Making a virtue out of necessity - it was not possible to take part in the Swiss conference, which is why this short film was created for the visitors to the conference and for us: “Looking at the cow in the mouth!” The speaker gallops quickly...
The first workshop on equipping grazing animals with GPS transmitters deals with the practical application and communicating the state of the art to practitioners. Date postponed to January 26, 2024 program
Among terrestrial ecosystems, intact moors and moorland soils are by far the best carbon stores. However, moors and litter meadows are also valuable from a cultural and historical perspective and from a nature conservation perspective. They provide living space for many...
We need reinforcements - The following jobs are currently advertised. For all advertised positions, the prerequisite is a valid work permit in the EEA area. Further vacancies in the administrative and research areas will soon be available...
Climate Change Adaptation - Focus Climate change affects agriculture! According to climate forecasts, temperatures will continue to rise and precipitation will be less and less distributed. Adjustments to the...
The EU project CONSOLE, launched in 2019, aims to develop contract solutions for the effective and long-term provision of public goods in the areas of environmental protection and climate protection by the agricultural and...
The first part of the “Greenhouse Gas Efficient Organic Milk Production” project - developing greenhouse gas reduction options on organic dairy farms - is successfully behind us, and we are now entering the second phase. Started in the year...
This year we were able to complete our practical training in the research area of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein in the Institute for Animal Husbandry, Technology and Environment. We were primarily assigned to the Animal Husbandry Systems, Technology & Emissions department and...
Innovative training for sheepherders and sustainable pasture management - instruments for sustainable management of rural areas based on best practice examples in selected EU countries From 2019-2023...
As part of the Raumberg-Gumpenstein research workshop, 10-12 year old young researchers visited us on July 21, 2023 on the topic of “Energy in Agriculture”. Exciting experiments from the research projects on the topics...
On June 27th and 28th, 2023, the moor conference took place at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein in the form of a webinar. The primary goal of this conference was an exchange of experiences between agriculture and nature conservation. As part of this event with around...
The world is becoming more and more digital and our farms can also benefit from it.
Optimal breeding is the prerequisite for healthy, productive and long-lived cattle.
On June 23, 2023, a former employee (Theresia Rieder) and two former employees (Ing. Reinhard Wolf and Ing. Anton Schauer), in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management,...
How to deal with the pasture on the organic farm when drought pushes the grassland to its limits?
The Middle Styrian Ennstal has been characterized by landscape changes and economic change for thousands of years.
The Austrian Board of Trustees for Agricultural Technology and Rural Development (ÖKL) has reissued the brochure “Rare Farm Animal Breeds”. The now 5th edition has been completely updated and supplemented (ÖKL series LTS 231). At 42...
The annual field day took place on June 20, 2023 at the Bio-Institut site in Lambach/Stadl-Paura. Interested visitors found out about the current trials and were also informed about the results of the previous...
On June 7, 2023, Dr. Birgit Heidinger was appointed head of the “Animal, Technology and Environment” Institute at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein by Federal Minister Totschnig.
The transfer of knowledge between research and school plays a crucial role in making the latest findings and solutions in various areas accessible to students. The networking between research and teaching has therefore...
The aim of the EU project “Framework” is to promote and develop biodiversity-sensitive cultivation of agricultural land. This process should start with the companies. In addition, the services of female farmers should...
Franz Waldenberger visited the organic farming site in Lambach/Stadl-Paura and found out about research in the field of legumes.
Meat doesn't have it easy. In the media we are often confronted with the fact that meat is unhealthy and that meat production is damaging our climate. The topic of animal welfare has also reached the center of society and is often...
A novel system for spraying water and versatile additives can help to improve dust pollution in bedding stables for livestock farming.
Alpine farming is very important in Styria. Around 15,000 cattle and 10,000 sheep are kept in Upper Styria alone. In order to make the work of farmers easier and to improve the safety of the animals,...
On June 5, 2023, all stakeholders involved in the project met at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein for a final meeting of the “Clean Air in Animal Husbandry” project.
This year's Raumberg-Gumpenstein construction conference took place from May 31st to June 1st, 2023 as a hybrid event (face-to-face & online).
Strategies and research projects for climate change adaptation in the areas of agriculture, forestry and water management Due to climatic changes, agriculture, forestry and water management are facing major challenges. In...
The stable construction brochure “LTS 227: Stable construction for organic animal husbandry: CATTLE” has been published in a new edition. The 80-page color brochure provides a comprehensive information base for farmers who...
On May 24, 2023, 25 pig farmers from Styria visited the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein for a specialist excursion with the topic “Current news from pig research”. The participants followed with interest the...
Science and agriculture are working on business models for mountain agriculture
Under the leadership of Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan Rovshan Sadigbayli, professors from two agricultural universities (Nakhchivan State University; Ganja State University) learned about the research on May 16, 2023...
On the day of departmental research, which took place on May 15, 2023 in Vienna's Urania, FarmLife was presented as a lead project of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein for the future of agriculture.
Project goal: Biodiversity in viticulture and adaptation to climate change
Student day at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein On Wednesday, June 19, 2024, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein offers the agricultural technical schools and the HBLAs for agriculture a rich and varied...
On the night of May 8th to 9th, 2023, two sheep were presumably killed by a wolf and a lamb was seriously injured 30 meters next to a farm in Oberstuttern (municipality of Mitterberg-St. Martin). After the animals were found by the owner...
In the current edition of the program “In the Middle at the Edge” a report from the final project presentation of CSI Phänobiota in Gumpenstein Castle ( HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein) was broadcast on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
At the beginning of May, international students from Canada, France, Germany and Austria from the European Master in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems visited the Organic Institute in Trautenfels.
