Clever farmers invent milk
Not at all backward - Austria's farms are home to more inventive and pioneering spirit than is generally assumed. When it comes to innovation, agriculture is ahead of other sectors. Because they no longer saw a real future with the money they were getting for their milk, farmers in Salzburg's Flachgau region began to change their feeding methods a good ten years ago. Source: www.sn.at
Farmers: Everyone wants a fair milk price
Sachsenkam - "20 years of the BDM" was written in large letters above the traditional dairy farmers' evening in the Reutberg marquee. The evening's political guests of honour, Martin Bachhuber, Hubert Aiwanger and Gisela Sengl, congratulated the BDM on its milestone birthday and, despite their different party affiliations, unanimously expressed their willingness to support dairy farmers and the BDM's work for a fair milk price. Nevertheless, according to the BDM spokespersons, there are still a lot of problems. source: www.merkur.de
Who speaks of the curlew
Christian Niederbichler has been looking after Lake Ammersee and the moors around it for 20 years. He was the first person in Bavaria to act as a mediator between nature and people in a pilot project. source: www.augsburger-allgemeine.de
Win-win situation medicinal and aromatic plants + pollinator insects
Researchers are investigating interactions and developing a system for targeted pollination in the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants - higher yields and more biodiversity are expected. What has long been common practice in commercial fruit and vegetable cultivation is now being developed by the University of Bonn for the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants: a management system for targeted pollination by insects. Just as gardeners can order bumblebee colonies by mail order for their greenhouses, something similar is also conceivable for the cultivation of fennel, thyme and the like. The researchers expect higher and possibly also better quality yields, more biodiversity and benefits for neighbouring crops and thus for entire agricultural ecosystems. source: idw-online.de
Pollinators wanted for medicinal herbs
Insect pollination has a long tradition in fruit growing. Researchers in Bonn are investigating how the helpers can be used specifically in the cultivation of spice and medicinal plants. source: biooekonomie.de
Diversity first and foremost
Bavaria's agriculture should continue to be an attractive workplace for young people in the future. Agriculture Minister Helmut Brunner discussed the importance of the \"Bavarian Way\" with young farmers in Munich. source: www.bayernkurier.de
Thanks to the Flora-Fauna-Habitat Directive, there are refuges for insects in the Ostallgäu region
Biodiversity - "You just can't write that everything is fine," says Walter Hundhammer. Because where he provides insights into the Ostallgäu's natural heritage, there is plenty of sunshine in many areas. source: www.all-in.de
MR promotes shared use of machinery for mountain farmers
A project of the Maschinenring Cluster gives Salzburg farms in mountainous regions the opportunity to purchase and operate machinery jointly. This supports the effectiveness and viability of the farms, according to MR Austria in a press release. Source: www.topagrar.at
Prospects for the mountain pastures
St. Valentin a.d.H. - The event "Future prospects for Alpine pastures" organised by Raiffeisenkasse Obervinschgau took place in the Kulturhaus in St. Valentin on 10 October. Raika director Markus Moriggl was able to welcome representatives from mountain pasture interest groups and local authorities, the local farmers' association representatives and several speakers: Markus Joos (District Director of the District Office for Agriculture West) Georg Pircher (District Director of the Silandro Forestry Inspectorate), Thoma Ludwig (Vinschgau District Community), Lukas Stecher (Vinschgau Marketing) and Friedl Sapelza (GWR). source: www.dervinschger.it
Study: Organic farming could feed the world
FRICK - AG - Organic farming could theoretically feed the entire world population. This is the conclusion of a study by the FiBL research institute. However, to avoid the need for more arable land, we need to rethink the way we consume food. source: www.blick.ch
"Farmers need biodiversity and natural cycles"
A topical debate on biodiversity has taken place in the Bavarian state parliament. "We farmers have the greatest interest in protecting biodiversity in Bavaria and preserving the important natural cycles," says Stefan Köhler, Environmental President of the Bavarian Farmers' Association. Source: www.topagrar.com
Inno4Grass - green innovation
Laimburg Research Centre coordinates first South Tyrolean discussion group on sustainable grassland and pasture management Source: www.dervinschger.it