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Summer in April - HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein on ORF 2

Climate change in focus

On April 8th, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein in the ORF2 program " Thema ". The article entitled "Summer in April" reported on alternative cultures in the face of higher temperatures as a result of climate change .
In addition to companies that rely on alternative crops such as olives or melons at higher altitudes, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein test field was also presented in more detail.

Our “ClimGrass” system , a versatile outdoor experiment that is unique in the world, allows changing the temperature, the CO2 content in the atmosphere and the creation of severe drought periods using rain-out shelters. The television report discusses the most important effects of climate change on grassland farming and also provides a brief insight into our newly planted vineyard - a novel development caused by climate change in an inner Alpine region such as the Ennstal.

the program on the topic of “Summer in April” on the ORF2 TVthek . Our contribution to the “ClimGrass” system extends from minute 9:27 to 12:00 .

Link to the article - ORF-TVthek

 

ORF 2 TV report from ORF2 about the

ORF 2 TV report from ORF2 about the “ClimGrass” system at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein

 (c) HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein

team

Klingler Andreas, DI

DI Andreas Klingler

Grassland management and cultural landscape
Krautzer Bernhard. Dr.

Dr. Bernhard Krautzer

Institute management for crop production and cultural landscape

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