New research stable

New research stable

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...
Confronting the climate crisis

Confronting the climate crisis

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 trail, various stations will show the challenges facing agriculture and possible solutions. As a teaching and experimental...
Focus on climate

Focus on climate

How can visitors experience climate-related topics in a practical way at the Eco-Field Days? Leslie Risch is planning many exciting “climate stations” with a team of experts. In the area of climate advice, for example, the Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft...
Agroforestry on grassland

Agroforestry on grassland

The second agroforestry system was planted on the Gladbacherhof at the end of November. This is a so-called silvopastoral system in which trees are planted on eight hectares of newly created grassland. Dairy cows from the Gladbacherhof will graze here from next year....
Demo plots winterized

Demo plots winterized

Our trial technicians have already sown 350 plots on the demo area, including, for example, winter crops of fine-seeded and large-grain legumes, rapeseed and cereals. They created an ideal seedbed by using a lightweight single-axle implement carrier with a power...
Preparation for wintering

Preparation for wintering

The exhibition area is currently being prepared so that the establishment of the demo plots can begin again. Our trial technicians Lukas Weber and his colleagues Franz Schulz and Andreas Schmid-Eisert have already cultivated and ploughed the area to prevent the...