On behalf of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and on behalf of the program committee of the Austrian Hunters' Conference, we unfortunately have to inform you that the Austrian Hunters' Conference 2021 cannot be held due to the corona pandemic.
We would like to thank you for the good cooperation and wish you a blessed Christmas and a successful 2021
As part of the EU project “Circular Agronomics”, six case studies are used to try to better understand the C, N and P cycles in agriculture, increase the efficiency of nutrient use and thus...
It was not just the date, Friday the 13th, but the general situation in connection with Corona, which required a new way of holding the 11th sheep farming conference.
We are currently living in very challenging times and this also affects the agriculture and food industries. In recent months, seemingly forgotten questions have gained importance again:
Federal Minister Elisabeth Köstinger was impressed by the research work at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and discussed it with the school's high school graduates. Finally, she also visited what is currently under construction...
The federal and state governments dig deep into their Tasch for animal welfare stables. But who decides what is animal friendly? A tour of the stables provides information.
On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 34 farmers and teachers successfully completed the seven-day pasture practitioner training. This course was organized by Bio-Austria in collaboration with the Bio-Institut der...
As part of a project to “Analyze the efficiency of greenhouse gas reduction measures”, the climate impacts of grassland-based food production were analyzed and prepared for advice and practice. The interaction...
At the beginning of October 2020 the time had finally come: 12 inter-company hoof trimmers from all over Austria, South Tyrol and Germany gathered at the HBFLA Raumberg-Gumpenstein in brilliant weather to take part in the first...
The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein was once again awarded the Young Science seal of quality by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and the Austrian Exchange Service. The seal of quality is renewed every two years...
Researchers from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT) are getting to the bottom of things. The spectrum of practical research work ranges from food security to future-proof living spaces...
As part of a workshop in Project V of the “Digitization in Agriculture” cluster, the first approaches to an environmental assessment concept for digital...
The right calf nutrition sets the course for successful dairy farming at an early stage, as different feeding and rearing intensities have been proven to have an effect on the metabolism of the adult animals.
At the end of September, Federal Ministry Elisabeth Köstinger awarded six former employees of our company the “Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria”. We warmly congratulate!!
In addition to the ongoing trials, our test field also contains a large number of seed propagations. On the one hand, basic grass seeds are used here for commercial grassland as well as for high-altitude and embankment greening...
In the 2020 harvest season, six variable round balers from well-known manufacturers were put to the test. The investigations were led by the BLT Wieselburg, together with the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and the technical team from...
Since the beginning of the year, selected new digital technologies, trends and developments in...
The first Austrian testing facility for manure additives recently went into operation at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.
This brochure offers interested farmers recommendations for action with the aim of successful organic piglet production. From stable construction considerations, animal welfare aspects for sows and piglets to possible...
In Austria, around 300,000 cattle and 115,000 sheep spend the summer on the alpine pastures every year. There are currently a few branded meat programs with a connection to the alpine pastures. However, many cattle and lambs are raised soon after...
On September 30, 2020, the daily newspaper Kurier also contained a multi-page supplement with the promising title “Future Agriculture and Life”. In addition to a report from our employee Priv.-Doz. Dr. Andreas Steinwidder on the topic of “Organic...
The first project dealing with the implementation of an interdisciplinary educational concept on the subject of sustainability assessment in agriculture at relevant schools in Austria has now been completed...
Yellow gentian thrives particularly well in alpine climates and can easily be cultivated at altitudes of up to 1,600 m.
Our free-range pigs eating the natural autumn fattening, the tasty acorns.
In group suckling, several piglet-bearing sows are housed together in a pen. This brings many advantages, but places high demands on planning and management. Those interested can attend the respective dates, the stable day...
In a first-of-its-kind approach in Europe, students in the Liezen district are researching and documenting the phenological development of invasive neophytes under the influence of climate change. With the help of experts, they develop and test...
Due to the avoidance of glyphosate for area preparation, mechanical weed control is becoming increasingly important for us. To make this possible, many crops are sown in rows. But especially with very fine,...
Protein components of feed have been proven to have a significant influence on ammonia and odor emissions from livestock farming - in practice, the resulting emissions in the neighborhood...
From an environmental perspective, livestock farming has been in focus for some time when it comes to “the polluters” and the required reductions in airborne emissions. As is well known, ammonia...
In addition to surveys of soil, nutrient and water balance in grassland, the characterization, evaluation and assessment of plant populations is particularly important. Traditional, destructive surveys like...
Several factors lead to the need to increasingly deal with new techniques for air optimization in livestock stables.
Applied research bears responsibility for stakeholders. In this sense, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein is connected to the farms in Austria and, based on this responsibility, presents the discussion paper “Basic principles...
At the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, intensive research has been carried out to reduce emissions for years. A new cooling system was tested in a short test - the focus of the investigation was on whether this new system could reduce dust...
This spring was affected by severe drought in large parts of Austria. Especially at the time when the first and usually most productive growth is emerging on the grassland areas, the lack of water...
There are currently around 200,000 suckler cows kept in Austria, which is around 27% of all cows kept in our country. Despite the relatively strong decline (2010: approx. 270,000 suckler cows; 2010-2018: >25%) since the abolition of the suckler cow premium...
New sensor technologies enable valid lying data collection even when kept on pasture. The lying behavior of dairy cows influences animal welfare, animal health and willingness to perform as well as economic efficiency. Compared to...
