New Head of Research and Innovation and Deputy Direktor
The Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute Raumberg-Gumpenstein has with Priv. Doz. Dr. Andreas Steinwidder a new head of research and innovation and deputy Direktor .
FarmLife recognized as an innovation for mountain farm management!
On January 20, 2023, the “Alpen-Adria Agricultural Fair”, which only takes place every two years, took place at the Klagenfurt exhibition center. The trade fair not only brings suppliers and visitors from Austria, but also from Slovenia, Germany...
2023
Pasture parasites in goats in Austria: Resistance monitoring and development of sustainable control strategies for practice
Project aim: The aim of this research project is to record the spread of resistance in gastrointestinal strongylids of goats and to evaluate sustainable and implementable parasite control strategies. This is done...
2023
VineAdapt: International workshop on climate-adapted and biodiversity-friendly viticulture in Europe
Viticulture in Europe has to deal with the effects of climate change. Increasing droughts in summer, a high risk of erosion due to heavy rainfall and the immigration of new pests require innovative solutions...
2023
Completion of the project “Measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions”
The project report describes agronomic improvement options that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions if food production in the agricultural sector continues
2022
New husbandry system for fattening pigs
As part of the EIP-Agri project track, a new housing system for fattening pig farming was examined in the SaLu_T project.
2022
Handover of a new, sponsored electric vehicle to the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
Thanks to numerous advertising partners from the region and with the help of the PR company “Brunner Mobil”, an electric bus was handed over to the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein on December 13th, 2022.
2022
Organic Enquete – Presentation of the Organic Action Program 2023+
The new organic action program 2023+ was presented as part of the Bio-Enquete 2022. The aim of the program is to continue to position Austria as the number one organic country and to expand the organic sector.
2022
A success story - 20 years of the LTER-Austria association - long-term social-ecological research
The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein as a member of the interdisciplinary network for biodiversity and ecosystem research.
2022
75 years of research in Raumberg-Gumpenstein
On Friday, December 2nd, 2022, the celebrations for 75 years of research took place at the Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute Raumberg-Gumpenstein. Direktor Dr. Johann Gasteiner and institute director Dr. Andreas Steinwidder ...
2022-11
New podcast series - climate crisis forever?! The late legacy of fossil energy
Gaseous emissions, changes in land use and other physical effects have contributed to changes in the energy balance of the global atmosphere since 1750. In the podcast “Climate Crisis Forever?!”, Dr.... explains.
EIP mountain dairy cattle – results on animal welfare potential
Small-scale mountain dairy farming, which is widespread in the Austrian Alpine region, faces major challenges.
Full house at the organic conference
Numerous conference participants from home and abroad attended the organic conference at the HLBLA Raumberg-Gumpenstein on Thursday, November 10th.
Successful cooperation between the LFS Grabnerhof, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and the Austrian Center Bär, Wolf, Luchs
In October 2022, the newly created course for “Agricultural Skilled Workers with a Focus on Alpine Farming and Shepherding” took place successfully at the LFS Grabnerhof. This covered the topics of herd protection, animal health and herd...
Half time in the SatGrass project
Project goal: We want to support farmers in choosing the optimal cutting time based on satellite and weather data and also carry out a regional evaluation of grassland yields from the perspective of climatic...
Valuable content on the topic of alpine farming at the 12th Sheep Farming Conference on November 11, 2022
The conference, which is usually dedicated to current topics in sheep farming, has this year for the first time a supplementary block on alpine farming.
2022-10
Raumberg-Gumpenstein sets new standards in animal welfare
Hoof health in cattle has been widely discussed for years. It not only contributes to quality of life, but also to performance. Since the opportunities for training in hoof care are very limited in Europe, the...
BIOS Science Austria in Raumberg-Gumpenstein
On October 20, 2022, members of the board of BIOS Science Austria met for an internal retreat in the “Bio Institute Building Moarhof” of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein. Behind “BIOS Science Austria” is an association that...
Top result for our analytics
It is with great pride that we can present a special kind of performance showcase from our analytics: Participation in a total of 3 ring studies in 2022 enabled us to test the accuracy of analysis in analytics by independent...
