Climate change poses major challenges for agriculture. It is therefore important to support the farmers in this process. The educational offensive “Agriculture.Climate.Fit” offers extensive information and training...
There has been a successful cooperation between the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and the “BeeWild” initiative since the beginning of the year. The focus of this initiative is to create an ideal food base and safe nesting sites...
BIO AUSTRIA has launched an exciting educational project on (organic) cattle breeding in 2024 in close collaboration with the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein Organic Institute and the main players in (organic) cattle breeding in Austria.
Raumberg-Gumpenstein has, for the first time, calculated the effect of all greenhouse gas emissions on the energy balance of the atmosphere for a region (the federal state of Carinthia). These results and additional life cycle assessments of...
Feed changes, such as at the beginning and end of the grazing season, also affect the digestive system of cattle, as the entire digestive system (especially the rumen) has to adapt to the new ration. With the help of feces screening you can...
The framework project is very diverse. One goal is to increase biodiversity on project farms in various EU countries through so-called “farmer clusters”. These farmer clusters are associations of...
Students research mobility with reference to agriculture and the environment On July 9, 2024, inquisitive participants from the Rottenmann Children's Academy aged eight to twelve researched the topic of "mobility" at...
With climate change and increasing droughts, cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) is becoming increasingly important for agriculture. This study, published in a peer-reviewed international journal, examines the effects...
The “Greenhouse Gas Efficient Organic Milk Production” project is now in its third year. At the same time as the interim project report, we would like to publish an update for the period 2023-2024.
Students remove invasive neophytes for the renaturation of wet areas and waterside strips. The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein once again organized a total of 5 Science Days on the topic of...
The raw material in the brewing process is changing. The issue of the ORF magazine Land&Leute dealt with many key aspects of beer production in connection with climate change and was produced by Land Creates Life....
Peatlands and peatlands play an important role in mitigating climate change, for biodiversity and flood protection. However, the majority of the moors in Austria have been drained and the spread and condition of...
A comprehensive package of teaching materials for the farm management tool www.farmlife.at for teachers at agricultural schools, which was expanded again last year, has been on the learning platform of the...
Julia Himmelfreundpointner, a graduate of HBLA Elmberg, worked on her diploma thesis “Technical measures to optimize feeding and stable climate in dairy cows” in collaboration with her school colleague Eva Hiesl mayr in Ing....
With the amendment of the Styrian Spatial Planning Act 2010 in 2022, the designation of odor zones (an area affected by odor from agricultural animal husbandry operations) became necessary.
At the Organic Institute's agricultural field day in Lambach/Stadl-Paura on June 12th, interested visitors found out about the current experiments and projects. In numerous personal conversations with the practitioners...
The Student Day 2024 took place at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein on June 19, 2024 with great success. Over 250 students from agricultural schools from all over Austria took part in this exciting day, where...
After the large joint projects EmiDat and EmiMin, which were coordinated in recent years by the German KTBL (Board of Trustees for Technology and Construction in Agriculture), the follow-up project EmiMod was recently launched...
From 10th to 12th June 2024, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein was the lecture destination of an international group of students from the...
On June 11th and 12th, employees of the Bavarian state testing department went on an excursion to HBLFA Gumpenstein. The group consisted of those technically responsible for carrying out the experiments from the nutrition offices...
For this year's basic fodder season, the Austria-wide LK silage project 2024 was initiated in order to work together with farmers to improve fermented feed quality, to gain and disseminate current findings and...
Successful workshops on edible wild herbs at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein The Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute Raumberg-Gumpenstein ( HBLFA ) held two remarkable workshops on edible wild herbs on May 7th and 8th, 2024...
This invitation is aimed at municipalities, ZT offices, emissions experts, construction experts and everyone who is involved in stable surveys as part of the revision of local zoning plans in accordance with ROG 2023, as input for the...
EIP mountain milk cattle i2connect excursion The detailed analysis of the EIP “mountain milk cattle” project was the focus of the three-day visit by the delegation from Germany. "i2connect" would like to find out from actors from EIP projects which...
On May 23, 2024, we presented our specialist station on biodiversity and alpine pastures at the Long Night of Research in the Palmenhaus Vienna. This event provided a wonderful opportunity to showcase our work and commitment to conserving...
The iris meadows in Ennstal, Central Styria, bloomed in all their glory again this year! The Iris Meadow Festival took place on May 20, 2024 in the Trautenfelser Blühwiesen as a nature experience at the foot of the Grimming.
Thanks to the successful establishment of a herd book for the Berkshire breed, in addition to the boar “Randy” from the Namatjira line, fresh semen from the young boar “Peyton” from the Peter Lad line is now also available. Order option...
The second part of the crash course for shepherds on sheep and goat pastures took place on May 8th and 9th. This time the participants learned important basics about herd management, herd protection and pasture management:
The annual seminar on organic farming in the classroom once again proved to be a meeting point for Austrian teachers, researchers, consultants and associations committed to organic farming. From the 25th to...
On June 19, 2024, the community hall in 4492 Hofkirchen will open its doors for the strip cultivation conference! As part of an EIP project, in which the Organic Institute of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein is also involved, the cultivation of stiff...
On April 30, 2024, the Institute for Animal Nutrition, Animal Food and Nutrition Physiology (TTE) of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna visited the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.
Secretary General Dr. Johann 's Abentung at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein Climate change, extreme weather events, changing eating habits, international competition, price pressure also in the quality segment, securing self-sufficiency and...
Experience alpine pasture management in practice - on the Schafalm Hauser Kaibling Discover the importance of controlled grazing and herd protection on alpine pastures in Austria, especially on sheep and goat pastures.
On Friday, April 26, 2024, Bio AUSTRIA successfully organized the third Austrian Organic Livestock Day together with the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein at the Rotholz State Agricultural College in Tyrol.
Neurinos is developing the next generation of sensor technology and artificial intelligence in the animal production chain together with farmers, renowned research institutions and food manufacturers. Robust and affordable systems...
The first part of the crash course for shepherds on sheep and goat pastures took place on April 19th and 20th. At the Medau farm, the main focus on these two days was the animal: normal behavior, correct handling of the animal, animal-related...
Preservation of endangered livestock breeds – very successful On April 18th. The Austrian animal breeding managers from all federal states met at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein. At the center of the seminar of the Austrian Society...
Climate change in focus On April 8th, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein was involved in the ORF2 program “Thema”. The article entitled "Summer in April" reported on alternative cultures in view of the higher temperatures as a result of...
