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    Starz Walter, Dr.

    Starz Walter, Dr.

    Organic grassland and agriculture
    Moarhof
    Trautenfels 15
    8951 Stainach-Pürgg
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    - Scientific management of the department

    - Development, coordination and implementation of practice-relevant research projects within the framework of precise tests

    - Writing and publishing scientific and professional publications

    - Holding specialist lectures as a contact point for consultants and practitioners on specialist questions

    Phosphorus and sulfur fertilization on organic grassland 85. Podcast

    For most organic grassland farms in Central Europe, the farm's own manure is the central source of nutrients. ...

    Integrating arable land into grazing - 82nd Podcast

    How can arable land be optimally used for grazing and what should be taken into account? The regulation for organic farming provides...

    LfL Bavaria’s Organic Farming Competence Center visits the Organic Institute

    The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein Organic Institute has been working closely with the LfL Organic Agriculture Competence Center in Bavaria for many years. &nbs...

    EU Project Framework - Biodiversity and Citizen Science at the Schuller Biohof

    The framework project is very diverse. One goal is to increase biodiversity on project farms in various EU countries...

    Field day 2024 in Lambach

    At the Organic Institute's agricultural field day in Lambach/Stadl-Paura on June 12th, interested visitors found out about the current...

    Organic livestock day with HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein

    On Friday, April 26, 2024, Bio AUSTRIA organized together with the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein at the State Agricultural College R...

    Organic Institute at the international scientific conference on organic farming

    The 17th Scientific Conference on Organic Farming took place from March 5th to 8th, 2024 at the Justus Liebig University of Giessen (JLU). Under the motto...

    Organic clover and alfalfa grass - slides and summary

    The Austrian Working Group for Grassland and Livestock Industry has published new ÖAG information on the subject of organic clover and alfalfa grass - recommendations...

    Organic trial cooperation with LfL in Bavaria

    As part of the cooperation with the LfL in Bavaria, which has been running for several years, colleagues visited our Bio-Institute location in Lamba...

    Graded use in permanent grassland - 59th Podcast

    Graded grassland use attempts to combine economy and biodiversity. It is not crucial to create a flower from every grassland...

    Organic clover and alfalfa grass

    The new ÖAG technical information “Organic clover and alfalfa grass” is ready. Clover and alfalfa grass are an integral part of agricultural crop rotation. In the...

    Excursion from Denmark to the Moarhof

    Students from the Kalø Organic Farming College from Denmark visited, among other things, the organic institute at the Trautenf location as part of an excursion...

    Effects of keeping dairy cows on short grass or paddocks on individual animal and area performance

    More milk in paddocks or short grass pastures? Each grazing system has its specific advantages and disadvantages. In dry conditions, paddock pastures are less...

    Effects of keeping dairy cows on short grass or paddocks on individual animal and area performance

    More milk in paddocks or short grass pastures? Each grazing system has its specific advantages and disadvantages. In dry conditions, paddock pastures are less...

    Bio-Institute network hub

    The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein Bio-Institute is a network hub for research, teaching, advice and practice. So it took place again on September 28, 2023...

    Protected areas in the Central Styrian Ennstal - From the past to the future

    The Middle Styrian Ennstal has been characterized by landscape changes and economic change for thousands of years. ...

    Organic Agricultural Field Day 2023 - visit to the current trials and lots of information

    The annual field day took place on June 20, 2023 at the Bio-Institut site in Lambach/Stadl-Paura. Interested visitors found out about...

    Organic Agricultural Field Day 2024 - visit to the current trials and lots of information

    The annual field day will take place on June 12, 2024 at the Bio-Institut site in Lambach/Stadl-Paura. In addition to a tour of the current experiments...

    OÖ LK President at the Bio-Institut

    Franz Waldenberger visited the organic farming site in Lambach/Stadl-Paura and found out about research in the field of legumes. ...

    Acute basic feed shortage - react quickly - 20th podcast

    A lack of basic feed can be a threat to your existence - how can you react to this? If it is clear that the food for the coming winter months will not be...

    Grazing When It's Dry - 19th Podcast

    What to pay attention to when grazing in dry conditions Special grazing management is required in locations at risk of drought. The plant population...

    Species-rich pasture mixtures for areas with high rainfall in the Alpine region

    Pasture use is a central component of organic farming and is also included in the guidelines as a mandatory feeding system for...

    Contribution of graduated grassland use to optimizing yield and biodiversity on organic farms

    Consumers who increasingly use products from organic farming also have a high sensitivity to...

    International students at the Bio-Institut

    At the beginning of May, international students from Canada, France, Germany and Austria visited the European Master in Organic Agriculture and Food...

