Demo plots sown

Demo plots sown

In recent weeks, our trial technicians have sown around 800 plots: both for the exhibitors and for the Justus Liebig University Giessen, the long-term arable farming trial, the national variety trials and performance tests. These are mainly winter cereals such as...
Safe eco-field days

Safe eco-field days

The winter half-year with rising infection figures is unsettling for all organizers and exhibitors. “We assume that the situation will look better again in summer 2021 and that the Organic Field Days will take place live at the Gladbacherhof on June 22-24,...
Poplars & Co. grow strongly

Poplars & Co. grow strongly

Despite the dry summer, almost all of the trees on the agroforestry plot have survived, with only a few failures among the poplars. “Some poplars have not grown at all, others were probably peeled clean by a roebuck,” reports Dr. Philipp Weckenbrock, who...
Research: How does agroforestry work?

Research: How does agroforestry work?

Climate protection and adaptation is an important topic of practical research at the Gladbacherhof and at the 2021 Eco-Field Days. A new agroforestry area planted this spring will provide insights into the effects of linear plantings of various tree species such as...