In Austria, the Berkshire pig breed, which is considered the oldest breed in Great Britain, is relatively unknown. The name is derived from the county of Berkshire, which lies west of London in southern England.
In mid-May 2020, the traditional livestock protection conference took place at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, which was held as a webinar for the first time this year for the occasion. Well-known speakers from home and abroad offered...
Our plant cultivation employees are currently traveling all over Austria to assess a wide variety of wildflower meadows. Wildflower meadows are not only beautiful to look at, but also an important habitat and food source for...
Sustainability assessment in agriculture as a trend-setting aspect in food production should be given (even) more emphasis in lessons in the future. In order to provide our students with a professional focus on environmental...
Ex-situ preservation of the plant genetic diversity of the Austrian extensive grassland. Grassland areas that were previously mown once or twice have either been abandoned in recent decades, resulting in the emergence of other plant communities -...
Reducing stress factors and improving meat quality through farm slaughter
Strips of water and forest edges are usually neglected in the cultural landscape. They are often overgrown by neophytes or are mowed down. Due to missing or irregular water edge strips, water bodies are insufficiently...
Iris meadows with the Siberian iris and star daffodil as key species were once defining elements of the cultural landscape in the Central Styrian Ennstal. The colorful, herb-rich meadows are populated in moderately moist to...
The suitability of a grassland area for a certain type of management and intensity of use depends crucially on the soil. The individual grassland soils differ in terms of yield potential, yield security,...
Originally native to Asia, knotweed was able to spread very quickly in North America and Europe. Once exposed as a privacy hedge or ornamental plant as well as over work tools or soil material...
It is particularly difficult for organic farms to achieve long-term decimation of the dock population without the use of herbicides. The control measures established so far are similar in that they are either time-consuming,...
In the future, the HBLFA will use a new drone to create high-resolution images of grassland in the visible and near infrared range. Based on these observations, important yield and quality parameters as well as...
Dr. Wilhelm Graiss has been appointed head of the department and will oversee Dr. Bernhard Krautzer take over. The existing orientation of the vegetation management department in the Alpine region with the current focus on ecological...
In recent years, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein has been investigating the feed value and fermentation properties of millet whole plant silages (GPS). How the feed value of millet silage can be optimized and how high it is compared to...
Agricultural production is directly dependent on the climatic conditions and therefore the emerging change in the climate represents an enormous challenge, especially for this sector. Many of the weather and...
At the beginning of April, the livestock industry conference of the Institute for Livestock Research at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein took place for the 47th time. However, due to the corona pandemic, this year's conference could not take place in the Grimming Hall of the...
The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, in collaboration with the Rosenau feed laboratory (LK Lower Austria), carried out a horse hay project in Austria for the first time in 2018 and 2019. A total of 512 test results were...
The milk fat composition is of particular importance for human nutrition. The effects of feeding on fat quality have now been examined in more detail at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein Organic Institute. Above all...
In addition to high demands for environmental protection and increasingly scarce resources, the need to save money and time is also increasingly coming to the fore in agriculture. The efficient and therefore low-loss application of...
The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein has been operating a lysimeter and weather station at Stoderzinken at 1800 m above sea level since 2006. As part of a cooperation and a master's thesis, Reinhold Schöngrundner creates snow profiles in order to...
Eco-efficiency of dairy farms
The brown cattle breeding association and the students of the agricultural and forestry technical schools Grabnerhof and Gröbming as well as our students cordially invite you to the 2025 cattle show, which will take place on April 5th at...
With the Bio-Institut annual report and newsletter we allow us to inform ourselves about our diverse organic activities at the Bio-Institut of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.
Presentation of the brochure Climate Impact Research and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Climate change is a fact and it is happening. According to forecasts and climate models, the Central Alpine region in particular will be particularly affected in the future...
The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein Organic Institute was able to welcome more than two hundred interested conference participants from German-speaking countries and abroad at this year's organic conference. Quality – from the soil to the food...
The EU project “LIBBIO” aims, on the one hand, to test the suitability of Andean lupine for cultivation in various European countries, under different climatic conditions and on different soils, and on the other hand...
Beef production is under increasing pressure because the food efficiency of feeding food-grade products is low. With good pasture conditions, good gains can be achieved with oxen and calves even in mountain areas...
25 years of research show: Sewage sludge and organic compost as fertilizer can be sensibly applied to fields in the long term if they are of good quality and the soil is controlled. For a quarter of a century (1994), the Higher...
The annual conference of the Future Space Land Network took place on October 16, 2019 at the Lambach Agricultural Education Center. Above all, the future key points of Austria's Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plans (CAP) were...
One of the tasks of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein is to maintain an ecological balance in the environment. For this reason, our hard-working interns were on duty again this summer and fought in the community...
In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in pasture in grassland regions, because under certain production conditions (organic farming, hay milk production, "low input", etc.)...
Based on the organic youth study, HBLA Elmberg students looked at young, healthy and cost-effective organic food culture as part of their diploma thesis. For the diploma thesis, 20 organic recipes for meat and...
The ÖAG organic specialist group developed three new pieces of information on the topic of “grassland soils”. Soil fertility is largely determined by the biological activity in the soil. In order to maintain soil fertility in the long term...
Artificial insemination of sheep is common practice in countries with intensive sheep farming and is carried out laparoscopically intrauterine. The method is time-consuming and costly.
Because of the increase in resistance, alternatives in parasite management are being sought. An in vitro test is being carried out under laboratory conditions to determine whether grapefruit seed extract has a development-inhibiting effect on...
The journal “Agricultural and Forestry Workers HEUTE” reports on the work in the Bio-Institute of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein with the title “Quality and Efficiency”.
When animals are kept on pasture, nuisance animals can cause distress to the animals, stress, transmission of diseases and a decline in performance. Means for repelling flies or reducing fly pressure (pour-on, ear clips, etc.) are...
Feeding appropriate to ruminants and adequate energy supply are the basis for good fertility performance. A study examined the significance of milk ingredients and blood results in this regard.