12th specialist conference for sheep farming
On November 11, 2022, the traditional sheep farming conference will take place again as a hybrid event at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.
13th specialist conference for sheep farming
On Friday, November 8, 2024, the traditional sheep farming conference will take place again as a hybrid event at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.
Winter cereals: organic varieties in focus
The choice of variety plays a major role in the upcoming cultivation of winter cereals, especially in organic farming. Not only yield and ingredients play a role, parameters such as stability and resistance are also important in organic...
Moor article at PM-Wissen
About a month ago, the Servus TV film team led by Rosi Bundz accompanied our experts Andreas Bohner and Kurt Krimberger on a film shoot about the importance of moors. The broadcast date has now been set - Thursday, October 20th, 2022 at 8:15 p.m. at...
German organic consultants – further training at the Organic Institute
At the beginning of October, around 20 Naturland consultants from Germany were guests at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein Organic Institute. With over 140,000 members, the Naturland Association is the largest international association for organic farming...
Successful collaboration with the Med. UNI Graz
As part of the Luquasta project (immission and emission measurements of bioaerosols in the area of poultry and pig stables), which was carried out from 2018 to 2021, several master's theses were carried out by students of the institute...
2022-09
Conference of feeding speakers and feeding consultants with a working session of the ÖAG feeding specialist group
From September 19th to 21st, 2022, the annual meeting of the feeding consultants from the Chambers of Agriculture and the special advisors for cattle feeding from Austria and South Tyrol took place in Tschagguns, Vorarlberg. This event...
Diploma course as an instructor in functional hoof care from the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein at Matura level
Project goal: Promotion of animal welfare, animal health and economic efficiency in cattle farming, certificate course for instructor in functional hoof care, National Quality Framework (NQF) at high school level.
Podcast series: Climate change - how do I prepare on the farm?
In September, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein started a podcast series on the topic “How can I prepare for climate change on my farm”. This audio and video series, which appears every 14 days, complements short...
Mobility in the plant kingdom - radio broadcast for the International Week of Mobility
On September 21, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Renate Mayer from the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein will design the topic “Mobility in the plant kingdom”. Aim of the program: Project CSI PhänoBiota Exciting information about invasive plant species in our...
HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein's first herd protection course for its students
As part of the LIFEstockProtect project, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein is a herd protection competence center, which organized a herd protection course for 50 students and 3 teachers. The students in our house are...
Book publication “Practical Precision Livestock Farming”
As part of the "Pansens4" project, a book entitled "Practical Precision Livestock Farming. Hands-on experiences with PLF technologies in commercial and R&D settings" was published in September 2022.
Cold rooms for slaughterhouses were renovated
The rooms (cold room and pre-cooling room) for cooling and maturing the carcasses have been renovated and are now operational again. These were made with sandwich elements (Polystrol sandwich element Classic glass board/sheet metal 100) and...
Lively crowds at the 1st Gumpenstein greening conference
Numerous interested parties from a wide range of disciplines attended the invitation from Dr. Bernhard Krautzer, Dr. Wilhelm Graiss and DI Lukas Gaier followed to the 1st Gumpenstein greening conference.
Moore - filming with Servus TV
Intact moors provide numerous ecosystem services. They are large water reservoirs, the best carbon stores among terrestrial ecosystems and irreplaceable habitats for numerous rare and endangered plant and animal species....
50 years of Styriabride
Colleagues from the Animal Husbandry Systems, Technology & Emissions department took part in the 50th anniversary celebration of the pig producer association on Saturday, August 27th, 2022, at the invitation of Styriabrid.
3. Newsletter - Project EU4Shepherds
The 3rd newsletter is online and provides information about further steps and key data of the EU4Shepherds project.
Gumpenstein Greening Conference 2022
Project goal: Passing on knowledge on the topics of creating biodiversity areas in arable and grassland, converting and redesigning municipal green spaces and private garden areas
EU4SHEPHERDS – INNOVATIVE TRAINING FOR SUSTAINABLE SHEPHERDS
Project goal: Innovative training for sustainable herd management