The Farm
Total size 160 ha
Fields 41,20 ha
Grassland 29,40 ha
Fir seed plantation 4,60 ha
Christmas trees 1,20 ha
Orchards 1,40 ha
Forest 73,20 ha
Buildings, oth. 8,35 ha
Soil: medium to heavy loams
Size of plots: 0,40 to 5,8 hectares
Elevation: 300 to 380 m above sea
Average rainfall: 850 - 1000 mm/year
Animals
Dairy and beef production with Austrian Simmental
30 cows, 35 heifers & calves, 12 bulls
Milk yields in average: 10.200 kg per cow and year
Fat Percentage 4,20 %; 428,4 kg Protein 3,5 %; 357 kg
Plant Production
Besides grassland mainly cereals like wheat, barley, rye, triticum and maize are cultivated. In addition there are several hectares of research plots where testing of different varieties, herbicides, fungicides and fertilization is managed and organized by us.
In cooperation with the University of Agriculture in Vienna we operate a research plot for erosion experiments.