Addressing feed shortages with stockpiles and loss reduction
Due to extreme weather events such as drought, flooding, and hailstorms, livestock farms are increasingly experiencing shortages or premature depletion of their own forage. Forage management is challenged to plan ahead in order to draw on various sources, such as existing reserves or by reducing production losses. Site-adapted, biodiverse grassland management, as well as winter cover crops and alternative drought-tolerant arable crops, help to reduce weather-related yield losses.
We asked engineer Reinhard Resch how to address these challenges of feed scarcity.
Reinhard Resch at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein focuses on improving forage quality through the use of top-quality forage varieties, optimizing forage preservation methods, and evaluating the quality of feedstuffs. As head of the Forage Preservation and Evaluation department, he manages research projects as well as nationwide forage projects with commercial farms.
Priv.- Doz. Dr. Andreas Steinwidder in conversation with Ing. Reinhard Resch (HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein)
Link to the article from our media partner landwirt-media.com
Weiterführende Unterlagen:
- The technical brochure on climate change adaptation, based on the podcast series, contains short and informative technical articles for further reading and
- Supplementary sets of slides for teaching and consulting in all agricultural areas.
Handout: Countering impending feed shortages with own feed reserves
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