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1. Seeds: High quality, certified seed provides the basis for good yields.
1. Seeds: High quality, certified seed provides the basis for good yields.
2. Crop protection: The combination of chemical and biological crop protection products, as well as biotechnical measures in an integrated crop protection program, allow for high-quality, sustainable yields.
2. Crop protection: The combination of chemical and biological crop protection products, as well as biotechnical measures in an integrated crop protection program, allow for high-quality, sustainable yields.
3. Digital solutions: Support the farmer in his or her decisions. Crop protection applications are optimized, and the environment is preserved.
3. Digital solutions: Support the farmer in his or her decisions. Crop protection applications are optimized, and the environment is preserved.
4. easyFlow M: protects the farmer and preserves the environment. With this closed transfer system, crop protection products are safely transferred.
4. easyFlow M: protects the farmer and preserves the environment. With this closed transfer system, crop protection products are safely transferred.
5. Safe storage: Crop protection products are safely stored in a suitable warehouse and are available when needed.
5. Safe storage: Crop protection products are safely stored in a suitable warehouse and are available when needed.
6. Flower strips: Annual and perennial flower strips in strategically favorable locations protect native flora as well as birds, beetles and earthworms.
6. Flower strips: Annual and perennial flower strips in strategically favorable locations protect native flora as well as birds, beetles and earthworms.
7. Phytobac®: System in which microorganisms degrade crop protection product residues in order to protect water.
7. Phytobac®: System in which microorganisms degrade crop protection product residues in order to protect water.
8. Skylark plots: Small open plots in grain fields help threatened skylarks to land and nest safely.
8. Skylark plots: Small open plots in grain fields help threatened skylarks to land and nest safely.
9. Insect hotels: Inside this breeding aid, wild bees and other pollinators enjoy protection from predators and weather. The insect hotel was built by students.
9. Insect hotels: Inside this breeding aid, wild bees and other pollinators enjoy protection from predators and weather. The insect hotel was built by students.
10. Rock piles and beetle bank: The loose soil of a beetle bank provides an ideal habitat for beetle species that build their nests below the earth’s surface. Lizards and slowworms can find an airy and warm shelter inside a rock pile.
10. Rock piles and beetle bank: The loose soil of a beetle bank provides an ideal habitat for beetle species that build their nests below the earth’s surface. Lizards and slowworms can find an airy and warm shelter inside a rock pile.
11. Preventing erosion from wind and water: In addition to the implementation of erosion prevention projects for tillage and greening systems, wind protection hedges are installed to prevent wind erosion and serve as a shelter or food source for wild animals, insects and birds.
11. Preventing erosion from wind and water: In addition to the implementation of erosion prevention projects for tillage and greening systems, wind protection hedges are installed to prevent wind erosion and serve as a shelter or food source for wild animals, insects and birds.
Connecting Students to a Sustainable Tomorrow
The partnership with the Agricultural College in Hollabrunn is unique for Bayer ForwardFarming - rather than partnering with a farmer, collaborating with a school draws emphasis on the value of sustainability awareness, practice, and innovation for the next generation.
The students that study and work on this campus have the opportunity to connect with sustainable agriculture as the solution to global challenges. A Phytobac® system was installed to handle on-farm waste water. Measures such as wind protection hedges show how wind erosion can be avoided while simultaneously providing shelter and food for wild animals, insects and birds. Digital farming tools and smart farming practices are adopted on the farm to facilitate decision-making and help students learn how to sustainably optimize overall performance. When students enter the professional world from Hollabrunn, they do so with insights and knowledge that add up to a more sustainable future for agriculture.
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