by Hella Hansen | May 9, 2022 | Latest news
The crops on the demo plots have had a good growth spurt. “Due to the good weather, we have been working with a lot of helpers over the last few weeks to weed and have also had to irrigate,” says trial technician Samuel Bimmermann, adding: “We also...
by Hella Hansen | Apr 29, 2022 | Latest news
The 2022 Organic Field Days at the Gladbacherhof will focus on topics such as the climate crisis and climate adaptation. As part of a climate tour, scientists will demonstrate the challenges facing agriculture and possible solutions in eight areas and around 20...
by Hella Hansen | Apr 6, 2022 | Latest news
From June 28 to 30, 2022, the Organic Field Days will showcase everything that organic farming has to offer at the Hessian State Domain Gladbacherhof in Villmar. Farmers can find out all about innovations in agricultural technology, plant cultivation, animal husbandry...
by Hella Hansen | Apr 4, 2022 | Latest news
One stop on the climate tour at the Eco-Field Days is a mulched vegetable field. From May, researchers from Justus Liebig University Giessen will be setting up a trial field with white cabbage in mulch at the Gladbacherhof to demonstrate their greenhouse gas...
by Adam Zolnierek | Mar 29, 2022 | Latest news
Prof. Dr. Andreas Gattinger is the scientific director of the Gladbacherhof teaching and experimental farm and holds the professorship for organic farming with a focus on sustainable soil use at Justus Liebig University Giessen. In this interview, he explains what...
by Hella Hansen | Mar 3, 2022 | Latest news
The postponement of the Organic Field Days due to the pandemic has at least one advantage: “The construction of the new dairy barn at Gladbacherhof is progressing. We are still optimistic that we will be able to present it at the Öko-Feldtage,” says farm...
