Field fodder - grassland in the field: all important aspects of culture from a plant growing perspective. Field fodder stocks made from legumes and grasses are the basis of every balanced crop rotation and are part of it like the rest...
Graded grassland use attempts to combine economy and biodiversity. It is not crucial to turn all grassland areas into a flower meadow, but rather to achieve a high level of biodiversity throughout the entire farm....
Palate deluxe - the irresistible taste experience of Berkshire pork! The Berkshire pig, which is one of the oldest pig breeds in Europe, originally comes from England. This is a...
Using calves from our dairy breeds sensibly in our own country. Simmental cattle, which make up around ¾ of all cattle in Austria, are a dual-purpose breed and are therefore popular both on Austrian dairy farms and among cattle fatteners....
Around 3% of the pigs kept in Austria live on organic farms. This proportion seems small at first glance, but Austria is in third place within the EU. Only in Denmark (3.7%) and France (3.8%,...
Keep an eye on grassland yield and feed quality with satellites In Austria, grassland is the most important crop in terms of area, covering 1.33 million hectares, and forms the feed base for 53,000 livestock farms. Yield and...
For the well-being of animals and people - innovations for existing breeding and fattening stables for pigs in Austria This was the motto of the “IBeSt” project (innovations for existing breeding and fattening stables for pigs in...
Milk from Austria is the European champion in environmental compatibility In the FarmMilk project, knowledge workers from the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein have drawn up individual life cycle assessments with 344 dairy farms in Austria. This was made possible...
“We have to give people real images of agriculture.” The Grottenhof agricultural and forestry college is characterized by its special features. The organic school with an attached organic farm,...
DI Dr. hc Josef Riegler “My life for a stable and correct balance of ecology, social issues and the economy” Josef Riegler, who grew up on a mountain farm in Styria, is a visionary. Through his tireless...
What are the benefits of cross-breeding animals as mother cows? In June 2023, Statistics Austria counted 157,992 suckler cows in Austria. Suckler cow farming delivers excellent products and contributes significantly to a positive image of animal husbandry...
February 1, 2024 - Winter Conference - Grassland and Livestock Day 2024 in Raumberg-Gumpenstein The Ecosocial Forum was founded in 1992 as an independent platform for the further development of the ecosocial idea by DI Dr. hc. Josef Riegler founded...
Research cooperation HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and Rinderzucht Austria officially started with two GreenFeed systems. In a large-scale research project Breed4Green, led by Rinderzucht Austria,...
Animal welfare stable reduces emissions analogous to exhaust air purification In the largest research project in Austria to date in the pig emissions sector, carried out via the EU's EIP-AGRI track, a new husbandry system based on animal welfare...
What our gene pool can do for farm animals The diversity of our farm animals is in danger worldwide! Due to the intensification of animal production, specialized high-performance breeds are increasingly being bred that produce more milk, meat or...
LK President Franz Titschenbacher in conversation about the Europe Days 2023 The traditional Europe Days will take place at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein on Friday, November 24th and Saturday, November 25th, 2023. In the podcast conversation, LK President...
