Biodiversity and meat quality - something's going on!
Mainz, August 23.08.2018, 27. The 28rd beef cattle and suckler cow conference will take place from October 2018th to 3th, XNUMX in St. Andreasberg in the Harz Mountains under the motto "Biodiversity and meat quality - there's something going on!" Joint organizers are the Bioland and Biokreis associations, in cooperation with the Thünen Institute for Organic Farming in Trenthorst.
This year, conservation and biodiversity stand as well Beef fattening and meat quality in the focus of the nationwide industry get-together.
"Top meat quality and more biodiversity go hand in hand. This is shown not least by the many suckler cow farmers and beef producers who farm in extensive grassland regions," says Dr. Ulrich Schumacher, head of the animal husbandry department at Bioland eV “But this type of farming is also extremely demanding if it is to be really sustainable. The art of grassland management and use will be discussed extensively at the conference and supplemented with an exciting excursion in the Harz.”
Georg Terler from the Federal Teaching and Research Institute Raumberg-Gumpenstein (Austria) will take part in the conference as an expert on the subject of "Optimization of feeding in grassland-based cattle fattening". Terler provides insights into current results of practical research on fattening methods and meat quality. In addition, many other speakers will be available on site. The speakers will talk about effective nature conservation measures in practice, a successful combination of nature conservation and agriculture, the optimization of feeding in grassland-based cattle fattening, tips and tricks when dealing with suckler cows and young cattle, the potential of sustainable grazing for soil fertility, biodiversity and climate as well as opportunities and risks extensive grazing with beef cattle.
An excursion to Daniel Wehmeyer's beef cattle and direct marketing business rounds off the conference. His farm has already won the CeresAward and the national organic farming competition.
The detailed Program As well as the Registration Form can also be found at: www.bioland.de/fachtagungen
The Bioland conference office will accept registrations until October 5, 2018. Contact: Tel. 04262 9590-70, fax 04262 9590-50, e-mail:This e-mail address is being protected from spambots To display JavaScript must be turned on!.
To the Bioland Association
Bioland is the most important association for organic farming in Germany. About 7.300 Farmers, gardeners, beekeepers and winegrowers operate according to the Bioland guidelines. In addition, there are more than 1.000 partners in manufacturing and trade such as bakeries, dairies, butchers and gastronomy. Together, they form a community of values for the benefit of people and the environment.
