Test of pickup swathing- and a round bale press technology From the point of view of optimal fodder preservation, the harvesting of grassland fodder should take place without earthy fodder contamination and the highest possible area performance and low...
Assessment of skid resistance of different rubber floor in free stall barns Many products for rubberized walking areas in stables, especially outdoors, are not sufficiently slip-resistant, which can lead to dangerous situations for the...
Surveys on manure management from agricultural livestock farming in Austria An Austria-wide survey on manure management with the acronym “TIHALO II study” (animal farming in Austria) was completed in 2018. Included...
Elementary school children research natural hazards in Donnersbachwald and learn about the biodiversity in the local mountain forest. What is the protective forest used for and what does a healthy forest look like? What does a tree need to live and grow, how to protect...
Over the last five years, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein has launched a large action program in collaboration with the Berg-Gumpenstein to eliminate alien, invasive plant species and to raise awareness about the Grimmig...
In preliminary projects, the farm management and life cycle assessment tool FarmLife was intensively revised - especially in terms of practicality and applicability in teaching. The application of FarmLife is intended to be used in agricultural...
Animal welfare can sometimes be described by the average length of stay. It is also directly related to animal health, longevity and profitability. In some cases, the lying times of dairy cows...
The aim of this project is to determine the current status of emissions and immissions of bioaerosols and fine dust particles in the area of animal husbandry facilities using various measurement strategies. For the assessment of...
The concept of eco-efficiency in agriculture supports location-adapted and performance-oriented dairy farming in conjunction with minimizing environmental impacts. This approach of the farm management tool FarmLife was...
Renate Mayer, Claudia Plank and Walter Starz from the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein are winners of Austria's largest nature conservation award “The Stinging Nettle - Nature Conservation is a great Wies´n”. The project was awarded...
In a cooperation between the Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute (HBLFA) Raumberg-Gumpenstein and the University of Agricultural and Environmental Education in Vienna, the existing and practically tested farm management tool FarmLife...