    Grassland consultants meeting at the Bio-Institut

    On April 13, 2023, the meeting of the Austrian grassland organic consultants took place in the new organic institute building of the HBFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein at Moarhof...

    Hope festival at the “Aubauernhof”

    The Heiden family cordially invites you to their farm festival on May 26, 2023 at the “Aubauernhof” in Au 177, 3332 Biberbach. ...

    Austrian Conference for Organic Agriculture 2024

    On Thursday, November 14th, the Austrian Conference for Organic Agriculture will take place at the HLBLA St. Florian. ...

    New ÖAG brochure: Getting started with pasture farming - tips and tricks for success

    The “Organic Agriculture” specialist group, under the leadership of Priv.-Doz. Dr. Andreas Steinwidder the specialist information 1/2022 on the topic “...

    Compact pasture knowledge – from A for cultivation to Z for fence

    This year's LANDWIRT online cattle specialist day starts under this motto on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. ...

    Servus TV reports on research – “The perfect pasture”

    The science program “PM Wissen” on Servus TV in prime time on July 8, 2021 provided an insight into pasture research at the Bio-Institut d...

    The outdoor classroom was opened

    In project lessons for the 2020/2021 school year, the students of the 2nd advanced course at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein...

    Students enliven the Trautenfels flowering meadows - an adventure for young and old in the open-air classroom!

    In project lessons for the 2020/2021 school year, the students of the 2nd advanced course at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein...

    A culture with three functions

    The cultivation of field fodder is an essential factor in Reinhard Pöllauer's business in order to optimize the nutrient cycles. ...

    Mob grazing - a way out of the drought dilemma?

    Is mob grazing the grazing strategy in dry summers? This question cannot be answered with yes or no. Helpful decision criteria...

    Mob grazing - a pasture strategy against drought

    Dry summer months and heat are challenges that pasture-based businesses face every year. ...

    Seeds for forage production - keep an eye on cultivation and storage!

    Field fodder as an essential crop in organic farming not only requires appropriate culture management, stock management and use...

    Effects of short grass or paddock grazing of dairy cows on individual animal or area performance

    Pasture farming has become more important in recent years; in organic farming it is of central importance and imperative...

    Effects of short grass or paddock grazing of dairy cows on individual animal or area performance

    Pasture farming has become more important in recent years; in organic farming it is of central importance and imperative...

    From the field to the plate – traditional and new types of food culture

    The main aim of this research project is to promote and subsequently increase the production of local food in arable farming. ...

    Nutrient optimization in the organic farming system using mineral supplementary fertilizers

    In the “BioOptiDü” project, the effects of supplementary fertilization with phosphorus and sulfur to organic fertilizers on grassland and in the...

    framework

    Biodiversity is the basis for a stable ecosystem. In recent years there has been a drastic loss of natural habitats in Europe...

    Mob Grazing - A Dryland Grazing Strategy

    Dry summer months and heat are challenges that pasture-based businesses face every year. ...

    Organic arable field day in Lambach/Stadl Paura

    This year's organic farming field day will take place on June 22, 2021 in Lambach. ...

    Important information and links about the pasture

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    Further information on full pasture farming

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    Milk fat quality is becoming more important

    The milk fat composition is of particular importance for human nutrition. At the Bio-Institute of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein...

    Videos of specialist lectures at the 2019 organic conference

    The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein Organic Institute was able to attract more than two hundred interested conference participants from...

    Nature conservation award “The Stinging Nettle” for HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein

    Renate Mayer, Claudia Plank and Walter Starz from the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein are winners of Austria's largest nature conservation award "...

    Flower meadow and dock?

    This project is intended to provide instructions for the implementation of graduated meadow construction at the farm level for advice and interested parties...

    Graded use in organic grassland

    The graduated use of permanent grassland is a management method that improves both the economic viability and yield security of the business, as well as...

    Improving the population of intensively used organic meadows by introducing meadow bluegrass

    Intensively used grassland is characterized by a high cutting frequency (more than three uses per year) and a high nutrient turnover. There a...

    Control options for stabilizing the pH value of cattle manure

    The targeted control of the manure pH value has only been discussed more intensively in the last few years. However, no one has yet been able to do this for the biological...

    Forage qualities and growth performance of permanent pastures at different growing heights

    So far, professional paddock pasture has hardly been used in Austria. Since it is a very productive pasture system, it would be particularly suitable for...

    Influence of spring grazing on the plant population of cut meadows - exact experiment

    As a permanent crop, grassland reacts to management measures with a delayed effect. Therefore, a project duration of 4 years of investigation (2011-2014...

