.

Priv. Doc. Dr. Andreas Steinwidder in conversation with Ing. Reinhard Resch (HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein)

Link to the article from our media partner landwirt-media.com

Further documents: 

Handout: Counter impending food shortages with your own food reserves

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