03
2024

Forest in climate change - 61st podcast

The Austrian forest in climate change - an outlook Roughly half of Austria's land area is covered with forest. In addition to supplying raw materials, the forest provides further important ecological and also societal services....

01
2024

Climate change and wildlife - 55. Podcast

Climate change influences our wildlife populations - where is the journey heading? Rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns shift the habitats of wildlife. The availability of food changes, as plants and...

11
2023

Soil Water Balance and Climate Change - 45. Podcast

Impact of climate change on the soil water balance in grassland Higher air temperatures with sufficient precipitation can lead to a longer growing season and an increase in biomass. However, higher...

11
2023

Soil protection in climate change - 43. Podcast

Our soil - the thin skin of the Earth How is soil health in Austria? Why is the soil especially important when it comes to climate change? What is increasingly being considered in Austrian agriculture? Which...

11
2023

Tips for horse keeping - 41. Podcast

Climate-friendly horse keeping - What should be considered? Even in horse keeping, heat periods not only complicate feed production or pasture management, but higher temperatures also strain the horses in the stable. In the podcast episode...

10
2023

Rural Youth - Next Generation - 40. Podcast

From the region to Europe: What moves our youth? What is important to young people? What emphasis does the largest youth organization in Austria place? Why does Europe need the youth from the countryside ... and why should young people ...?.

2023-10

Tips for the existing poultry house - 38. Podcast

Design existing poultry houses climate‑fit Heat stress can become a major problem for the health and performance of the animals during the hot summer months in poultry farming. Poultry show few signs...

2023-09

Experiences on Climate Change Adaptation - 37. Podcast

Climate change in agriculture - mountain farmer & managing director of Land creates life Hannes Royer in conversation Whoever gets to know him immediately notices: Stagnation is a foreign word for Hannes Royer. It goes from the alpine pasture to the business dinner,...

Dürre: Wasserverlust am Feld minimieren - 36. Podcast

Stabilize yield fluctuations through optimal water use In many regions, years with normal yields are increasingly alternating with loss‑making years. This is usually due to extremely dry conditions, which are caused by higher...

Experiences on climate‑change adaptation - 35. Podcast

Karl Neuhofer, chairman of the ARGE Heumilch with his experiences on climate change adaptation Karl Neuhofer has been a successful chairman of the ARGE Heumilch since 2004. He is regarded as an expert and pioneer in Austrian agriculture. Already at 20...

Drought-tolerant grasses and herbs in grassland - 34th podcast

Achieve higher yields on dry sites through proper seed selection. A productive and site-adapted permanent grassland is one of the key foundations for sustainable and economically successful...

Planning tool for water storage creation - 33. Podcast

Steirerteich.com - the planning tool for pond sizing in Styria Directly on the affected properties carry out the pond planning and have all relevant information available with a mouse click - this goal has been set by the HBLFA...

2023-08

Fruit Growing and Climate Change - 32. Podcast

Impacts of climate change make massive adjustments in fruit cultivation necessary. Climatic changes present Styrian fruit farms with major challenges. Late frosts, prolonged drought periods and heat waves have in the...

Viticulture and Climate Change - 31. Podcast

Climate change in viticulture – developments, strategies, perspectives extreme weather events, higher temperatures, late frost, etc. – Climate change has also arrived in viticulture and is very present each year. The climate is changing and thus...

Climate-fit agriculture - Support by the agricultural chamber - 29. Podcast

Climate‑smart agriculture – Bringing adaptation strategies to the wider public Many farmers have already devised strategies and are implementing measures to adapt to changing climatic conditions and their impacts...

2023-07

Grassland irrigation on an organic dairy farm in NÖ - 28. Podcast

This is how grassland irrigation works - Visit to the pioneering Strasser family in Lower Austria In 2004 a grassland irrigation system was built at the full‑grazing dairy farm Strasser in Nöchling on the Danube...

Landschaft ist Wassererzeuger - 27. Podcast

The landscape produces our water and protects the soil - or not! Our natural and cultural landscape is decisively responsible for the extent and quality of water available to us. With this, it provides the...

Parasites and climate change - what awaits us - 26. Podcast

Is the parasite load changing in the context of climate change? Reports from recent years point to an increased occurrence of non-native mosquitoes and insect species. Some of them can harbor pathogens and also ...

Digitalization as a tool in climate change - 25th podcast

How can innovative digital technologies make us more climate‑fit? By applying modern methods of data collection and networking, changes in climate and weather can become tangible, and thus better understandable....

Climate change - Bird protection and agriculture - 24. Podcast

How do birds respond to changes and what measures can promote bird diversity? Birds are specialists that can react quickly and sensitively to problems in nature and cultural landscapes due to their high mobility....

2023-06

Dachbegrünung auf Ställen - 23. Podcast

Stalldachbegrünung - Ein Beitrag zur Klimaanpassung, Biodiversitätsförderung und zum Tierwohl Extensive Dachbegrünungen sind für Stalldächer, Ausläufe und Hallendächer am landwirtschaftlichen Betrieb geeignet, da diese statisch...