    Optimization of manure fertilization on meadows by introducing additional organic materials

    Manure has the disadvantage compared to solid manure that, due to the lack of straw, there is a low input of organic carbon into the grassland system...

    Influence of spring grazing on the plant population of cut meadows - implementation project “Organic grassland research and advice”

    In practice, positive effects of early spring overgrazing on meadows that are usually used for cutting are reported. Due to the early...

    Checking carbon dioxide-based foliar fertilization on a permanent meadow

    At the organic teaching and research facility at the LFZ Raumberg-Gumpenstein, exact experimental plots are being created on a 3-cut permanent meadow. The area...

    Options for adapting montane organic permanent grassland meadows to intensification of use

    More than half of the agricultural land in Austria is grassland. In Styria, around a fifth of the meadows and pastures...

    Suitability of different clover grass populations for organic farming

    This experiment aims to answer several questions. On the one hand, the question needs to be clarified as to how high the nitrogen fixation performance of the ...

    Long-term effects of treated and untreated manure

    On the permanent grassland areas of the organic teaching and research facility of the LFZ Raumberg-Gumpenstein, an exact plot test is being repeated four times...

    Influence of different forms of grazing on soil and plant populations in organic agriculture

    The primary goal of this study is to find grazing methods that ensure a stable and healthy plant population in the long term. H...

    Effects of grassland reseeding in a short grass pasture under organic farming

    This experiment is intended to test the suitability of short grass pasture under the climatic conditions of the Eastern Alps. Furthermore, the question arises of...

    Review of different alfalfa varieties in the Pannonian climate area

    In organic farming, alfalfa is the most important fodder legume in the drier areas of Austria. For this reason...

    Agricultural resources: Moarhof

    The primary goal of the Moarhof agricultural resources is to provide an optimized basis for planning and implementation of all...

    Documentation of the soil and grassland condition on the Moarhof

    By converting the Moarhof to organic farming, it is necessary to assess the current situation of the soil and grassland...

    Influence of grassland reseeding on short grass pastures

    During the growing season, the composition of the sward, the total plant biomass production and the growth height should be determined...

    2368: ManureMulch

    Optimization of manure fertilization on meadows by introducing additional organic materials

    2377: KF Edelhof

    Influence of a reduced concentrate supply on the performance of Simmental cows in organic dairy farming

    2378: Vegdyn

    Vegetation dynamics in regularly mown permanent meadows, litter meadows, fens and fallow grassland

    2383: OrganicEarlyWeide

    Influence of spring grazing on the plant population of cut meadows - exact experiment (implementation project “Organic grassland research and advice” by Dr. Steinwidder under Dafne 100692 already covered in the FJF)

    2387: Genotype comparison

    Studies on the suitability of cows of different genetic origins for low-input milk production - part of the EU project SOLID

    2403: Cattle farming

    Environmental technologies in cattle farming - establishing an international partner network

    2409: System comparison

    System comparison - influence of full pasture or stable feeding on milk production in the mountain areas of Austria

    2416: ILWA

    Mother-bonded lamb fattening with purebred forest sheep and the Waldschaf x Ile de France cross on extensive pasture

    2425: PIGAIR

    Minimizing emissions through exhaust air purification systems in pig fattening

    2433: BioOptiGL

    Optimization strategies to increase the efficiency of organic permanent grassland operations

    2434: BioSKG

    Effect of sulfur fertilization on clover and alfalfa grass stands in organic farming in the Upper Austrian Alpine foothills

    2445: BioSulfoPhos

    Effect of phosphorus and sulfur fertilization on grain legumes in organic farming

    2452: BioNaDü

    Improving the productivity of organic meadows and pastures through regular reseeding and supplementary fertilization with phosphorus and sulfur

    2459: WiPraX II

    Transfer of scientific knowledge into agricultural practice II

    2471:BioOptDü

    Nutrient optimization in the organic farming system using mineral supplementary fertilizers

    2747: Salvere

    Near-natural grassland as a resource to improve biodiversity

    3535: WT: Willow dock

    Reduction of dock stock in polluted grassland areas through targeted pasture management

    3587: WT: Spring pasture

    Influence of spring grazing on the plant population of cut meadows - implementation project “Organic grassland research and advice”

    3610: WT: pasture ph

    Pasture transition feeding - Studies on the pH value and temperature of the forestomach contents of dairy cows when switching from stable to full pasture farming

    3646: WT AMS pasture

    Herd management on dairy cattle pastures using automatic milking systems (AMS) - surveys on practical farms in Austria

    3647: WT BioGÜpH

    Actively changing the pH value of cattle manure by adding inorganic and organic substances