Valuable results for mountain companies
Small farms in disadvantaged mountain areas make a valuable contribution to preserving the cultural landscape and food supply.
Visit by a delegation from Uganda
On May 12th and 13th, 2022, a delegation from Uganda, together with representatives from BOKU Vienna and PIG Austria GmbH, visited the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.
2022
Life farm4more - Meeting
On May 10th and 11th, the farm4more project team met at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein to discuss the results and strategies in the ongoing life project.
2022
Norwegians in Gumpenstein
On Wednesday, May 4th In 2022, a group of Norwegian school direktor and education managers visited HBLFA Gumpenstein. Above all, the transfer of knowledge from research in the areas of agriculture, sustainability...
2022
Life cycle assessments of practical and technical solutions to increase C, N and P recycling
Project goal: The EU project “Circular Agronomics” aims to evaluate practical and technical solutions to improve the current C, N and P cycle in European agricultural systems using life cycle assessment.
2022
We are at the Wieselburger Messe
Our expert for rare farm animal breeds and the gene pool will be represented again at the Wieselburg trade fair from May 12th to 15th, 2022. If you have any questions about gene preservation, artificial insemination or rare farm animal breeds - ask us...
2022
Ambassador from Azerbaijan to HBLFA
On May 3, 2022, the Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan Rovshan Sadigbayli and employees found out about agricultural research and the school system at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.
2022
Visiting the University of BONN
On April 28th, representatives from the University of BONN visited the Raumberg-Gumpenstein house. Through the EnergARA project, there is intensive cooperation with the Institute of Agricultural Engineering and the Department of Animal Husbandry Systems, Technology and Emissions.
2022
Save concentrated feed with your brains
High concentrate feed costs are currently increasing the desire of many cattle farmers to feed less of it.
2022
Climate change adaptation - irrigation in grassland?
Project goal: The IrriGrass project aims to investigate the connections between climate change, biomass development, quality, water requirements and yield security in grassland in order to...
2022-04
The standard - Do we need more cattle?
Beef and dairy products have a very poor CO2 balance - because cows emit climate-damaging methane. But if you keep the animals properly, they can even become climate protectors. In the end, don't we need less...
Environmental assessment of organic dairy farms with closed regional production cycles in the Lungau district
Milk production in disadvantaged areas is very important in Austria. Nine out of ten liters of milk delivered are produced in these areas, often as organic milk.
Biodiversity initiative of the Gröbming technical school in cooperation with the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
Plant biodiversity is the basis for all diversity in the landscape.
Podcast2go for the EU Life project Farm4More
On the move in the largest agricultural research center in Austria
klimaaktiv Gold - building standard for the organic institute building
Climate-active building and renovation stands for energy efficiency, ecological quality, comfort and quality of execution. In order to make the quality of a building measurable and comparable, the klimaaktiv building standard was developed. He...
Newsletter - Project EU4Shepherds
The 2nd newsletter is online and provides information about further steps and key data of the EU4Shepherds project.
2022-03
Additional organic bull recommendations on our homepage
The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein Organic Institute has been bundling the breeding bull recommendations for organic dairy farms for years and passing them on to the practice free of charge.
Sustainability research to secure the nutritional basis of our ruminants
With 1.34 million hectares, grassland is the largest agricultural crop in Austria.
EIP – grazing project started
The starting signal for the EIP project “Pasture Innovations” was given at the end of March, just in time for the start of grazing. The results of the project are intended to provide new knowledge about pasture farming for a large number of ruminant farms.
Promote soil life in permanent grassland
Soil fertility depends critically on the number, diversity and activity of soil organisms.
Land4Water - green spaces instead of concrete deserts!
Best practice for World Water Day! Although temperatures are rising, flooding is also increasing. A good option for natural retention areas are green spaces with different uses. These “Greens...
Annual report on activities for 2021
The annual report on the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein's activities in 2021 can be read and downloaded here as a full-text version.
Review of the online information day on the topic of “stable and hall construction”
On Thursday, March 17, 2022, the online information day on the topic of “stable and hall construction” took place by Haas Agrarbau.
Hohenlehen technical school visiting Raumberg-Gumpenstein
On March 7, 2022, the graduating class of the Hohenlehen Technical School paid a visit to the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.
Review of the 10th Austrian Horse Conference
An anniversary of a slightly different kind - this is how the equine conference took place for the first time in a hybrid form with the option to participate online and on site.
Eco-efficiency of dairy farms in the Mur and Mürztal
In 2021, the research group “Eco-Efficiency of Agricultural Production Systems” developed a new methodological concept for the eco-efficiency assessment of agricultural operations and presented it as part of a peer-reviewed paper...
Animal Highlighted Article - February 2022
The technical article "Short confinement of sows after farrowing, but not pen type affects live-born piglet mortality" by Dr. Heidinger Birgit and Dr. Kristina Maschat as the first author was named “Highlighted Article - February 2022”...
2022-02
Review - Electric Fence Action Day
Electric fence instead of barbed wire
2nd Organic Livestock Day 2022
The second Austrian Organic Livestock Day will take place this time on Friday, April 29th at the HBLA Origin in A-5161 Elixhausen in Salzburg. It's all about successful and location-adapted organic animal husbandry.
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 published the specialist information 1/2022 on the topic “New publication: Getting started with pasture farming, tips and tricks for success”....
Sugar hay in calf feeding – first results published in the Journal of Dairy Science
At the end of 2021, a research project was completed in which the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein (Institute for Livestock Research) and the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (Institute for Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Substances)...
FarmLife BD - Biodiversity assessment concept
The aim of the FarmLife Biodiversity (FarmLife BD) project was to develop a system for assessing the effects of different forms of agricultural management and management on biodiversity on the farm...
Compensation areas for forest pasture separation on acidic sites - better feed is possible with little effort
The separation of forests and grazing rights in Austria is widespread and involves enormous time and financial effort. In order to compensate for the loss of grazing rights in forests, areas are usually cleared and...
Harvesting methods for seed material from species-rich grassland - a long-term comparison
Species-rich grassland in the form of extensive pastures and meadows represents important biodiversity hotspots in our cultural landscape, but unfortunately many areas have already been lost as part of the intensification of agriculture....
Dissertation on the importance of long-term observations in grassland experiments
Grassland is a versatile and important element of the Austrian cultural landscape and, in the form of hay meadows and pastures, not only serves as a feed base for livestock farming, but also with soil protection, water balance and biodiversity...
Emission reduction through manure additives - results for "Mooseck Sohle 6-7"
Project goal: Various manure additives will be examined for their emission and odor reduction potential, product application in practice and user safety.
Artificially inseminate goats?
Most people only know about artificial insemination (AI) for cattle, and possibly also for pigs. The technology is also used on other farm animals, such as goats. We now offer goat insemination courses at our branch in Wels.
First diploma course to become an instructor in functional claw care successfully completed!
On December 16th - 17th, 2021, with a delay due to Corona, the first final exam for the diploma course to become an instructor in functional claw care, which started in 2020, took place under the technical direction of Robert Pesenhofer (European...