Ruminants and climate protection - no contradiction for us - 22. Podcast

Kill ruminants in Austria for climate protection? No, because it is neither effective nor necessary! Austria's mountains ensure enough precipitation for agriculture in many areas. That's good, but in many regions only grass grows because of that...

Ensuring silage quality under higher temperatures - 21. Podcast

What can be done to ensure silage quality at higher temperatures? Higher temperatures significantly increase the risk of mass/quality losses during the field phase, during fermentation, and especially during the harvesting phase....

Akuter Grundfuttermangel - rasch reagieren - 20. Podcast

Basic feed shortage can be existentially threatening - how can one respond? If it is certain that the feed for the upcoming winter months will not be sufficient, swift and targeted action must be taken. There are medium- and short-term...

2023-05

Grazing, when it is dry - 19. Podcast

What to watch for when grazing in drought conditions On sites threatened by drought, a special grazing management is needed. The plant stock must not be too short and the plants and roots need more rest periods. In this...

2023-04

What can cattle breeding and feeding achieve? - 18. Podcast

What cattle breeding can achieve and what to consider in feeding during heat. In cattle feeding, housing and breeding, the issue of heat stress is increasingly being considered globally. The housing environment always plays the...

Climate protection in agriculture - 17. Podcast

Approaches to solutions and assessments of climate protection measures in agriculture Climate protection is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Agricultural enterprises themselves are strongly affected by climate change; at the same time, the...

Suggestions for farm development - 16. Podcast

Klimaanpassung – Wertvolle Anregungen zur Betriebsentwicklung von Franz Sinabell Die Klimakrise, die Ernährung im Wandel der Zeit, die Entwicklung der Agrarmärkte und Produkterlöse, die Agrarausgleichszahlungen, die Digitalisierung, die...

Heat stress in the pig herd - 15. Podcast

Heat stress in the pig population – impacts and potentials. With regard to animal welfare and animal protection, cooling in the breeding sow and fattening pig sector is now essential. However, an occurring heat stress has...

Climate‑fit Grassland - 14. Podcast

Through site‑adapted management to climate‑fit grassland, grassland is with more than 1.3 million hectares by far the most important crop in Austria. The management possibilities in grassland are decisive...

Ensuring suitable water supply for cattle - 13. Podcast

Prevent heat stress in cattle through appropriate water supply. Increasing heat waves in Central Europe make adapted management and suitable barn technology essential for avoiding heat stress. It is especially important,...

Alpine farming in transition - 12. Podcast

Observe the spring and then quickly head to the mountain pasture! The climate change that agriculture on the home farms clearly notices also occurs on the mountain pastures in an intensive form. In a long-term study between 1993 and 2018, it was...

Cultivation of new crops in arable farming - 11. Podcast

Cultivation of new crops such as edible legumes and sweet potatoes, alongside increased resistance to drought and heat, opens the change in eating habits as an opportunity for new crops. Especially regional,...

Irrigation of grassland in the Alpine region - 10th podcast

Experiences with irrigation of grassland in the Alpine region In South Tyrol there is extensive experience with the use of sprinkler systems in grassland farming. Due to climate change, the irrigation of meadows and pastures is also in...

Climate change - The soil matters - 02. Podcast

Stay on the ground. The soil is our life basis. The temperature‑induced increase in evaporation of water stored in the soil, the increased surface water runoff due to more intense rain events, too little meltwater...

Climate change - Adjust fertilisation - 03. Podcast

What can fertilization technology achieve? Due to climatic changes, the duration of heat and drought periods as well as heavy rain events are increasing. Consequently – with usual fertilizer application – the time window for a...

Feed reserves - feed shortage - 04. Podcast

Addressing feed shortage with reserves and loss reduction. Due to weather extremes such as drought, flooding and hailstorms, farm‑owned basic feed is increasingly scarce or runs out early on livestock farms. The...

Location‑appropriate agriculture - 06. Podcast

Resilience in farm management – site-appropriate agriculture. The total of risks for agricultural enterprises is noticeably increasing. Changes due to climate change are amplified by global uncertainties....

Retrofitting existing cattle barns climate‑fit - 07. Podcast

Measures for cattle housing. Designing our barns climate‑fit is the stated credo of the future. Only with optimal ventilation and a sensible level of mechanisation will it be possible to make heat periods more tolerable for the...

The new climate-fit cattle barn - 08. Podcast

What to definitely pay attention to when building a new cattle barn: already the planning of a barn decides whether the climate parameters move in a positive direction. In the podcast, Engineer Eduard Zentner gives valuable tips on what to consider...

Dairy cattle feeding during drought - 09. Podcast

Maize silage-rich rations in dairy cattle feeding during drought. Drought in summer increasingly leads to crop failures in grassland. Such reduced yields can be compensated by silage maize, as it is less susceptible to...

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